Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in South Africa

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Join our off-grid eco-backpackers and permaculture farm in Hogsback, South Africa
We are an off-grid eco-backpackers and working Permaculture Farm. We practice wise waste management with none of our waste going to landfills. Our buildings are all made using natural building techniques such as wattle and daub, cob and wooden ......
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Help us while enjoying the sea in Cape Town, South Africa
We have a lively Hotel and Market located in Sea Point, Cape Town straigh at the sea and in the middle of this beautiful city. We prefer Workaways with long stays of a least 1 month to have enough time to get to know our team and ......
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Handyman & general help in kite and yoga house in Cape Town, South Africa
Hi everyone :) My name is Miri and I am the very happy owner of a kitesurfing lodge in Cape Town. I am looking for 2 volunteers who would like to stay 2-6 months in high season, and a November volunteer (1 month) to help with murals or web ......
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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 ......
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Experience rural farm life, surrounded by red sand dunes in the Kalahari, South Africa
We are Matt and Linn and we invite you to discover farm life in the Kalahari desert. On a remote farm surrounded by red sand dunes, we live in an old farmhouse where we farm with goats.
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Inviting yogis, creative people and artists to join our fun hostel in Cape Town, South Africa
Our fun hostel in Cape Town is seeking: YOGA teachers, PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS & ARTISTS! Located on the hip and happening Kloof Street, our hostel is ideally located within walking distance of a variety of parks, restaurants, bars, fashion ......
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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 ......
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Help with house-sitting and care for our cats / dogs in Mpumalangay, South Africa
Christian and I moved from corporate JHB to the family farm in 2020 with the aim of building a new life for ourselves and to make it possible for Christains mother (Ebba, 83) to retire. I run the farm and our wholesale nursery where we grow plants ......
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Help at a plant nursery near Kruger National Park in White River, South Africa
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 White River Mpumalanga, I have 3 big Dobermans and a cat that ......
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Help and surf in Coffee Bay, on the Wild Coast of South Africa
We are a vibrant, popular backpackers lodge located on a stunning beach, in a popular little Wild Coast hamlet. We have 24 local staff members, managing all aspects of the backpackers, all from the immediate area. We are proudly Fair Trade certified ......
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Help our family in the beauty of the mountains near Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
We are a family with 4 children living in the mountains near Plettenberg Bay (35 minutes) and Knysna (45 minutes) on our beautiful property with pure spring water, majestic tress, dark night skies and endless mountain views. A lifestyle smallholding ......
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Enjoy a farm stay in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa
We are a horse , crop and olive farm in the Central Drakensberg of South Africa. We organize also overnight hiking trails in the mountains. Looking for volunteers to help with the outrides , grooming and all the activities around the horses . We ......
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Be part of the team on a small farm near Lanseria, South Africa
We have started working to revitalise a small farm on the Jukskei river. It has been essentially abandoned for seven years, so while there is infrastructure such as two houses, the actual farm is just veld. We had to start with the basics, so we ......
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Join us on our farm in 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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Join our family in paradise near Scarborough, South Africa
I am English, I grew up in France and lived 15 years in Spain. I have been living in South Africa for 15 years. I have open minded and open hearted children of 11 and 14 years old, a boy and a girl. My name is Joanna. I am deeply curious single ......
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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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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 ......
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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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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 ......
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Help create a house next to an indigenous forest teaming with wildlife in Knysna, South Africa
Come Build wooden House in the Knysna forest. We have got the Roof on, working on the floor and now we need to put in walls. Update August We have got one pair of steady hands, Looking for another willing pair of strong hands, experience a bonus ......
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