Backpacker Hostels

Below is a list of Backpacker Hostels in South Africa, the best in budget accommodation. Click on the picture to open a bigger view of South Africa in a new window >>> Click here for a BIG panoramic MAP

Hostelling Internatioanl South Africa Backpacker Hostels marked with an asterix (*) are accredited by Hostelling International South Africa (HISA). It is the responsibility of the backpacker hostels to keep their details and information upto date, please e-mail us with any changes.

Eastern Cape (EC)

*Bloukrantz, N2 Garden Route, at the Bloukrantz Bridge
PO Box 93 Stormsriver, Tsitsikamma
Tel: +27 (0)42 281-1450
E-mail: juline@intekom.co.za

*Jeffreys Bay Backpackers, 12 Jeffreys Street, Jeffreys Bay,6330
Phone: +27 (0)42 293-1379 / 293-1021
E-mail: backpac@netactive.co.za

*Sherwood Shack, Sherwood Farm, South Seas, Kleinemonde, 6170
PO Box 215, Port Alfred, 6170
Phone: +27 (0)46 675-1090
E-mail: src@imaginet.co.za

Free State (FS)

Gauteng (GP)

*Airport Backpackers, 3 Mohawk Street, Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
Phone: +27 (0)11 394-0485
E-mail: airbackp@mweb.co.za

*Backpackers Ritz, 1A North Road, Dunkeld West, Johannesburg, 2196 (just off Jan Smuts Ave)
Phone: +27 (0)11 325-7125 / 325-2520
E-mail: ritz@iafrica.com

*Inchanga Ranch, Inchanga Ranch, Inchanga Road, Witkoppen, Johannesburg
Phone: +27 (0)11 708-1304
E-mail: ivi@pixie.co.za

*Pretoria Backpackers, 407 Farenden str, Clydesdale
(by Loftus), Pretoria 0002.
Phone: +27 (0)12 343-9754
E-mail: ptaback@netactive.co.za


Kwazulu Natal (KZ)

*Durban Beach, 19 Smith Street (off Gillespie Street), Durban
Phone: +27 (0)31 332-4945
E-mail: durban.beach.hostel@pixie.co.za

*Tekweni, 169 Ninth Avenue, Morningside, Durban, 4001
Phone: +27 (0)31 303-433
E-mail: tekwenihostel@global.co.za

*Valley Trust, The Valley Trust Zulu Reserve Road, Botha's Hill, 3660
Phone: +27 (0)31 777-1955
E-mail: vtrust@wn.co.za

*Harbour Lights, PO Box 7099, Empangeni Rail, 3910
Phone: +27 (0)35 796-6239
E-mail: zebra@harbourlights.co.za

*Cuckoo's Nest, 28 Alibizia Street, PO Box 552, Kwambonambi,
Kwazulu-Natal, 3915
Phone: +27 (0)35 580-1001 / 2
E-mail: cuckoos@rbi.lia.net


Mpumalanga (MP)

*Jock of the Bushveld, Main Street (behind Wimpy Bar), Sabie, 1260
PO Box 166, Sabie, 1260
Phone: +27 (0)13 764-2178
E-mail: jocksabi@netactive.co.za

Northern Cape

*Colesberg Backpackers, 39 Church Street, PO Box 169, Colesburg
Phone:+27 (0)51 753-0582

*Gum Tree Lodge, Bloemfontein Road, Kimberley, 8301
PO Box 777, Kimberley , 8300
Phone: +27 (0)53 832-8577
E-mail: lawrie@global.co.za

Northern Province

*Elephant Walk, 30 Anna Scheepers Avenue, Phalaborwa
Phone: +27 15 781 2758
E-mail: elephant.walk@nix.co.za

North West Province

Western Cape

*Aardvark Backpackers Lodge, 319 Main Road, (cnr Conifer Road), Sea Point, 8005, Cape Town ,
Phone: +27 (0)21 434-4172
E-mail: aardbp@mweb.co.za

*ABE Bailey, 11 Maynard Road, Muizenberg, 7951
Phone: +27 (0)21 788-2301
E-mail: abeb@new.co.za

*Ashanti Lodge, 11 Hof Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Phone: +27 (0)21 423-8721
E-mail: ashanti@iafrica.com

*OVC Cape Town, 230 Long Street, Cape Town
Phone: +27 (0)21 424-6800
E-mail: hross@ovc.co.za

*Riverview Lodge, Riverview Terrace, Anson Road, Observatory
Phone: +27 (0)21 447-9056
E-mail: info@riverview.co.za

*Zebra Crossing, 82 New Church Street, Cape Town, 8001
Phone: +27 (0)21 422-1265
E-mail: zebracross@intekom.co.za

*Stans Halt, The Glen, Camps Bay, 8005
Phone: +27 (0)21 438-9037
E-mail: stanh@new.co.za

*Zoete Inval, 23 Main Road, Hermanus, 7200
Phone: +27 (0)28 312-1242
E-mail: zoetein@hermanus.co.za

*Backpackers Inn, 1st Floor De Wet Centre, Church Street, Stellenbosch
Phone: +27 (0)21 887-2020
E-mail: bacpac1@global.co.za

*Mossel Bay Backpackers, 1 Marsh street, Mossel Bay, 6500
Phone: +27 (0)44 491-3182
E-mail: marquette@pixie.co.za

*Nothando Backpackers, 3 & 5 Wilder Street, Plettenberg Bay
Phone: +27 (0)44 343-1604
E-mail: nothandobacpac@mweb.co.za

Updated August 19, 2004