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Curiocity Durban - Hostel

55 Monty Naicker Road, Durban, South Africa - See map

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Umhlanga Backpackers

16 Herald Drive, Umhlanga, South Africa - See map

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Budget Tented Village at Urban Glamping - Hostel

81 Mckenzie Street, St. Lucia, South Africa - See map

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Durban Backpackers

17 The Promenade, Durban North, South Africa - See map

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Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp

Bushlands Road Turnoff N2, Hluhluwe, South Africa - See map

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Bibs Backpackers

310 Mckenzie St, St. Lucia, South Africa - See map

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Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban

119 Ninth Avenue, Durban, South Africa - See map

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Durban Backpackers

Durban North, ZA

7 Guest reviews

With a stay at Durban Backpackers in Durban North, you'll be on the beach, a 3-minute walk from Umhlanga Rocks Beach and a 5-minute drive from Beachwood Golf Course. This beach hostel is 4.4 mi (7 km) from Durban Beach and 8.7 mi (14 km) from uShaka Marine World. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Umhlanga Backpackers

When you stay at Umhlanga Backpackers in Umhlanga, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Trail and Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve. This hostel is 8.1 mi (13 km) from Durban Beach and 12.4 mi (20 km) from uShaka Marine World. Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Featured amenities include multilingual staff and lockers. Free self parking is available onsite.

Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban

2 Guest reviews

Located in Durban (Essenwood), Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban is within a 5-minute drive of African Art Centre and Durban Botanical Gardens. This hostel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Sahara Stadium Kingsmead and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Moses Mabhida Stadium. Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include wired Internet access (surcharge), luggage storage, and a library. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp

8 Guest reviews

With a stay at Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp in Hluhluwe, you'll be 11.2 mi (18 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park and 16.2 mi (26 km) from Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park. This hostel is 17.1 mi (27.5 km) from Phinda Private Game Reserve and 18.5 mi (29.8 km) from False Bay Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Curiocity Durban - Hostel

35 Guest reviews

With a stay at Curiocity Durban - Hostel in Durban (South Beach), you'll be a 4-minute walk from West Street Mosque and 7 minutes by foot from Workshop Mall. This 4-star hostel is 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from uShaka Marine World and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Durban Beach. Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Budget Tented Village at Urban Glamping - Hostel

19 Guest reviews

When you stay at Budget Tented Village at Urban Glamping - Hostel in St. Lucia, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute walk of The Gallery-St Lucia and Themba's Birding & Eco-tours. This hostel is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from St. Lucia Estuary Beach and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Bibs Backpackers

1 Guest reviews

When you stay at Bibs Backpackers in St. Lucia, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of The Gallery-St Lucia and Themba's Birding & Eco-tours. This hostel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from St. Lucia Estuary Beach and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads. Featured amenities include multilingual staff, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and microwave in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.

Durban Backpackers

Durban North, ZA

7 Guest reviews

With a stay at Durban Backpackers in Durban North, you'll be on the beach, a 3-minute walk from Umhlanga Rocks Beach and a 5-minute drive from Beachwood Golf Course. This beach hostel is 4.4 mi (7 km) from Durban Beach and 8.7 mi (14 km) from uShaka Marine World. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Umhlanga Backpackers

When you stay at Umhlanga Backpackers in Umhlanga, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Trail and Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve. This hostel is 8.1 mi (13 km) from Durban Beach and 12.4 mi (20 km) from uShaka Marine World. Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Featured amenities include multilingual staff and lockers. Free self parking is available onsite.

Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban

2 Guest reviews

Located in Durban (Essenwood), Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban is within a 5-minute drive of African Art Centre and Durban Botanical Gardens. This hostel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Sahara Stadium Kingsmead and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Moses Mabhida Stadium. Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include wired Internet access (surcharge), luggage storage, and a library. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp

8 Guest reviews

With a stay at Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp in Hluhluwe, you'll be 11.2 mi (18 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park and 16.2 mi (26 km) from Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park. This hostel is 17.1 mi (27.5 km) from Phinda Private Game Reserve and 18.5 mi (29.8 km) from False Bay Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Curiocity Durban - Hostel

35 Guest reviews

With a stay at Curiocity Durban - Hostel in Durban (South Beach), you'll be a 4-minute walk from West Street Mosque and 7 minutes by foot from Workshop Mall. This 4-star hostel is 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from uShaka Marine World and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Durban Beach. Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Budget Tented Village at Urban Glamping - Hostel

19 Guest reviews

When you stay at Budget Tented Village at Urban Glamping - Hostel in St. Lucia, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute walk of The Gallery-St Lucia and Themba's Birding & Eco-tours. This hostel is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from St. Lucia Estuary Beach and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Bibs Backpackers

1 Guest reviews

When you stay at Bibs Backpackers in St. Lucia, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of The Gallery-St Lucia and Themba's Birding & Eco-tours. This hostel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from St. Lucia Estuary Beach and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads. Featured amenities include multilingual staff, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and microwave in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.

Durban Backpackers

Durban North, ZA

7 Guest reviews

With a stay at Durban Backpackers in Durban North, you'll be on the beach, a 3-minute walk from Umhlanga Rocks Beach and a 5-minute drive from Beachwood Golf Course. This beach hostel is 4.4 mi (7 km) from Durban Beach and 8.7 mi (14 km) from uShaka Marine World. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Umhlanga Backpackers

When you stay at Umhlanga Backpackers in Umhlanga, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Trail and Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve. This hostel is 8.1 mi (13 km) from Durban Beach and 12.4 mi (20 km) from uShaka Marine World. Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Featured amenities include multilingual staff and lockers. Free self parking is available onsite.

Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban

2 Guest reviews

Located in Durban (Essenwood), Gibela Backpackers Lodge Durban is within a 5-minute drive of African Art Centre and Durban Botanical Gardens. This hostel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Sahara Stadium Kingsmead and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Moses Mabhida Stadium. Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include wired Internet access (surcharge), luggage storage, and a library. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp

8 Guest reviews

With a stay at Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp in Hluhluwe, you'll be 11.2 mi (18 km) from iSimangaliso Wetland Park and 16.2 mi (26 km) from Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park. This hostel is 17.1 mi (27.5 km) from Phinda Private Game Reserve and 18.5 mi (29.8 km) from False Bay Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

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