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The Backpack
Cape Town's first backpacking hostel is still going strong and offers excellent facilities. One of the best backpackers in Cape Town This award winning 5 star backpacking hostel is Cape Town’s original backpacker. Superbly situated with easy access to the city, Table Mountain and the gorgeous beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay, it’s super organised, friendly, fun and home to many a travelling legend. The swimming pool winks at the mountain, the café’s food hits the spot, the braais are not to be missed, and after 19 years of practise they have taking care of travellers down pat. But these are just some of the reasons why The Backpack is so popular. The rest make it a good idea to book ahead. Like their beautiful Afro-chic rooms. And their encyclopedic knowledge of travel. Not to mention the regular stuff like their wicked bar, a pool table, DSTV, wi-fi, an ATM, a travel desk and car hire... This is a great place to ease into your African holiday. Or to plan it. Or to end it. A Fair Trade Backpackers Accredited by Fair Trade, their mission in life is making a difference to their community, to their staff and to the environment. Backpacker Rates and Extras Dorms from R110; Doubles from R450; Singles from R350. Individual safes. Laundry. All meals available. 5 stars. Directions to the Backpack From the Waterfront drive along Buitengracht Street (M62) towards Table Mountain. You’ll see them where the road splits. Next right, right again and right into the parking area. Feeling lucky?(randomly selected service providers from all regions) A rare opportunity to visit a remote area of Lesotho. (Northern Drakensberg,Lesotho) This Johannesburg backpackers is close to Malls and the CBD. They offer a free airport pick-up. (Johannesburg,Johannesburg) A Community Centre and Homestay that offers fascinating insight into our history and the paths that can be taken to repair past injustices. (Punda Maria and Makuleke,Limpopo) A backpackers lodge in Swaziland that is home to an adventurous ancestral spirit and other adventurous types of earthly people. (Lobamba,Swaziland) Wild Spirit backpackers lodge just outside of Plettenberg Bay, is a wonderful place to stay at. (Nature's Valley,Garden Route) A discount card to backpackers in South Africa that offers great value. (Ais Ais,Cape Town) 4 departures a week to the Kruger mean you can fit this one in for sure. (The Kruger National Park,Mpumalanga) White Shark Africa provides some of the best shark cage diving in South Africa and can befound in Mossel Bay on the Garden Route. (Mossel Bay,Garden Route) 10km outside the city, in the bush. (Gaborone,Botswana) Centrally located, Fatima's is Mozambique's longest running hostel. (Maputo,Mozambique) |