Cardboard Box
Hostels are hard to come by in this country but ‘The Box’ has been doing it for years, with a rep as one...
Lodges and hostels aimed squarely at backpackers line the popular routes from Nairobi to Cape Town, although elsewhere in Africa they’re less common. Africa has numerous hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses, ranging from no-frills establishments and spotless family homes, to sky’s-the-limit dens of luxury. Under the ‘hotel’ category you could also be bedding down at a guesthouse, rest house, pensao (in Mozambique) or campement (in West Africa). The latter is a simple rural hotel, often with a campsite attached. In West Africa (especially Burkina Faso), watch out for B&Bs that go by the names of ‘chambres d’hôtes’ or ‘maisons d’hôtes’. A cheap local hotel in East Africa is called a gesti or lodgings, while hoteli is Swahili for basic eating place.
Hostels are hard to come by in this country but ‘The Box’ has been doing it for years, with a rep as one...
This excellent, five-star budget option, YHA-affiliated and award-winning, is owner-run and it shows...
Kisoro (about 1km)
Kigali (about 1km)
Southwestern Uganda (about 1km)
The Copperbelt (about 1km)
Around Kampala (about 1km)
Kampala (about 1km)
Jinja (about 1km)
Jinja (about 1km)
Tanzania (about 1km)
Lusaka (about 1km)
Lusaka (about 1km)
Lusaka (about 1km)
Lusaka (about 1km)
Traditionally popular with young backpackers, when we visited it was being renovated...
Northern Tanzania (about 1km)
Good, though crowded, camping with hot showers, a covered dining area and meals from Tsh2000...
Northern Tanzania (about 1km)
Arusha (about 1km)
Arusha (about 1km)
Arusha (about 1km)
Arusha (about 1km)
Arusha (about 1km)
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