Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in South Africa

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Eastern Cape, South Africa

Join our farmstead in Twee Riviere, South Africa
We 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 majority of the ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

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 We are currently looking for a couple for the month/ or part of November ......
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Mpumalanga, South Africa

Help at a plant nursery near Kruger National Park in White River, South Africa
We urgently need volunteers to help with our 9 month old baby .We are wholesale growers for the plant nursery industry located in the pictures Lowveld area situated next to the Kruger National Park. We live and work on a small family farm close to ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

Help on our farm and sustainability and eco project on the Moordkuil river in the Southern Cape, South Africa
We are a small group of entrepreneurs who have been running a well established Eco-friendly, organic furniture business from our 22 hectare farm on the beautiful Moordkuil river in the Garden Route area in the Southern Cape.. We are in the process ......
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about 6 days ago

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Get to know our team and take part in some projects together in Paarl, South Africa
After a 6-month WorkAway break, we are active online again and look forward to welcoming WorkAwayers who want to visit us. Nach einer 6 Monate WorkAway Pause sind wir auch wieder aktiev online, und freuen uns auf WorkAwayer die uns besuchen kommen ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

Come to our organic blueberry farm and join our friendly family in Swellendam, South Africa
Our farm is run by our family and has been for quite some years. We are just far enough outside of Swellendam to have some peace and quiet, but still close enough to walk to the shops. On the farm we have a restaurant and reception area with it's ......
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KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Join us on our farm in the Southern Drakensberg, South Africa
Nestled in the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg, is our backpackers lodge. It is at the heart of our 1000 hectare working farm. It was founded by wild adventurer Steve Black and is a family run establishment. It borders the stunning Mkhomazi ......
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Eastern Cape, South Africa

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 ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

Connect with our community and experience farm life in Porterville, South Africa
Our small, family-run farm is nestled at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains near Porterville (2h away from CPT International Airport - we have a delivery truck that can do pick-ups on most Tuesdays and Thursdays). This town is a picturesque ......
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Eastern Cape, South Africa

Join our natural off-grid community on the Wild Coast, South Africa
It is a 180-hectare off-grid eco-community situated on South Africa's Eastern Cape Wild Coast. The land is home to abundant food forests, natural buildings, and a small community of long-term resident "Homesteaders" living closely connected to the ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

Join our permaculture garden project near Cape Town, South Africa
We are a young married couple living on a smallholding in the Cape Farms area, about 30 minutes from Cape Town. We share our space with two friendly dogs and a cat. We are passionate about permaculture, self-sufficiency, and learning practical ......
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Limpopo, South Africa

Join us on our journey to live self-sufficiently in Thabazimbi, South Africa
IMPORTANT: South Africa isn't the safest place and to reach the farm there is no public transport readily available. We recommend you take a private taxi which will pick you up at the airport and take you to Thabazimbi where we can pick you up on ......
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Eastern Cape, South Africa

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 ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

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 ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

Join our new community oriented farm-hostel in Swellendam, South Africa
Hello dear traveller, My name is David, I am 41 years old, from Germany. I am starting a community farmhostel in the beautiful Hermitage Valley in Swellendam. The farm is situated on 5 hectares of fertile land. On the land is a beautiful river ......
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Northern Cape, South Africa

House sitting for cottage, garden & animals in sunny Kamieskroon, South Africa
I am a 58 year old woman living on my own with three dogs and two cats, in a tiny village of less than a 1000 people in the arid Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. I work for a conservation NGO and sell books as a ......
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Free State, South Africa

Experience life on our beautiful farm and help with the veggie garden and animals in Heilbron, South Africa
We are a family of four living on our farm. Me (Wilna) turning 63 but the spirit of a 30 year old, my husband (Wouter) is 70, who is patient and kind. We both still enjoy working hard on our farm. Or travel to our property in Limpopo to do ......
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about 21 days ago

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Welcome to our family farm and lodge in a wildlife paradise in Central Drakensberg, South Africa
We are a family of 4. Ashley(father) runs a few businesses, and the farm. Sarah(mother) is an attorney. Jemimah(13 years old) passionate about horses and hockey. Georgina(11 years old) loves being active, and dancing. We love having fun. Ashley and ......
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Eastern Cape, South Africa

Share life experiences and learn about rural living in the mountains of the Karoo, South Africa
Our farm is part of the Compassberg Protected Environment near the top of the catchment of the Sneeuberg Mountains of the Great Karoo. We have a busy life farming cattle and hosting guests and home school our children. We are looking for skilled and ......
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Western Cape, South Africa

Vegan nature lodge in the heart of the magical garden route in Knysna, South Africa
We are a magical peaceful Vegan eco Retreat - we are 15 kms outside Knysna on the beautiful and magical Garden Route, South Africa. We are a beautiful country smallholding on the edge of the forest. We are just 15 kms from the beaches and just ......
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