On the weekends you have time to relax, chill at the pool, hike the local mountain Hlumu or the closeby waterfalls or visit the local resort (this is dependent on a vehicle being available to give you a lift and a petrol donation).
Other free time activities or excursions must not necessarily be done on the weekend and can be arranged with other volunteers as a group trip.
Forever Resorts borders our property and is ideal for a day trip. They have natural hot spring pools, a water park, a spa and activities such as quad biking and horse riding. A R50 fee is required to cover petrol to drop you off and pick you up.
Kruger National Park: It would be a shame to come all the way to Africa and miss out on seeing the Big 5 in their natural habitat.
You can book a trip to Kruger through Helping Hands of varying lengths (day trips, 1 night and 2 night stays) including safari drives as you wish (bush walk, night drive, sunset or sunrise drive).
Often Helping Hands connects a trip to Kruger Park with visiting "Tswale". He is a rescued elephant, now aged 30, and his best friend Amos is a lovely human from Zimbabwe. They share a bond of strength an togetherness Amos will tell you about while you can feed Tswale some snacks like butternut or apples.
The boarder to Swaziland is just a 45 minutes drive from Helping Hands. Once in Swaziland you can visit the famous glass blowing centre at Ngwenya, a candle factory and numerous beautiful waterfalls and dams.
Moreover there is the opportunity to visit the nearby Rural School. The children are so humble and appreciate a visit so much. It is not often they get to taste the sweetness of a cool drink, narchie or packets of chips and sweets, which we bring with us.
These are extra trips and can be arranged on site.
