Self drive holiday in South Africa
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
Become Carbon Neutral while travelling on one of our tours! As a sign of commitment in saving the environment we received a Carbon Neutral Certificate from Planet Green Ocean Blue. You can become carbon neutral as well. For every self drive tour booked through us the end a distance in kilometres calculated showing how much damage caused in the atmosphere. In return clients are encouraged to plant a tree at the Food and Trees For Africa to give back to the environment.
Besides this we are also BEE-accredited and follow responsible tourism guidelines. At the bottom of the route description for this tour you can find the distance in kilometres calculated and showing how much damage caused in the atmosphere. In return would we like to encourage you to become carbon neutral through the Food and Trees For Africa programme and by this to give back to the environment. All the excursions in this tour are organized by locally owned operators so the contributions will stay in the country and will help to uplift the South African communities.
Community
On this particular tour, you will have the opportunity to visit several projects in Cape Town and its surroundings. In Houtbay you can visit a dance project and a shop where they sell beautiful things made out of used teabags. Optional: you can book a cultural township tour on which you will meet the people of South Africa at their home.
You can experience township life with Fairtrade in Tourism accredited AWOL on a bicycle tour in Masiphumlele. You will participate in a cook up with a local family in Knysna; learn about the typical local dishes, the intriguing history and local culture. Optional: you can even spend the night there in one of the homestays.
We stay in accommodations that are dedicated to staff and local community as well as the conservation of the areas in which they develop. We stay in these accommodations to assist in the growth of sustainable tourism.
This tour offer tourists the opportunity to uplift the communities by visiting the projects offers tourist an opportunity to visit and uplift project we support through our non-profit organisation, our Trust. One of our Trust's missions is to utilise all aspects of responsible tourism as a sustainable development tool for the people of Southern Africa.
The Trust works on transfer of knowledge to the people in the projects by forwarding volunteers with skills and specific needs. The volunteers and visitors, exchange of skills and knowledge, help support the set up of vibrant tourist stops and community development projects.
The assistance and participation, visits and feedback of visitors and volunteers boosts the local economy. In turn its always generating direct income and employment for opportunities. Together with local NGO’s and organisations, cooperation is sought for further development of the Trust, providing a network for volunteers and visitors to South Africa, eventually hoping to start a helpdesk for sustainable and responsible holidays.
