Work With Explore ZA
Explore ZA is an independent travel platform dedicated to showcasing meaningful destinations, experiences, and places to stay across Africa — starting with South Africa. Our focus is on authentic travel, responsible exploration, and highlighting places that respect their environment, culture, and community.
We work with tourism businesses, accommodation providers, experience operators, and brands that align with these values and add genuine value to travellers using Explore ZA.
All collaborations are curated and editorially reviewed to ensure they remain informative, trustworthy, and relevant.
List Your Business on Explore ZA
Explore ZA features selected businesses across our destination, experience, and accommodation guides. Listings are designed to provide useful context for travellers rather than promotional advertising.
Lodges, guest houses, boutique hotels, and campsites
Guided experience providers and tour operators
Food, wine, and cultural experience venues
Outdoor, adventure, and nature-focused services
A standard listing may include an editorial description, imagery, location context, and placement within a relevant destination or experience category.
Listings are not automatically accepted. All submissions are reviewed to ensure quality, relevance, and alignment with Explore ZA’s editorial standards.
Featured Placements
- Featured placements offer increased visibility within Explore ZA’s most visited pages, while maintaining a clean, editorial look and feel.
Highlighted positions on destination pages
Featured sections within experience categories
Prominent accommodation placements
Seasonal or thematic travel guides
Featured placements are designed to complement, not replace, our editorial content.
Sponsored Content & Collaborations
Explore ZA occasionally collaborates with partners on sponsored content that provides meaningful insight and inspiration for travellers.
Destination or regional guides
Experience-focused articles
Scenic routes and road trip features
Thematic travel stories
All sponsored content is clearly disclosed and produced in an editorial style consistent with Explore ZA.
Sponsored collaborations do not influence independent destination coverage or editorial recommendations.
Conservation & Giving Back
Explore ZA is committed to responsible travel and the protection of Africa’s natural and cultural heritage. As part of our work, we actively support conservation efforts and initiatives that benefit wildlife, ecosystems, and local communities.
A portion of Explore ZA’s activities and partnerships helps fund conservation-focused projects and non-profit organisations working to protect wildlife, natural habitats, and environmentally sensitive areas across Africa.
These contributions are made independently and transparently, with a focus on long-term impact rather than short-term promotion.
Supporting Explore ZA
Visitors and partners who wish to support Explore ZA’s work may do so through voluntary donations. Contributions help fund ongoing content creation, platform development, and direct donations to conservation and wildlife-focused non-profit organisations.
Donations are optional and are used to support both Explore ZA’s operations and aligned conservation initiatives.
Who We Work With
Tourism businesses with a strong sense of place
Operators offering authentic, quality experiences
Brands aligned with travel, outdoor, and exploration
Partners who value long-term visibility over quick promotion
We do not guarantee rankings, reviews, or inclusion in editorial lists.
Editorial Independence
Explore ZA maintains full editorial independence across all content. Paid placements, listings, and collaborations do not influence destination rankings, experience recommendations, or editorial coverage.
Work With Us
If you’re interested in listing your business, exploring featured placements, supporting conservation initiatives, or collaborating with Explore ZA, we’d love to hear from you.
Email us at : Info@exploreza.co.za or visit our contact us page.