By just landing on this website, you surely know that volunteering recently became a worldwide industry. There are so many volunteer organisations out there - all promising that you'll help make a difference. The pictures are all beautiful and the words are very encouraging. Deciding on which company to choose and which specific project to support can thus be quite overwhelming.

It is always difficult to know beforehand whether you will be contributing to a sustainable, long term project, whether the company is really ethical and whether you will actually be making a tangible difference to the country's heritage. Plus, you can never know if you'll have some fun while doing so.

So why us?

• You experience Africa, but in the safe environment of South Africa. The area is also completely malaria-free.


• Our projects are sustainable and well researched.


• We accommodate all age, race and religious groups.


• You can join us as a single volunteer or intern, or come over as part of a school or university group. We even offer corporate team building programmes.


• The accommodation is very comfortable, the meals are yummy and the staff members will become your best friends.


• You have access to all modern amenities like electricity and running water (of course), internet, shopping malls and English-speaking locals.


• Our base in Knysna is the jewel of the Garden Route and one of the top holiday destinations globally.


• In your free time (and there's enough thereof !), you can enjoy a variety of leisure activities, including adrenaline sports, shopping, lazing on the sandy white beaches or visiting the multitude of animal sanctuaries in close vicinity.


• The Garden Route has beaches, mountains, forests and even the famous South African Big 5 wildlife animals. You experience it all in one convenient location.


• There are plenty of opportunities to see some of South Africa's most famous sights.


• Everyone loves it here. Our overall volunteer feedback is extremely positive and we boast a high return rate of volunteers.


• Oh yes, plus we are the 2010 winner of the South African Welcome Awards in the tour operator category for consistently providing outstanding service, offering authentic African experiences and just for being great with our foreign visitors. That's out of all the tour operators country wide!

For more information on how to choose a good volunteer company, visit: Volunteering 101