Natural Selection was founded with purpose. To be a force for good in the protection of natural habits while meaningfully connecting people to wild places.
A regenerative tourism ethos ensures that our business and our guests give back more to communities and conservation than we take from the destination. To achieve this, our approach is shaped by three defining tenets: creating conservation economies, leading conservation action, and managing environmental impact:Â Â
We firmly believe that conservation based tourism plays an important role in the protection of wilderness areas around the globe, particularly in Africa. Simply by visiting a wildlife area, travellers are encouraging its continued protection through tourism revenue. In addition, we make sure that 1.5% of every booking at our lodges is donated to conservation and that the per person per night Community, Conservation and Reserve (CCR) Fee goes directly to protecting wildlife reserves and supporting local communities.
By choosing to be at one of our Natural Selection camps or lodges, guests automatically contribute to the protection of the very wildlife they will see on safari and the upliftment of thousands of local people.
To see how your booking with us can help to make a meaningful difference please take a look at our latest Positive Impact Report which includes detail on our approach and the key conservation projects and community work we are supporting.
We support projects that focus on expanding wildlife and habitat protection, empowering local rural communities, and enabling human-wildlife coexistence.
The Natural Selection Foundation is dedicated to protecting Africa’s wild places and iconic wildlife. Born from Natural Selection Travel, the organisation works to safeguard irreplaceable ecosystems while empowering communities to thrive alongside them.
In order to expand the impact of our projects, we welcome your support. Gifts can be made through the donation page of the Natural Selection Foundation, a US based 501c3 nonprofit organization supporting impactful African conservation and community empowerment efforts. 100% of received donations go to projects.
For more information on the projects we support, or if you would like to make a donation towards a specific project please visit naturalselectionfoundation.org
For those guests who are interested in experiencing first-hand how responsible tourism can positively impact conservation and communities we offer an optional half-day activity at most of our camps.
We also offer more immersive conservation focused safaris that take you deep into the heart of our sustainable safari operations. These 8 day safaris are an incredible opportunity for you to not only stay in a number of our camps, but also to see the significant difference and impact your stay can have on the conservation of wildlife and the lives of the people in nearby villages.
Donations allow our projects to extend their reach to more people, more land, more wildlife.
