For the Eco-conscious, travelling can be tricky when you are aware of your holiday’s carbon footprint!

Travelling by air, road or rail we cause damaging carbon emissions that add to global warming and climate change. A typical return flight to London from Johannesburg = 2,62 tonnes of carbon emissions, resulting in plane travel being one of the fastest growing causes of global warming.

Things you can do …
-Reduce your travelling and opt for one or two long holidays vs. frequent short breaks.
-Fly direct.
-Use public transport (such as buses and trains) where possible.
-Share car transport.
-Walk or cycle.

South Africa's Pro-Eco Places worth visiting:
BioBuild Centre (Stellenbosch University Botanical Gardens) - Western Cape, South Africa

Bushman's Cave - Western Cape, South Africa

Camphill Village - Western Cape, South Africa

Constantia Cheesery - Western Cape, South Africa

Esperance Farm - Western Cape, South Africa

Footprints Environmental Centre - Western Cape, South Africa

Go organic at Spier - Western Cape, South Africa

KEAG - Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group - Western Cape, South Africa

Leila's Permaculture Estate - Western Cape, South Africa

Magic Herbs - Western Cape, South Africa

Mariana's at Owl's Barn - Western Cape, South Africa

Montagu Museum Joubert House

Natural & Organic Products Exhibition - Western Cape, South Africa

Oude Molen Village - Western Cape, South Africa

Soekershof - Western Cape, South Africa

Stonehill - Western Cape, South Africa

The Big Five Rooibos Company - Western Cape, South Africa

Tsoga Environmental Centre and Recycling Depot - Western Cape, South Africa

Skilderkrantz Private Nature Reserve and Conservation Initiative – Eastern Cape, South Africa

Peter's Gate Herbal Centre – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Brenthurst Gardens - Gauteng, South Africa

Delta Environmental Centre - Gauteng, South Africa

Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre – Gauteng, South Africa

Tangaroa Strawberry Farm - Gauteng, South Africa

The Greenhouse Project - Gauteng, South Africa

Tlholego Ecovillage -Gauteng, South Africa

Matlapeng – North West, South Africa

Tlholego Ecovillage – North West, South Africa


For Eco-Educational Holidays, get in touch with these establishments who are all pro-organic and green lifestyles:

Gourmet Mushroom Academy – Western Cape, South Africa
South African Gourmet Mushroom Academy does training in the organic growing of gourmet mushrooms.

Lovegreenfood – Western Cape, South Africa
Cooking with Consciousness is about the consciousness of buying and eating food as natural and organic as possible with as little processing and chemical-presence possible.

Natural Food Foundation – Western Cape, South Africa
The Natural Food Foundation (NFF) promotes and trains in biodiversity with indigenous edible kitchen gardens for the natural and organic growing of food.

Organic Advisory Services – Western Cape, South Africa
A farming consultant that provides technical advice and guidance, training and research within project management services.

Plantwize Landscaping – Western Cape, South Africa
Landscape design with the natural, holistic landscape principles of Permaculture – including organic and Biodynamic gardening, indigenous preference and gardening for wildlife, medicinal herbs and Feng shui.

Seed – Western Cape, South Africa
SEED (Schools Environmental Education & Development) teaches through permaculture with facilitating outdoor learning.

Soil For Life – Western Cape, South Africa
Soil for Life is a Non Profit Organization, based in Cape Town, teaching on self sustainability through permaculture and life management.

The Karatara Project – Western Cape, South Africa
A free eco-business school for entrepreneurs, focusing on environmental affairs.

Newlands Mashu Permaculture Leaning Centre – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Newlands Mashu Permaculture Leaning Centre (NMPLC) is a NPO which provides in the needs of developing urban communities agriculturally.

Organic Farms Group – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
OFG trains, supports and aid in marketing and distribution of small organic farmers.

Peter's Gate Herbal Centre – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
With over 400 herbs, relevant products, tea garden and stunning scenery.

Rainman Landcare Foundation – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
RLF trains and help maintain the community in organic.

Earth Innovations – Eastern Cape, South Africa
Promoting sustainable agriculture in rural communities.

Kurland Village – Eastern Cape, South Africa
Greening Kurland Village is involved with creating Green Spaces (planting indigenous shrubs and trees along roads) in village dwellings.

Plantwize Landscaping - Eastern Cape, South Africa
Landscape design with the natural, holistic landscape principles of Permaculture – including organic and Biodynamic gardening, indigenous preference and gardening for wildlife, medicinal herbs and Feng Shui.

Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre - Gauteng, South Africa
An organic herb farm with the greatest herb collection in South Africa including indigenous herbs and the Lavender National Collection. The Centre also provides organic herb cultivation training and how to use herbs as farmers.

SA Biofarm Institute - Gauteng, South Africa
This information centre offers assistance in profitable and sustainable biological/organic farming in SA.

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