Limpopo
Overlooking the main drag, Thohoyandou’s own Graceland is popular with businesspeople. The white complex’s small rooms are a little bland but clean and…
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Western Cape
A friendly place offering a good range of prices, including basic self-catering units (for two people R950). Rooms have panoramic sea views out to Dyer…
Garden Route
A self-contained house with two double bedrooms. There's modern decor throughout and the open-plan kitchen opens onto a deck with braai (barbecue)…
Eastern Cape
This fenced campground near the dam of the same name has 15 gravel sites beneath thorn trees, each with a barbecue, a power point and a self-catering…
Damaraland
At the welcoming White Lady B&B, simple, well-kept rooms are a good size, and the small orderly campsite has some shady trees. Dinner is also available.
Northern Cape
This rustic cottage tucked away in the west of the park sleeps four. There is a well-equipped kitchen and a braai area, but no restaurant, bar or pool.
eSwatini (Swaziland)
In a quiet neighbourhood close to the main road, this family-run venture is an acceptable plan B. The seven rooms are unmemorable but get the job done.
Garden Route
It’s about 6km from the centre, but this is a decent budget option with en-suite rooms in a quiet, residential area. Staff can arrange activities.
Botswana
A simple campsite, but it can be convenient if you're entering the park through the Kaa Gate (84km away) and aren't arriving until late afternoon.
Lesotho
A simple, well-run guesthouse with friendly staff and hearty meals (book ahead). Rooms are in cute thatched cottages with marvellous views.
Northern Cape
The gardens at this friendly, family-run guesthouse with two cosy rooms are a fairy-tale creation, and run all the way down to the river.
eSwatini (Swaziland)
Camping is available at the well-equipped main site near the reserve's reception, with ablutions (hot shower) and braai (barbecue) areas.
Limpopo
Provides cramped self-catering chalets or B&B rooms. There’s also a bar on site. It’s signposted on the way to/from Vaalwater.
Northern Mozambique
Very basic rooms with double bed, bucket bath, fan and no nets. It’s at the western end of town, two blocks north of the main road.
Knysna
You’ll find mainly double rooms at this large Victorian house a few blocks up from Main St. It's a fairly quiet, family-run hostel.
Cape Town
This small guesthouse with offers good-value, fan-cooled rooms decorated with antiques, plus a self-catering unit sleeping up to six.
Sunshine Coast
Fifteen well-equipped self-catering cottages close to the Matyholweni gate, at the southern end of the park, just 3km off the N2.
Botswana
Big Foot Tours looks after all of the campsites in Khutse Game Reserve, as well as a few in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini (Swaziland)
Offers a range of accommodation across its Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and InterContinental hotels in the major cities.
Western Cape
Beside the beach on the western side of town. You can hear the waves breaking from your tent. Follow the signs from Rte 44.
Mozambique
Bog-standard African resthouse with dark, grubby-looking rooms that do, at least, have running water, air-con and soap.
Sunshine Coast
Over 20 homestays are offered by Xhosa women in Grahamstown's townships. Meals are available.
Maputo
Clean, decent-value rooms in a centrally located high-rise. There's also a restaurant.
Cape Town
Classy villas and apartments in De Waterkant, sleeping from two to eight people.
Cape Town
Rents luxury apartments atop the Cape Quarter and at the Waterfront.
eSwatini (Swaziland)
A basic campsite that offers shared ablutions and shady trees.
Zambia
This enterprise run by the local Kunda people gives tourists the opportunity to visit a real rural Zambian village while helping the local community. Four…
Malawi
This campsite is ideally located in the lee of a valley amid a giant gum- and cedar-tree clearing. In late 2016 it was showing signs of not being well…
Malawi
Crouching low against the river, this plastic-flower-accented digs has beige '70s couches in reception and feels as though it was built for an event that…
Malawi
Cool, rough-and-ready rooms are found in this beachside backpacker joint about 2km from the main road. Hammock flop, get to know the locals, kayak (US$30…
Malawi
This 111-room behemoth does its best to banish a lingering feeling of faded grandeur, with rooms in blocks overlooking riverside gardens shaded by palms…
Zambia
The former Zambezi Breezers has been rebadged as Wagtail River Club, but it's the exact same place. It still boasts a wonderful grassy spot overlooking…
Malawi
Shire Camp's faded bamboo-and-brick cabanas in varying states of repair have tiled floors, fans, hot-water bathrooms and netted breeze vents. The three…
Port Elizabeth
Sure, it's located on a quiet street, only a block from the beach, but the neighbourhood is not that enthralling – think a few high-rises and anonymous…
Malawi
In the skirts of Mt Mulanje, this old red-brick trusty has 55 basic rooms with amazing views of the towering massif. Rooms are small and musty, with…
Malawi
Go for a superior or executive room at this motel-style set-up, in a peaceful location east of town (en route to Nkhata Bay). Rooms are a little…
Eastern Cape
Somewhat grand and institutional-looking, almost like an embassy, the aptly named White House has glass windows for panoramic views of cliffs and sea –…
Zambia
Offering a relaxed atmosphere, the well-maintained Chimwemwe Lodge is set on a manicured lawn with roaming farm birds. It offers good value, clean…
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