Conservation

Lebo's Soweto Backpackers, located at the heart of South Africa’s largest township, values sustainability and invites guests to become part of this ethos. Visitors have the opportunity to mingle with locals around a crackling fire and contribute meaningfully to the local economy and community development.

A short 75-minute drive from O. R. Tambo International Airport and Johannesburg, within the greater metropolitan area of Gauteng Province, you’ll find an unexpected surprise – Dinokeng Game Reserve.

The family-owned and -run Amakhala Safari Lodge was established on three pillars – conservation, community, and to be financially viable well into the future, so as to uphold its ongoing work in sustainable tourism. Nestled within the 8 000-hectare Amakhala Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape Province, the lodge is split among eight other owner-managed tourism properties.

Fynbos is a unique and diverse wildflower biome boasting more than 9,000 plant species indigenous to South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region. Often regarded as the greatest natural garden on Earth for its unsurpassed floral diversity, this remarkable slice of South African heaven is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for a reason. This is exactly why the preservation of this unique ecosystem is vital. Initiatives promoting sustainable tourism within the region play a crucial role in keeping it in balance.

The wooden Confluence Viewing Deck at Mapungubwe National Park overlooks the floodplains of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers, where three countries meet. Here South Africa’s northern border (in Limpopo Province) touches Botswana and Zimbabwe. Several look-out platforms along the treetop boardwalk, showcase the area’s spectacular scenery. In the distance, ancient sandstone formations jut out from savannah grasslands and in the foreground luscious riverine forests outline the water’s edge.

The Panorama Route – a scenic drive in Mpumalanga Province along the escarpment, where the Drakensberg mountains separate the Highveld from the Lowveld – is a landscape that has been sculpted by time. It is a masterpiece of nature's artistry – sprinkled by spectacular viewpoints, studded with a number of waterfalls, adorned with geological features, and dominated by a breathtaking canyon. If you’re doing a self-drive to the Kruger National Park, a journey along The Panorama Route should be obligatory.

For a bit of wild history, the Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge is situated in the world renowned Hluhluwe-IMfolozi Park (HIP) in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Established in 1895, this park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in South Africa and has always been a sanctuary for wildlife conservation in the country.

Spanning close to 2 million hectares, the Kruger National Park is renowned for its awe-inspiring biodiversity, wildlife encounters and splendid landscapes, which can all be explored on a game drive or a walking safari in this world-famous Big Five national park