Kwazulu Natal safari and beach vacation, South Africa

Planet

Hluhluwe Game Reserve is the oldest reserve in Africa and has fought tirelessly to remain innovative with pioneering wildlife conservation schemes and avoiding human-wildlife conflict. The conservation bodies that protect the coastline and the surrounding iSangaliso wetlands are combining local and global knowledge to protect marine and wetland species. Your visit supports these initiatives by contributing income to the research and, having learned about their activities, you will doubtless be transformed into ardent ambassadors of their enriching work.

On the Elephant Coast, you might be lucky and coincide your visit with turtle nesting season. If this is the case, your guides will help you to observe this spine-tingling event from a respectful distance, ensuring you don’t disturb the turtles.

With an abundant array of properties in the region we have focussed on selecting those that are most in line with our principles. These properties hire local staff and have the very best guides whilst being dedicated to sustainability and responsible tourism. Our team on the ground will be with you every step of the way to ensure you are comfortable, as well as to help you navigate these new environments with respect and understanding.

People

Whilst we are always trying to ensure our guests experience the best properties and destinations possible, our ethos about responsible travel is extremely important to us.

We have selected the properties on this itinerary with sustainable and responsible tourism in mind. In the KwaZulu Natal you will enjoy the region's food and wine whilst supporting local suppliers and traders. The hotels also make a huge effort to train and employ local staff.

We encourage all our travelers to research local customs and read your trip notes before you depart to ensure you are conscientious and respectful in a different culture. In most cases we strongly recommend that you do not give money to children beggars. If begging is a successful enterprise, parents are encouraged to forsake their children’s education in pursuit of this opportunity.

As a company we are founded in the roots of providing responsible and sustainable vacations. This means we seek to partner with local suppliers who provide fair wages, to use accommodation where community and environment are considered and to look at every opportunity for making our vacations as fair to local people and places as possible.