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This Kimbeley backpackers lodge offers budget accommodation in extensive well wooded grounds. Directions From City Hall: Down Transvaal Road, at 4th traffic light turn right into Hull Street, 4 km. The lodge is sign-posted on the left (opposite the Country Club and Eskom power station). Kimberley's only Backpackers Gum Tree Lodge, a 1926 convict station turned backpacker compound, is set on 10 hectares of towering blue gums. A step back in time to the diamond rush, it now offers a licensed restaurant, swimming pool, kiddies playground, braai spots and tuck shop. Visit the Big Hole and Kimberley’s excellent museums. Rates Dorms R80; Doubles R340; En suite R250pp; Family units R600. Special rates for groups. DSTV. Feeling lucky?(randomly selected service providers from all regions) Livingstone's original backpacker and gateway to the north. (Livingstone,Zimbabwe and Zambia) Tours require no minimum numbers and leave once or twice a week, depending on the season. (Windhoek,Namibia) Yeoville is cosmopolitan, vibrant melting pot of people and cultures. (Johannesburg,Johannesburg) Set in a century old Victorian house with loads of character, Knysna Backpackers is an easy going place. (Knysna,Garden Route) Satvik in Tzaneen is a wonderful laid-back and rustic backpackers farm where time holds its breath and fish eagles are framed by seablue skies. (Tzaneen,Mpumalanga) Under new management, they are close to Supertubes. (Jeffreys Bay,Sunshine Coast) Mossel Bay Backpackers is located just 300m from the Inner and Outer Point surf spots. This backpacker lodge also has a guest house adjoined to it, if you are after a few more creature comforts. (Mossel Bay,Garden Route) Explore the mountains, the museums, second-hand shops, art galleries and rocky shores, then bliss out in the waves or on the beach. (Muizenberg and Kalk Bay,Cape Town) This centrally located Cape Town hostel is close to all the nightime action, Table Mountain and the Waterfront. (Cape Town City Centre,Cape Town) Great bridgeand bungy jumping at the Gouritz River. (Mossel Bay,Garden Route) |