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Travel Guide
- Cape Town (13)
- Drakensberg (3)
- Durban & surrounds (4)
- Eastern Cape (9)
- Garden Route (9)
- Gauteng (3)
- Kruger Park area (5)
- Lesotho (1)
- Natal Midlands (1)
- Northern Cape (3)
- Overberg (6)
- Route 62 (3)
- South Coast (4)
- Swaziland (4)
- Victoria Falls (1)
- West Coast & Cederberg (3)
- Wild Coast (7)
- Zululand & Elephant Coast (3)
- Winelands (3)
- Mozambique (1)
- News from Backpacking (6)
- Namibia (2)
Use the tabs below to find backpacker travel information for destinations around South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland
Click here for a Cape Town Overview
Long Street
Long Street is in the middle of the city and close to all the action. It boasts trendy shops that ...
Woodstock
Woodstock used to be a small farming village known as Papendorp, which is probably where it gets its...
Green Point
Green Point is very popular with young professionals and has a big gay and lesbian community. The ...
Table View
Table View is mainly a residential area. The beaches offer great water and extreme sports they are...
Kommetjie
The name of this rustic town means little bowl.The routes into Kommetjie, via Chapman’s Peak, Ou...
Observatory
Much of the Observatory that we see today was a muddy estuary formed by rivers, with, elephant, buff...
Century City
This is a beautiful suburb and commercial area with a corporate feel and some fairly creative archit...
Sea Point
Sea Point is in a good location between the city and the Atlantic Seaboard beaches. Each has sophist...
Simonstown
Out in the Cape Peninsula, Simon’s Town or Simonstown is home to the South African navy. Visit t...
Muizenberg
This suburb was once a holiday destination for Cape Town's elite, it is now on its way to being re...
Click here for a Drakensberg Overview
Central Berg
Central Drakensberg has some of the most stunning landscapes nature has ever produced. This makes it a very popular de...
Southern Berg
A whole new world for your senses awaits you here. This place is so un-commercialized that it is possible for you and ...
Northern Berg
The regal Northern Drakensberg is the highest part and probably the most remarkable of the Drakensberg mountain range,...
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Warner Beach
This sea side town is a favourite amongst South African holiday makers. It is a laid-back seaside town 30km south of Dur...
Valley of a Thousand Hills
The remarkable experiences that you enjoy at the valley of a thousand hills are aplenty, the landscape, the culture, t...
Shaka’s Rock
This is a lovely stretch of sandy beach with a beautiful tidal pool flanked by picturesque rocky cliffs. This is an awes...
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Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth, or PE, is known as 'The Friendly City'. Its population of over a million have good...
Hogsback
This place is truly enchanted, you’ll find it nestled on the slopes of the Amatola Mountains. It is full of beautifu...
Grahamstown
To most South Africans Grahamstown translates to FESTIVAL. The Grahamstown Arts festival is the country’s biggest fe...
Jeffreys Bay
Jeffreys Bay, or J-Bay as the locals call it, is the centre of the winter surfing season in South Africa. Boneyards, ...
Nieu Bethesda
A small town that might make you believe you have gone back in time by about 130 years. Nieu Bethesda used to sustai...
Port Alfred
On the mouth of the Kowie River, Port Alfred has long sandy beaches and giant sand dunes. The town, with its marina an...
East London
It is said that when English colonialists first set foot in “Port Rex” they thought it looked so much like their b...
Addo
The Addo Elephant National Park was originally proclaimed in 1931 when there were only 11 elephants remaining in the ...
Maclear
This place is rich in early South African history, there are rock paintings of the San, last seen here in 1873 (the Sa...
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George
George is nestled at the foot of the Outeniqua’s, those beautiful mountains whose name means place of honey, yum, th...
Klein Brak
Klein Brak is a tranquil lagoon-side village within short distance from Mossel Bay and a private game reserve. The tow...
Witsand
Witsand is the maternity ward and nursery for Southern Right Whales in the winter season. In 20...
Stormsriver Village
This is a small village that refuses to stay little. There is so much to do here you might stay longer than you intended...
Plettenberg Bay
The African version of San Tropez, Plett is blessed with mild weather throughout the year. Here you find bronzed goddes...
Wilderness
The long beaches and splendid dunes of Wilderness have attracted holidaymakers since the late 1...
Knysna
A small town with big things to offer, Knysna has an extensive Rastafarian community which provides a good opportunity ...
The Crags
The Crags gets its name from the sheer rock faces of the Tsitsikamma Mountains.The area is lush, with streams, rivers an...
Mossel Bay
The historical capital of the Garden Route, Mossel bay has many museums in town. There is the Maritime museum, which i...
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Johannesburg
With roots in mining dating back to 1886 when gold was discovered, Johannesburg exploded from a dusty, crowded mining ...
Soweto
Soweto is an amalgamation of townships originally known as South Western Townships. Back in the day when the governmen...
Pretoria
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa. It was the heartland of the Afrikaner Volk, evident in many mo...
Click here for a Kruger Area Overview
Graskop
Graskop means a ‘Grassy Hill’ and it is an apt description of this little forestry town on...
Hectorspruit
Hectorspruit is conveniently close to the Malelane Gate of the Kruger Park, the Jeppes Reef border post to Swaziland and...
Nelspruit
Nelspruit has come a long way, from being a small farming town, to being the Provincial capital of the Mpumalanga prov...
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit is on the western border of the Kruger Park near the Orpen Gate. It is close to the Timbavati private natur...
Highlands Meander
A vast and remote wilderness area in the triangle of Lydenburg, Burgersfort and Dullstroom. With rugged mountains, clear...
Click here for a Lesotho Overview
Lesotho
Lesotho is a rugged land of powerful mountains and mighty rivers. It sits entirely 1400m above sea level and from it's l...
Click here for a KZN Midlands Overview
Pietermaritzburg
This Victorian city is known as the City of Flowers with many public parks. Pietermaritzburg is a good gateway to Draken...
Click here for a Northern Cape Overview
Colesberg
This typical Karoo town is a pleasant stop on the long drive between Joburg and Cape Town on the N1. Towerkop, its mag...
Augrabies Falls
These beautiful falls are formed by the Orange River plummeting into a ravine. Hiking, mountain biking and canoeing eco-...
Kimberley
A frontier town in the semi-arid great Karoo that was reminiscent of the Wild West. It grew rapidly from 1867 when adv...
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Betty's Bay
Betty’s bay is along the scenic Clarence Drive Route, it is a sleepy seaside town only 100 km from Cape Town and 6...
Hermanus
Hermanus is a beautiful coastal town with a stunning mountain backdrop. It is mostly famous with travelers and photogr...
Swellendam
This is a charming town and a good stopover between Cape Town and the Garden Route. Surrounded by fertile pastures thr...
Cape Agulhas
The southernmost tip of Africa and the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Shipwrecks are common on this ...
Napier
Napier, with its narrow streets and pretty houses exudes old world charm. Surrounded by rolling wheat and barley fields,...
Fisherhaven
Fisherhaven is a seaside village 12km west of Hermanus on the banks of the Bot River lagoon. Fisherhaven also offers e...
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Uniondale
A quaint farming town, sadly known more for its ghost than for its charm. The fabled Union Dale ghost is believed to exi...
Oudtshoorn
The ostrich farming capital of the world and also home to the very famous Cango caves. The caves are natural limestone...
Robertson
Robertson is a fertile valley town along the Breede River that enjoys the best of wine, horses, fruit and fresh country ...
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Port Edward
This beach escape town is bounded by the spectacular Umtamvuna River Gorge and its lush forest. Idyllic beaches are popu...
Umtentweni
A popular destination with sardine run enthusiasts, whale and dolphin watchers, surfers, dog walkers and sun loungers. ...
Southbroom
Southboom is one of those seaside towns that feel like a small village with the advantage of being close to necessities....
Trafalgar
Trafalgar is a town with a beautiful beach which has been declared a marine reserve. It is thought to have fossils tha...
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Mbabane
Small and bustling, but perhaps the most easy-going capital in the world. Enjoy the view from Sibebe, the largest granit...
Ezulwini Valley
The ‘Valley of Heaven’ is home to both the ‘Royal Kraal’ and many tourist attractions, such as the National Muse...
Bulembu
This is a well-forested town on the Jossefsdal border with South Africa. It has 4X4 dirt roads that wind through the for...
Malolotja Nature Reserve
An unspoilt mountain wilderness. Malolotja has spectacular flora and bird life. You can even watch game life from one ...
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Victoria Falls
The ’Smoke that thunders’ is 1700m wide and thunders 107m into the Zambezi Gorge. Spray from the falls can be seen...
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Saldanha
Saldanha is on the northern corner of a large natural bay. It is conveniently located close to the Cape Columbine and ...
Cederberg
A rugged wilderness, Cederberg has spectacular sandstone formations - cracks, arches, caves and the well-known Maltese...
Paternoster
Paternoster is a simple fishing village ideal for escaping the bustle of the city.The Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, j...
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Lubanzi Village
This new backpacking destination is a scenic coastal village flanked by the winding Mncwasa River, with views that will ...
Port St. Johns
Get your cameras ready for your first sighting of the Umzimvubu River winding between the imposing cliffs of Mount The...
Bulungula
This village is cultural, fun and educational tourism at its best. A big chunk of the backpackers is owned by the vi...
Mdumbi
'You can debate it until the cows come home, there’s no contest, Mdumbi is the best beach in Southern Africa’ – ...
Chintsa
An idyllic beach destination bordered by an estuary and sand dunes. Ideal for long walks on the beach and bathing in t...
Mpande
As uncomplicated and pristine as the Wild Coast can get. Mpande is cloaked in lush vegetation and overlooks the Sinang...
Coffee Bay
Most travelers who visit this rural village fall in love with its honeyed beaches, blue waters, rolling green hills, e...
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Stellenbosch
This historic town with its oak-shaded streets is a cultural haven. Its galleries and museums house important art collec...
Durbanville
Durbanville, one of South Africa’s fastest growing towns, offers quick and easy access to both Cape Town city centre a...
Gordon’s Bay
Gordon’s Bay is part of the Helderberg Basin, so named for the mountains that offer a dramatic backdrop to the seaside...
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Eshowe
A hill top town which has grown around Dlinza Forest, a forest which has been declared a nature reserve. It is abundant ...
St. Lucia
St Lucia is a holiday resort town on the banks of the St. Lucia estuary with fun activities for everyone. Kayaking bes...
Kosi Bay
A string of four lakes which form part of Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, a UNESCO world Heritage Site, with swamps, mangrov...


