Backpacker Hostels Southern Africa - Drakensberg - Karma Backpackers

Address:2 Piet Retief Street,, Kestell
Tel:+27 (0)58 653 1433
Website: Click here
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Arriving at Karma is like coming home. A warm welcome, big comfortable beds, a well-stocked communal kitchen, braai facilities and a beautiful garden with a view of Sentinel Peak make this lodge something special. Eat as much home-made Karma jam as you like and pick your own salad from Karma’s veggie garden - all for free.

Things to do from Karma

Karma is the backpackers nearest to the Amphitheatre Hike, less than an hour’s drive away. Start at Sentinel Car Park, climb up the famed chain ladders, walk to where the Tugela falls almost a kilometre, then walk on to Mont-aux-Sources. Free maps and info are available from us.
Golden Gate National Park is also nearby. Take some wine and enjoy watching the sunset, or go for a hike and you might see eland, zebra, wildebeest or springbok as you walk.
Royal Natal National Park is a bit further from Karma, but ancient Bushman paintings and Clarens are less than an hour away. More free maps are provided.
On Lolo’s Township Tour, you can go on a bicycle ride through the township, visit and talk to people, have a drink at the shebeen and visit a sangoma (traditional healer).
Day tours to Lesotho, as well as guided self-drive Zulu cultural tours to the Injisuthi Valley in conjunction with Inkosana Lodge & Trekking.

FACILITIES

1 hour free internet after 7pm
Credit cards accepted

Don't forget to tell us you found us in the ALTERNATIVE ROUTE or AR for short

GPS coordinates for Karma Backpackers

Latitude: -28.3108
Longitude: 28.6989

Directions to Karma Backpackers

Enter Kestell midway between Harrismith and Bethlehem on the N5. Drive to the back of the Church building. Proceed away from the Church in Piet Retief St to the last house on the right-hand side

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Much more than a Backpacker!!

by Alex

on May 3, 2012

This Hostel is much more than a place where you can sleep and prepare your food. What I liked most: From the first second the feeling was like coming home to your granny. The hole house was smelling like warm jam, you got warm hot water bottles for the night, the nice and warm atmosphere because of the oven and the old wooden floor in the living room.
Its such a peaceful place without disturbing noices. Very unusual for a backpacker was the well equiped kitchen. You can find there sharp knifes, nice pans and even a dishwasher. We liked all the selfmade stuff, like mosaik tables, selfmade quiltblankets and of course the varity of award winning jam every morning. And don't forget the nice vegetable garden where you can help yourself.
The patience of the owners while they are showing everybody what kind of trips you can do in this wonderful enviroment was as in an exemplary manner as the tidyness of the hole place.
I also want to mention the sozial responsibility of the owners. They try to help the local community to create their own buisness by sewing nice dresses for children.

I know this sounds a bit too good, but that really was the experience we made.

Mehr als ein Backpacker!!

by Alex & Daniel

on May 3, 2012

Karma Backpacker ist das erste Backpacker, das seiner positiven Beschreibung nicht gerecht wird- es ist besser !

Die Beschreibung wie nachhause zu Oma kommen, trifft voll ins Schwarze. Schon auf dem Parkplatz wird man herzlich begrüßt, danach direkt durch die nach Marmelade duftende Küche über das wohlig von einem Holzofen geheizte Wohnzimmer zu den gemütlich eingerichteten Zimmern geführt. Überall ist liebevolle Detailarbeit in diesem geschmackvoll eingerichteten Backpacker zu erkennen.

Die Marmelade ist weltklasse und die Küche überdurchschnittlich gut eingerichtet (Geschirrspüler; scharfe Messer und gute Pfannen). Wer länger in Backpackern unterwegs ist, weiß dies zu schätzen;-)

Gesund ernähren wird zum Spass, da bei dem Garten, aus dem sich jeder bedienen darf, jeder professionelle Kleingärtner neidisch werden würde.

Die Besitzer haben eine erstaunliche Geduld jedem Gast die verschiedenen Freizeitmöglichkeiten zu erklären. Hierbei geht es jedoch keineswegs darum teure Pakete mit Guide´s zu verkaufen. Es wird einem sogar kostenlos Kartenmaterial zur Verfügung gestellt, so dass man die meisten Touren sogar alleine bewältigen kann.

Unser Aufenthalt war für 3 Tage geplant dann wurde jedoch eine ganze Wochen daraus. Wer eine saubere und wohl organisierte Unterkunft mit vielseitigen Freizeitmöglichkeiten bei netten Leuten sucht, wird hier fündig.

Such a lovely clean, convenient and friendly backpackers

by Kaly

on September 26, 2010

Such a lovely clean, convenient and friendly backpackers, even the dogs are sweet. Vera-Ann is such a nice helpful hostess, we really had a great time. Highly recommended.

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