Backpackers

Founder: Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers

A look at how the local backpacking culture has transformed

Awards go to those with unique and authentic offerings

Accommodation is strangely lacking in Durban’s city centre, but it is abundant along the beachfront and, from chic to cheap, it suits every pocket.

Leaving the ‘protected’ concrete jungle of Johannesburg, Ricky Hunt feels slightly vulnerable in the beachcomber’s paradise on the Wild Coast.