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Volunteer and work in South Africa - low cost travel abroad - Workaway

Here at Workaway you will find 143 hosts and organisations for volunteer work in South Africa.
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Travel to regions in South Africa

  • Eastern Cape  (28)

    Port Elizabeth, East London, Uitenhage, Bhisho, Umtata, Queenstown, Grahamstown, Graaff Reinet, Cradock, Aliwal North

  • Free State  (1)
  • Gauteng  (10)

    Johannesburg, Benoni, Pretoria, Vereeniging, Springs

  • KwaZulu-Natal  (23)

    Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Vryheid, Ladysmith, Port Shepstone, Ulundi, Ubomba

  • Limpopo  (4)

    Polokwane, Thohoyandou, Tzaneen, Lebowakgomo, Musina

  • Mpumalanga  (7)

    Nelspruit, Middelburg, Bethal, Standerton, Volksrust, Komatipoort

  • North West  (3)

    Klerksdorp, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Mmabatho, Brits, Vryburg, Bloemhof

  • Northern Cape  (4)

    Kimberley, Upington, De Aar, Kuruman, Prieska, Colesberg, Springbok, Carnarvon, Poffader, Alexander Bay

  • Western Cape  (56)

    Cape Town, Paarl, George, Worcester, Oudtshoorn, Saldanha, Knysna, Beaufort West, Mossel Bay, Hermanus

Latest from our community in South Africa

Feedback from Workaway members

There are 1051 reviews for 101 Hosts and organizations in South Africa.
101 Hosts in South Africa were rated at least 4.9/5!

Our experience with Chester and Nicky was amazing. They are so warm and welcoming, and were very easy to talk to and get along with from Day One. They...

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This was my first Workaway experience and it was a wonderful learning process.
The natural environment is just awe-inspiring! The property itself is ...

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I spent just over 3 weeks at this beautiful farm during November. Words can’t describe how this place has impacted my life. It is absolutely beautiful...

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I spent just over 3 weeks at this amazing place. Thank you Alex for making this an amazing experience. It is truly an amazing place to work and you ca...

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I spent almost 4 weeks on this amazing farm. Thank you Pieter and Anja for making my first workaways experience so memorable. You are lovely people an...

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Popular Hosts and organizations in South Africa

Other (14)

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