Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in South Africa

If you are not a South African Citizen and planning to visit South African to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information please contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.

Filters
Reset filters
Map
Filters
Flag of South Africa

South Africa

Updated 

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our family living on an organic farm in Byrne Valley, South Africa
We are a family living on a twenty hectare Organic Farm. Our aim is to be as self-sufficient as possible and farm in a morally responsible manner, placing value on our environment above profit. Our kids were home-birthed, home-schooled, and ......
(46)
 1  
 2  
Contact
Updated  Last minute

 South Africa

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our family in paradise near Scarborough, South Africa
We are keen to find help from 19th March to 12th April. Beautiful time to be here! Such stunning place we live in. looking forward to sharing it with you! (Only for single female Workaway, preferably over the age of 25.) I am English, I grew up in ......
(9)
 1  
Contact
Updated  Last minute

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Permaculture farm with cob buildings in the beautiful Klein Karoo, South Africa
Due to the remoteness of the farm we only take couples or friends travelling together, unless you are older, skilled and experienced and wont mind staying remotely on your own Our farm is a wonderful example of eco-friendly living. We have abundant ......
Updated 

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
Help welcome on our spectacular tourist farm in Nieu Bethesda, South Africa
Hi there, We are a family of four. We have two sons. The eldest is working here on the farm with us. Together we run a sheep/ cattle farm in the heart of the Karoo area - It is situated just outside Nieu Bethesda in the foothills of the majestic ......
(29)
 1  
Contact
Updated 

 South Africa

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our hospitality team on the coast of Westbrook, KZN, South Africa
Welcome to our coastal escape along the beautiful Dolphin Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. We manage a curated collection of beach homes and self-catering accommodation, with a focus on comfort, tranquillity and exceptional guest experiences. Our days are ......
Updated  Last minute

 South Africa

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Join us for gardening, DIY and creative projects in a beautiful forest setting in Western Cape, South Africa
Our space is a hidden forest sanctuary along the Garden Route, a family run business that offers a cozy home to many travellers . We have a large variety of guests who pass by, from families to young solo travellers, and most of their favourite part ......
(8)
 1  
 4  
Contact
Updated  Last minute

 South Africa

  • Registered charity
    Registered charity
  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
Enjoy teaching surrounded by beautiful nature in Transkei, South Africa
We have availability for volunteers for our next school term beginning mid January. If helping young children learn to read sounds like something you'd be interested in then we'd be interested in hosting you. Our education centre is based in a ......
(35)
 1  
Contact
Updated 

 South Africa

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our family and get inspired in the Klein Karoo, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Hello travelers, journeyers, wild ones, adventurers, the recycled, the upcycled, the weary. My name is Susan (Tallulah's Mama) We are a progressive, creative, collective of family dreamers and keen to offer an opportunity in this light. Come spend ......
(1)
 1  
Contact
Updated 

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help at our non-profit cat sanctuary project in Western Cape, South Africa
We are an animal welfare organisation. We have a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) project at the University of the Western Cape. We also run a cat sanctuary on our farm in Grabouw, Western Cape. We take in stray cats and also dogs which we rehome or provide ......
(9)
 1  
Contact
Updated 

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help us on our farm in the Kalahari desert, South Africa
We are a married couple, Daniel (Danie) and Suzanne, living and farming in the Northern part of South Africa, known as the Kalahari. We have recently changed our farming methods, and instead of goats we are now cattle farmers implementing ......

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Connect with our community and experience farm life in Porterville, South Africa
Our small, family-run farm is tucked away below the Olifant’s River Mountains in Porterville, a picturesque farming town surrounded by waterfalls, hiking spots, flower fields and big open skies. We grow pomegranates, citrus, herbs, and seasonal ......
 4  
 1  
Contact

 South Africa

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help create a house next to an indigenous forest teaming with wildlife in Knysna, South Africa
Hello January 2026 and Beautiful people of workaway Currently putting out a call for two different people. I will start on the health first. I picked up some lung capacity issues after a dust storm at Africa Burns 15 years ago. I'm looking to ......

 South Africa

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Volunteer at a sanctuary for rescued farm animals near Greyton, South Africa
UPDATE ON 21st JANUARY 2026. FURTHER TO OUR UPDATE REGARDING HOT WEATHER - THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE IN THIS REGION SO WE ARE PAUSING OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME UNTIL THE RISK HAS PASSED. THIS COULD BE FEBRUARY OR MARCH. EXISTING BOOKINGS WILL ......
(34)
 1  
Contact

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help around my cob tiny home and join a film crowdfunding campaign in Stellenbosch, South Africa
I have completed a cob home and need someone to help with the finishes. We'll be doing it together. I am based in the Eco Village which forms part of the Sustainability Institute, thus you will have the opportunity to learn a bit more about ......

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our farmstead in Twee Riviere, South Africa
My husband and i live in a rural area in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, in Twee Riviere, Langkloof Valley. The Langkloof region is one of the largest deciduous fruit growing regions in SA. We are surrounded by apple and pear orchards, where the ......
(3)
 1  
Contact

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help us at our off-grid homestead in the Tsitsikamma, South Africa
Hey there, we are a family of four Danna, Greg, Robin (9) and Sam (5). We have two dogs (Toby and Luna) and about 33 chickens. Simon (from Malawi) stays on the farm with us and he works Monday to Friday on the farm as the groundsman and general ......

 South Africa

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our vegan off-grid family on the edge of indigenous forest in Knynsa, South Africa
We are a roots plant based off grid family.situated right on the edge Currently a single mother running the land Seeking support with home schooling and gardens Looking for warrior spirits who want to work and love close to nature My hearts work ......
(3)
 1  
Contact

 South Africa

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Creating a safe space for women and children in Port Saint Johns EC, South Africa
My name is Thongo, I am a mother with twin girls and a 4 year old daughter. I've been living in Pondoland for 6 years. The dream of my own land has finally become a reality and during the last 3 years, I have slowly been clearing and building what ......

 South Africa

Join our family near the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
WE PREFER COUPLES! This is a 21 room guest house and pub, in the town of Addo. Addo village is close to the world renowned Addo Elephant National Park. The guest house is situated on the the Main Road of Addo and is easily accessible. The local ......

 South Africa

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Gardening on our small family farm in The Crags, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Clifford is an architect and TV producer and also runs an NGO that supports interventions in public schools and his wife Erica is a public interest lawyer and author. We have recently relocated from Johannesburg to live on a small non-productive ......
(3)
 1  
Contact