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Here at Workaway you will find 110 hosts and organisations for volunteer work in South Africa.
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Travel to regions in South Africa

  • Eastern Cape   (25 )

    Port Elizabeth, East London, Uitenhage, Bhisho, Umtata, Queenstown, Grahamstown, Graaff Reinet, Cradock, Aliwal North

  • Free State   (2 )
  • Gauteng   (5 )

    Johannesburg, Benoni, Pretoria, Vereeniging, Springs

  • KwaZulu-Natal   (16 )

    Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Vryheid, Ladysmith, Port Shepstone, Ulundi, Ubomba

  • Limpopo   (5 )

    Polokwane, Thohoyandou, Tzaneen, Lebowakgomo, Musina

  • Mpumalanga   (8 )

    Nelspruit, Middelburg, Bethal, Standerton, Volksrust, Komatipoort

  • North West   (3 )

    Klerksdorp, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Mmabatho, Brits, Vryburg, Bloemhof

  • Northern Cape   (3 )

    Kimberley, Upington, De Aar, Kuruman, Prieska, Colesberg, Springbok, Carnarvon, Poffader, Alexander Bay

  • Western Cape   (43 )

    Cape Town, Paarl, George, Worcester, Oudtshoorn, Saldanha, Knysna, Beaufort West, Mossel Bay, Hermanus

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Feedback from Workaway members

There are 979 reviews for 86 Hosts and organizations in South Africa.
86 Hosts in South Africa were rated at least 4.9/5!

I had a great time volunteering here for two months and would highly recommend it to anyone who surfs, wants to learn how to surf or just loves the oc...

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by Yannick , 8 Jul 2025

This was our first workaway experience. All we can say is wow! Thank you so much to Riette & everyone on the farm that made our experience so wonderfu...

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by Tihan & Veronica , 5 Jul 2025

I stayed one week only on Marcella and Gerry's farm because it was the end of my South Africa's trip. But it was a wonderfull week!
They built year af...

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by Maud , 29 Jun 2025

I was very welcomed from the first day, the staff here is very nice, and Jess, who is the one responsible for the volunteers was very helpful and welc...

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by Morgane Marie Danièle , 28 Jun 2025

Very friendly couple that is very knowledgable about the park and got a lot of good tips. Very comfortable room, very well equipped kitchen, nice eati...

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by Laura & Lukas , 25 Jun 2025

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