The Back­pack

Free unlim­ited WiFi in the café and Recep­tion areas. If you aren’t trav­el­ling with your own smart phone or lap­top you can use our pcs in our inter­net café which is open ²⁴⁄₇ for a small fee. We have head­phones for Skype. For the techno­phobes, there is always some­one to show you how to do it!

Do it your­self in a coin-​operated machine or really take a hol­i­day and let one of our staff do it for you for a small extra charge, if you would like to spend more time out and about.

Save your cash and cook up your favourite meals in our fully equipped, self-​catering kitchen.

Feel free to sup­port our com­mu­nity shop and buy that last minute gift. All items are sourced locally and fair prices are paid to the artists.

No more has­sles of wait­ing for the recep­tion to find your mon­ey­belt! All our pri­vate rooms and lux­ury 4-​bed dorms have safes in the room at no addi­tional cost!

If you are in stay­ing in an 8-​bed dor­mi­tory, you may hire a safe with your own code (no keys) and have access to your belong­ings when­ever you wish, for a once off pay­ment of R50.00, no mat­ter how long you stay, choose between nor­mal and lap­top safes. If you are plan­ning to go away for a few days, you may store your lug­gage for R10.00 per day.

24-​hour guarded park­ing in front of our entrance. We have closed cir­cuit cam­eras fac­ing the car park too! Park­ing spaces can­not be booked ahead.

Please note for those that have a car, the guards wel­come a tip of R20.00 a night to ensure the safety of your car. The tip is usu­ally placed in the com­mu­nal Tip Box. 

Soak up the sun with stun­ning views of Table Moun­tain, lounge about, order cock­tails or fruit shakes and have a swim in the sparkling pool.

The mosaics on the walls were designed by one of Cape Town’s most sought after artists and were made as part of a com­mu­nity project.

PLEASE NOTE: THE POOL IS UNFENCED & SWIM­MING IS AT YOUR OWN RISK

Our café and bar has the most awe­some views of Table Moun­tain. Your hol­i­day starts from our couch on the veran­dah with­out even hav­ing to put a foot out the door!

The Back­pack and Africa Travel Cen­tre can book any­thing from safaris, over­land trips, daytrips, car rental and our staff can assist with plan­ning your trip in Cape Town and through­out South Africa and Africa.