{"id":1324,"date":"2024-05-23T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/?page_id=1324"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:42:57","slug":"traditional-african-homestays-southern-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/?page_id=1324","title":{"rendered":"Traditional African Homestays Southern Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homestaysa.com\/\">Traditional African Homestays Southern Africa (TAHS-SA)<\/a> was created to bridge the gap between travellers seeking authentic cultural experiences and rural communities seeking sustainable opportunities. Founded by Kylie and Cameron Murray, TAHS-SA connects guests to immersive heritage homestays in South Africa, where you can stay with local families, discover traditional village life, and directly support community development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our approach combines training, hospitality, and community investment. Each homestay family receives professional support and a \u201chomestay kit\u201d to ensure comfort for travellers while keeping the authenticity of village life intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bWith TAHS-SA you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stay with local families in unique communities near familiar tourist routes in safe, comfortable homes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join cultural experiences and daily routines \u2014 from traditional cooking and floor-making to beadwork and dance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore rural villages across Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TAHS-SA-5-Communities-and-Map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"804\" src=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TAHS-SA-5-Communities-and-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TAHS-SA-5-Communities-and-Map.jpg 573w, http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TAHS-SA-5-Communities-and-Map-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homestaysa.com\/communities\">5 communities<\/a> ready to host guests. Each TAHS-SA community offers a unique cultural experience in a rural village South Africa, hosted by families trained in hospitality and proud to share their traditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After winning Gold in WTM Africa&#8217;s Responsible Tourism Award in the category Championing Cultural Diversity and successful participation in numerous travel trade shows post pandemic, Traditional African Homestays Southern Africa is ready to scale up homestay and community tourism experiences in Africa. We have some exciting new homestay development plans on our To Do list and we are always open to new partners and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RT-Award-Team-on-stage.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RT-Award-Team-on-stage-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1486\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RT-Award-Team-on-stage-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RT-Award-Team-on-stage-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RT-Award-Team-on-stage-768x513.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RT-Award-Team-on-stage.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a tour operator that wants to include TAHS-SA experiences into itineraries then please reach out to us as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email me via: Emilie@tgchomestays.com or reach out to: info@homestaysa.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional African Homestays Southern Africa (TAHS-SA) was created to bridge the gap between travellers seeking authentic cultural experiences and rural communities seeking sustainable opportunities. Founded by Kylie and Cameron Murray, TAHS-SA connects guests to immersive heritage homestays in South Africa, where you can stay with local families, discover traditional village life, and directly support community &#8230; <a title=\"Traditional African Homestays Southern Africa\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/?page_id=1324\" aria-label=\"Read more about Traditional African Homestays Southern Africa\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1324","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6Mdib-lm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1324"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1487,"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1324\/revisions\/1487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greenhearttourism.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}