2Cchange is a non-profit organisation born out of the hearts and minds of a group of travel professionals, who want to create hope, make a genuine difference and restore dignity to the people in the communities through which we travel. Nature and wildlife are also close to our hearts and all our tours are designed in a sustainable manner, to make sure that we preserve and protect for generations to come.
Through our founding company, Hotspots2c, we can create awareness whilst also inspiring travellers to have a meaningful experience in South Africa. We aim to immerse ourselves in local projects that make a positive and life-changing difference in the communities and areas through which we travel. By choosing to travel with Hotspots2c, you are choosing to travel with a purpose and support our initiatives to make a difference with travel.
Hotspots2c support the following projects
10400 MEALS & STATIONERY PACKS per year
You can't teach a hungry child. We provide daily meals and educational tools to a local crèche; Morkel Cottage and also to other schools on our tour routes.
52 TREES FOR TRAVEL per year
We plant trees with Greenpop on a monthly basis to help offset our carbon footprint and contribute to their Fynbos For the Future Urban Greening. You can also offset a part of your trip's carbon footprint with us by adding an indigenous tree to your booking to "green" your travel via GreenPop's Trees For Travel initiative.
PENGUIN HOMES and FOOD
We sponsor artificial homes that act as nests on Dyer Island to protect our flipper friends, the endangered African penguin, during the breeding season. You can also help us contribute by sponsoring a rescued penguin's meal during their recovery stay at African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary.
Help us be the change
Make a difference and pay your contribution via our PayPal or GivenGain fundraising projects. 100% of your contribution will go towards the project. 
PROTECT THE PENGUIN - say NO to plastic!
Hotspots2c has always held a special fondness for our friends at Dyer Island Conservation Trust, especially their work to conserve and monitor the endangered African penguin population. We love our flippered friends and it's always an absolute hit for our travellers to visit the penguins too!
Recently, the prediction for the extinction of African penguins has dropped dramatically from an estimated twelve years to just seven years... that's if humans don’t make any changes in the way we live! This harsh reality must inspire us all to take action and keep this beautiful species alive for future generations to see and enjoy.
One of the main threats is the catastrophic effect of single-use plastic pollution; fish, seabirds and marine mammals can easily become entangled or ingest plastic debris, causing suffocation and starvation. This is also usually why penguins end up at the African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary. The team then focus on nurturing them back to health.
Your donation contributes to APSS's "penguin food fund" tand sponsor a rescued penguin's meal for a day during their recovery.Our contribution to their conservation efforts continues by streamlining our tour operations to minimise single-use plastics during tours - avoiding the use of plastic straws, plastic shopping bags and bottled water in plastic bottles. Instead, guests are encouraged to use and refill glass water bottles or travel flasks. We’ve also shaken things up at Hotspots2c HQ to minimise our use of other single-use plastics in the office in general. Join us as we say NO to plastic!
TOOLS 4 SCHOOL
We deliver stationery packs to underprivileged schools on the Hotspots2c tour routes we travel. If you would like to contribute to the project, please donate or reach out to us.
MORKEL COTTAGE DAYCARE
We provide daily meals and educational tools to a local crèche; Morkel Cottage and also to other schools on our tour routes. We also have regular fundraising projects to help support Morkel Cottage with their daily needs.
QHUBEKA BIKES
In some parts of our country, it takes children hours of walking to get to school. Help us sponsor bikes to ensure these learners can build a brighter future for themselves. Our fundraising campaign has now closed and together we reached the goal. The bikes bought will be delivered to the families and change their lives considerably.
