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About Us

Who

We Are

Jonga is a group of travel-lovers who are passionate about everything our beautiful country has to offer! 
The Xhosa word “Jonga” means to “explore” – and our goal is to help people like you, do just that!

We’ve created an extensive travel site to inspire you and make planning your journey to South Africa as easy as possible! 

We understand how difficult it can be traveling to new places, especially if you have specific Kosher requirements! That’s why at Jonga, we can help you identify the right accommodation, restaurants, and experiences to meet your lifestyle and dietary needs.

Explore our site to learn about all the wonderful places to see and amazing things to do – 

we’ll make sure you don’t miss a thing!

This is

Our
Story

Jonga has a great team and many of us have religious and Kosher needs, so we’ve done our fair share of research into where to visit, eat, and enjoy in South Africa - we’re happy to say we’ve paved the way for international travelers with similar needs.

Growing up in South Africa, we’ve been fortunate to travel across the country and learn more about each province’s natural wonders, cultural attractions, diverse people, and interesting histories.

We also know that with so much on offer, it can be overwhelming knowing where to start!
In our experience, we’ve also needed to be able to customize our holidays to meet specific Kosher requirements - hence Jonga was born!

We recognize that traveling can be difficult especially in new and unfamiliar places and we want everyone to have the opportunity to discover South Africa. Worried about how you’ll maintain your Kashrut and find places that are Kosher, Chalav Yisrael or Mehadrin Commission? We’ve identified exactly where to go to explore a new place without compromise.

These are

Our
Values

We believe in a commitment to excellence! Open communication and transparency are important to us at Jonga and we readily welcome your queries, suggestions, and feedback.
At Jonga we pride ourselves on quality - ensuring that we suggest only the best accommodation, experiences, and restaurants to our users.

We also believe in supporting local and ethical businesses, doing our best to ensure we only recommend things to do that are aligned with this value.

Another one of our core values is approaching our clients with understanding, care, and respect. At Jonga, you will always find team members who will work hard to help you find establishments to meet any religious and/or lifestyle requests.

Client

Testimonials

We’ve often felt so limited when it comes to travel but Jonga helped us see how it was possible to explore a magnificent country. We’re Glatt Kosher and so finding new and exotic places to go and see is a real challenge. With the Jonga team we felt totally supported - they helped source beautiful accommodation and provided world class Glatt Kosher food. We were also spoiled for choice with all the experiences we could enjoy - Jonga was a great help in choosing the best activities for our family. We look forward to our next Jonga holiday.
Yehuda Gordon, USA
We tend to avoid traveling anywhere except for the United States and Israel because of how difficult it is to find places that are strictly Kosher & Chalav Yisroel. We knew our trip would have to be very carefully planned - Jonga made this easy and we had such a wonderful time! All the experiences and activities they created were well-suited to us and well-organized - memories for a lifetime.
David Liser, Belgium
Travelling with kids and with kosher requirements is no easy task. Thank goodness we found Jonga. It was such a relief to know all our needs could be handled in one central place. We've got small kids and safety was a big concern for us - the Jonga team fully understood how important this was for us and they efficiently organised child minders/ night time helpers and babysitters so that we could have both a family and couple's holiday and not miss out on any experiences!
Shira Sacks, South Africa
We assumed that having a daily minyan and going on vacation would be impossible. Luckily we were referred to Jonga , who planned the entire trip for us. This included bringing a minyan and a Sefer Torah while being in the African bush.
Gershy Rapaport, Israel
We’ve always dreamed of experiencing a true African Safari but weren’t sure how to make this happen! Jonga assisted us every step of the way from fetching us at the airport to finding us luxury accommodation while continuously catering for all our Kosher requirements. We’d highly recommend experiencing a South African game park with Jonga’s help.
Rafel Ben Izri, Belgium