Travel, visit communities and uplift Children

Travel & Volunteer - Our guided South Africa Volunteering Round Trip

Route: From  to Port Elizabeth, visiting Social Projects in Knysna, Cape Town, Coffee Bay and Durban.

Important: You can choose single packages of the route below, tailor your own desired route, request changes, skip parts and adjust volunteering duration of each project.

Recommended Duration: 11 - 14 weeks

7 days Trip Cape Town & Garden Route to Knysna (4 days in Cape Town)

5 days Volunteering at a Kids Surf Projekt in Knysna

5 days Garden Route Surf Trip (Natures Valley, Jbay & highest Bungee Bridge)

4 weeks Volunteering in Motherwell (Free time activities around Port Elizabeth: Surf lessons, Beach days, Safaris and trips to Addo, Jeffreys Bay, Natures Valley & Tsitsikamma NP

5 days cultural Roadtrip to Coffe Bay along the Wild Coast

4 weeks Volunteering at a Preschool & Afterschool Activities in a Xhosa Community (for shorter stays you Volunteer in the Xhosa Community Development and Afterschool activities, minimum stay of 4 weeks required to help out at the preschool)

(free time activities: hike along the beautiful coastline, visit the famous Hole in the Wall, join real Xhosa ceremonies, go surfing, visit Coffee Bay, explore the Transkei with its authentic round huts)

1 day Transkei Drive & 1 night in Durban

6 days Volunteering in the Zulu Community with fun activities (mountain biking, jumping from waterfalls, kayaking & hiking)

2 days the Drakensberg, where you hike up the second-highest Waterfall of the world

4 days Safari in the Kruger National Park & incredible waterfalls at Blyde River Canyon

OR choose a 4 weeks Round Trip:

2 days Cape Town

5 days Garden Route Surf Roadtrip with a visit of the kids' surf project in Knysna

3 days Motherwell Township Art project

1 day Addo Safari

3 days Surf Roadtrip to Coffe Bay along the Wild Coast

3 days visit the Xhosa Community at Coffee Bay

1 day Transkei Drive

3 days visit the Zulu Community near Durban

2 days Drakensberg

4 days Blyde River Canyon & Safari at Kruger NP

 Volunteer at our main project in Port Elizabeth:
Together with the locals of the township Motherwell we organize workshops, afterschool programs, upliftment projects and run a shelter in order to uplift the children of the township, inspire the community and ensure a better future for everyone

• we organize afterschool activities like sports, arts, planting, practising English, playing games and environmental activities
• we help out at a kids soup kitchen run by Nwabisa, the ‚Mama‘ of the neighbourhood
• we do art with the kids at the Hand in Hand Art Studio and Art Academy run by the two artists Sakumzi and Coco
• we beautify the area together with the locals
• we help out at a preschool in the township
• we do the ‚Flowers for Africa‘ project once a month, where kids paint huge flowers on the walls of their shacks
• we organize events in our artistic park (which we created out of a dumpsite), where everyone can show their art, dancing or theatre performances on a little stage and where we organize workshops for sustainability, gardening, English, maths and art

You can make a difference by bringing in your own ideas of how to uplift the community and you will get to spend time with the most beautiful, funny and heart-warming kids that will make you cry with laughter, together with a team that loves what they do.

On our guided tour around South Africa, every day is different. Usually, we get up at 7 am and do fun activities, explore South Africa's stunning landscapes, drive to the beautiful highlights of our trip and visit different communities and Social projects.

A typical day at the Xhosa Community (minimum stay of for weeks required, if you want to join the preschool):

8am - 1pm: Preschool (or help with community development)

1pm- 3pm: free time

3pm - 5pm: Afterschool Activities for the older kids (English classes, Sports, Games, Art, Gardening)

A typical Day at our main kids' upliftment project in the Township of Port Elizabeth:

After breakfast in the morning, you can relax in the garden, go for a swim in the river or take a SUP. Your working time depends on your focus, but usually, it starts around 1 pm. Our project initiator Luc takes you to the township Motherwell. Here you will help out with our Community Upliftment Projects. There will be different tasks every day, but most of the time you play with the kids, do art, games and sports activities with them. You will also help Nwabisa with cooking for the kids in the afternoon. A few times per week some of our volunteers can join our Surf lessons with the kids from Motherwell.

Once a month we do the 5 days ‚Flowers for Africa‘ workshop initiated by the artist Luc van der Walt and the non-profit organisation ‚Art to uplift‘ which provides underprivileged children with the therapeutic experience of art. With a group of artists and volunteers, the children are painting flowers bigger than themselves on the murals of their communities. The children are left proud, educated and more confident in themselves and the community is inspired to make other improvements.

• Go Surfing or take Surf Lessons
• Enjoy relaxed beachdays
• Go on amazing hikes
  
• Do a Safari
  
• Do Yoga or Meditation.
• Go camping on the beach with us and cook delicious meals on the fire
• Go hiking in the mountains with stunning views
  
• swim in secret lagoons
• Experience a real township Braai and a real township party at a Shabeen
• Do some art with the artist Sakumzi at his Hand in Hand art gallery in the township
• enjoy a vibrant nightlife at the big cities
  
• Visit the different festivals, events and markets
  
• Surf the longest wave of South Africa in Jeffreys Bay
• Drive along the famous Garden Route
  
• Join our unforgettable Surf tours around the Wild Coast or the Garden Route