- Ballito and Shaka's Rock
The bay is just half an hour from Durbs, has all the restaurants, cinemas and social paraphernalia you could need and is a lovely place to spend a few days.
- Gingindlovu
British soldiers called it ‘Gin gin I love you’. The name is Zulu and means ’the swallower of the elephant’. Go here just to stay at Inyezane.
- Eshowe
Eshowe has a quiet, colonial feel to it that reflects graceful feelings of yesteryear. It’s almost as though time slowed down here and the town has not quite reached this century.
- Mtunzini
Mtunzini is a quiet coastal town blessed by nature and with a colourful history. It is 132km from Durban and a great place to get into the heart of Zululand culture.
- Kwambonambi
Meaning “the place where chiefs gather”, Kwabonambi is a little town in the middle of nowhere which makes a good base for exploration into the surrounding areas and its game parks, wetlands, rivers and coastline.
- Mtubatuba
Matubatuba is just off the N2, this little town is a convenient stop over between reserves. it is located only 25km from St Lucia.
- St Lucia
St Lucia is a cool town. It’s got everything you need to have heaps of fun but is surrounded by so much wilderness that you can walk out of a bar door and into a hippo... The best time to visit St Lucia is in winter when it is cooler.
- Sodwana Bay
This is one of South Africa's premier dive sites.
- Hluhluwe
Hluhluwe has three backpackers surrounding the park. The main attraction here is the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi game reserve which is an incredible piece of nature that teems with game. The big five are prolific.
- Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay is a unique and magnificently varied eco-system ranging between lake wetlands and marine coastal reserve. There is a great backpackers in the village.
MkuzeKZN
This is probably the best base you could choose for exploring Maputaland, and area rich in unexploited wilderness where local people still live according to generations of traditon.
The gateway to Maputaland, Mkuze is close to 4 game reserves, 11 protected wilderness areas, and a World heritage site. In the nearby Mkuzi Game Reserve there is an amazing variety of birds and animals and a rare forest of giant fig trees that offers a unique walking experience. The path goes through umbrella thorns and ilala palms, over a swing bridge and into the hush of 25-metre high fig forest. More than 380 bird species have been recorded at Mkuzi, including fish eagles, kingfishers and a host of ducks and waders. The bird watching hide at Nsumo Pan is a highlight of the reserve. On game-viewing drives and guided walks through a wide variety of habitats, you may see rhino, giraffe, zebra, kudu and impala.
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Want to surf, drum, kayak, have fun? It's all here.
(Muizenberg and Kalk Bay,Cape Town)
These are usually air-conditioned “luxury buses” which have on-board toilets and a hostess who occasionally offers you a sugary drink or blanket. “Chicken (pack ‘em and stack ‘em) busses” are cheaper, less spacious, more crowded, more likely to be fun (if you have a sense of humour) and more likely to break down. In some areas they may be the only bus service and are unlikely to have a strict timetable.
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Ride from Khotso backpackers in the Southern Drakensberg over the mountains and into Lesotho.
(Southern Drakensberg,Lesotho)
Come here and find out why Long Street is such a happening spot.
(Cape Town City Centre,Cape Town)
Daytrips to the Winelands
(Cape Town City Centre,Cape Town)
The Coffee Shack is superfantasticallydelicious so go and stay a while…
(Coffee Bay,Wild Coast)
Centrally located, this efficiently run backpacker has a fantastic view over the Swartberg Mountains and the sunset which casts a magical shadow over it every evening.
(Oudtshoorn,Garden Route)
Safari time.
(Nelspruit,Mpumalanga)
A funky Jeffrey's Bay backpackers surf lodge, overlooking Supertubes.
(Jeffreys Bay,Sunshine Coast)
Situated within a vibrant Xhosa community overlooking a spectacular untouched beach, this is a true glimpse into rural Africa.
(Coffee Bay,Wild Coast)
