• Baz Bus Backpacker Bus

    The Baz Bus backpacker bus is a hop-on’ hop-off backpackers bus that has a variety of routes around South Africa. It’s an easy way to get from A to B and a fun way to meet other travellers.
  • Culture

    Culture vultures can get their fill of museums, art galleries, Anglo/Boer/Zulu/bullet slinging/spear throwing battle sites. Southern Africa’s history is flavoured by a variety of exotic influences and there’ll be something to suit everyone’s taste. Just don’t expect 1 000 year old cathedrals. This icons covers all cultural interests.
  • Daytrips

    Things to do when you looking for even more fun!
  • Diving

    South Africa has some fine dive sites. With a choice of oceans and conditions to choose from – not mention a huge variety of wreck and reef diving – water babies will have their hands full. This icon means it's time to pull out your fins.
  • Game Parks

    Africa is a wild continent and Southern Africa has fought hard to save her wildlife. A multitude of game parks pepper the area ranging from the impossibly exclusive to the downright affordable. A trip to the Kruger National Park is well worth while – although it is by no means the only game park worth visiting. This icon tells you that you're within game park visiting distance.
  • Hiking Drakensberg

    With Southern Africa’s abundant natural magnificence, hikers will be in their element. Trails range from short to long, easy to almost impossible, and beautiful to breath-takingly-mind-boggling. This icon points to great hiking areas.
  • Horseriding

    A lot of cowboy-type mentalities live in this country – so there is no shortage of ponies to ride. Trails vary in length from an hour to seven days. The choice is yours. This icon lets you know that horseriding is available nearby.
  • Jolling

    Jolling is a wonderful Afrikaans word for PARTYwhy-because-you-canING. And there’s lots of it in Southern Africa because the people are friendly , the beer is cheap and the nightlife whatever you want it to be. This icon tells you when to put on your dancing shoes.
  • Surfing South Africa

    South Africa is a fantastic surf destination. With two different oceans – the icy Atlantic and the warm Indian – bordering the country, there are a large numbered of surf spots with a wide variety of waves. So no matter if you’re a beginner or if you’ve been around since Captain James Cook, you’ll find something to suit you. This icon idicates good surf stops.
  • Whale watching

    Southern Right whales visit in winter, and many other whales are found along our shores.
  • Paragliding

    For all adventure junkies, who are looking for some of the best Paragliding in South Africa. Look here for your thrill.

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Nature in South Africa

There is lots of it. And most of it is protected so there are huge tracts of unspoilt loveliness that will have any nature lover coming back for more. This icon indicates naturally beautiful areas away from any major civilisation.

Places to Stay that offer this activity

  • Abalone Beach House

    Abalone Beach House is a beautiful Plett Backpackers set between coastal forest and the white sands of Keurboom's beach, this is Plettenberg Bays only beachfront backpackers.
  • Amapondo Backpackers

    Amapondo is a friendly laid-back place which overlooks Second Beach with its good swimming.
  • Avoca River Cabins

    This backpackers in Addo is on a working citrus farm which is on the banks of the Sundays River.
  • Away With The Fairies

    Set on a huge property with lovely gardens and overlooking the mystical Hogsback Peaks, this is a wonderful backpacker.
  • Bloukrans Backpackers Lodge

    This log cabin is set close to the world’s highest bungy jump with a huge view over the Bloukrans Gorge and indigenous forest below.
  • Buccaneers Lodge and Backpackers

    Buccaneers is one of the best backpackers in South Africa, this unique backpackers is a place that most travellers will visit - check it out for yourself.
  • Bushpackers and Campsite

    This Hazyview backpackers offers bushwalking, safari-ing, braaing or just hanging out at the pool.
  • Cederberg Oasis

    This area is a hiker’s wet dream and rock climber’s secret fantasy.
  • De Bos Guest Farm

    Find this wonderful Montagu backpackers a short stroll from the centre of town.
  • Fairy Knowe Backpackers

    Fairy Knowe is a Wilderness backpackers which is set on an old rambling farm with masses of space, horses, dogs and birds, overlooking the wetlands.
  • Gekko Backpackers

    This Cederberg backpackers is close to the mountains and hiking trails it is a good base for exploring the area.
  • Isinkwe Safaris Bushcamp

    Isinkwe backpackers is a well managed bush camp set in the middle of indigenous bush, just outside of Hluhluwe.
  • Kariba Bush Club

    On the banks of Lake Kariba, this is relatively unexploited area is home to the Tonga, who still live according to age old traditions.
  • Khotso Mountain Lodge

    Ride from Khotso backpackers in the Southern Drakensberg over the mountains and into Lesotho.
  • Ku-Boboyi River Lodge

    A warm backpackers on the south coast which welcomes with a beautiful view, and great home cooking.
  • Legends Backpacker Hostel

    A backpackers lodge in Swaziland that is home to an adventurous ancestral spirit and other adventurous types of earthly people.
  • Makuleke Home Stay

    A Community Centre and Homestay that offers fascinating insight into our history and the paths that can be taken to repair past injustices.
  • Mdumbi Backpackers

    In the Mdumbi River valley in the heart of rural Transkei, this small settlement on the coast has brilliant surf and great fishing. As there’s only one small shop, we suggest that self-caterers stock up before arriving.
  • Pippins Country House

    An escape from city lights with the Winelands, beach and the airport within easy reach.
  • Sani Lodge Backpackers

    Deep in the mountains, Sani Lodge Backpackers offers a laid-back and relaxed base from which to enjoy the wonders of the Berg.
  • Satvik Backpackers

    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.
  • Shewula Mountain Camp

    Lying on the border of Mozambique high in the mountains, this is a community owned camp with good facilities.
  • Simons Town Boutique Backpackers

    Simon’s Town Boutique Backpackers is close to Simon's Town station and the beach, the backpackers is well situated for access to the best of the peninsula.
  • Sondzela Backpackers

    This Swaziland backpackers is located in the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary and offers an incredible African experience.
  • Swellendam Backpackers Lodge

    Nestled at the foot of the magnificent Langeberg Mountains, Swellendam Backpackers is set on a massive property with its own mountain stream.
  • The Beach Camp™

    This Paternoster backpackers could not get you any closer to the sea...
  • The Spot Backpackers

    The Spot backpackers is a charming little backpackers set just a few meters from the beach on the south Coast of Natal.
  • Thobeka Backpackers Lodge

    This Kosi Bay backpackers is close to the magnificent Kosi Bay lake system and beaches where endangered turtles nest.
  • Tube 'n Axe

    The Tube ’n Axe is just 300m away from the Stormsriver Adventure Centre - this is Wild Adventure Frontier Territory.

What to do

  • Africa Travel Co

    20 years of experience in running overland trips from east to west to Southern Africa.
  • Amadiba Adventures

    This is an amazing trip into the heart of the Wild Coast. Their office open daily from 7am to 10pm.
  • HotSpots2C

    The perfect backpcker adventure in Cape Town....
  • Nomad Adventure Tours

    An owner driven business with thousands of kilometers and a few years of adventurous travel in the bag.
  • Stormsriver Adventures

    These adventure specialists offer a variety of exciting activities in the Stormsriver Gorge and its surroundings.
  • Swazi Trails

    Rafting, caving, mountain biking, hiking, adventure and culture - just ask them.
  • Viva Safaris

    Sleep in a tree house surrounded by the sounds of the wild.
  • Voluntours

    Volunteer to help with research on dolphins and whales.

Tourist Offices

  • Backpackers Bazaar

    The experts on travel and adventure in Southern Africa, based in Vic Falls.
 Feeling lucky?
(randomly selected service providers from all regions)

Zambia Safari Company
Quality safaris and adventures in and around Vic Falls.
(Gordon's Bay and Strand,)

De Bos Guest Farm
Find this wonderful Montagu backpackers a short stroll from the centre of town.
(Montagu Western Cape,Overberg )

Daddy Long Legs Art Hotel
A hotel with a difference in Long Street.
(Cape Town City Centre,Cape Town)

Swazi Trails
Rafting, caving, mountain biking, hiking, adventure and culture - just ask them.
(Lobamba,Swaziland)

Jollyboys Camp
You are not seeing double, Jollyboys Camp is the new kid on the block in Livingstone
(Livingstone,Zimbabwe and Zambia)

Easy Rider Tours
Easy Rider tours offer great tours of the wine farms in and around Stellenbosch.
(Stellenbosch,Wine Region)

Anzac Backpackers
This centrally located Cape Town hostel is close to all the nightime action, Table Mountain and the Waterfront.
(Cape Town City Centre,Cape Town)

Graskop Valley View Hostel
Valley View is bright, fun and funky.
(Graskop,Mpumalanga)

Mokolodi Backpackers
This Botswana backpackers is only 10km outside the city of Gaborone and in the bush.
(Gaborone,Botswana)

Footprints in Africa
Tours, safaris and transfers.
(Pretoria City,Pretoria)