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Best hostels in Africa — vibe rankings — HostelPunk

Best hostels in Africa

Fun/social-ranked hostels across Africa, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.

countries
AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGambiaGhanaKenyaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaReunionRwandaSao Tome And PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSouth AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe all 17
cities
MarrakechTaghazoutFezTangierEssaouiraAgadirChefchaouenCape TownTamraghtImsouaneRabatZanzibar

Through the filter

We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.

No bed bug reports found in Africa

Top hostel cities in Africa

Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.

Marrakech

Morocco

  1. Earth Hostel Earth Hostel Good 1046 reviews
All hostels in Marrakech

Cape Town

South Africa

  1. Khaya Kite & Yoga Khaya Kite & Yoga Amazing 127 reviews
  2. Surfhostel Cape Town Surfhostel Cape Town Amazing 117 reviews
  3. Villa Viva Cape Town Villa Viva Cape Town Good 2331 reviews
All hostels in Cape Town

Zanzibar

Tanzania

  1. Jambiani Backpackers Hostel Jambiani Backpackers Hostel Very Good 313 reviews
  2. Your Zanzibar Place Your Zanzibar Place Good 571 reviews
All hostels in Zanzibar

Top hostels overall in Africa

Cape Town · South Africa Best in Cape Town Best in South Africa

Khaya Kite & Yoga

Punk Score
97% AMAZING
Medium confidence 127 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
127 reviews $17 dorm · $54 priv View
Tamraght · Morocco Best in Tamraght Best in Morocco

Chill Surfer Hostel

Punk Score
97% AMAZING
Medium confidence 229 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
229 reviews $17 dorm · $46 priv View
Swakopmund · Namibia Best in Swakopmund Best in Namibia

Salty Jackal Surf Camp

Punk Score
96% GOATED
High confidence 376 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
376 reviews $32 dorm · $88 priv View
Cape Town · South Africa 2nd best in Cape Town 2nd best in South Africa

Surfhostel Cape Town

Punk Score
95% AMAZING
Medium confidence 117 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
117 reviews $24 dorm · $66 priv View
Imsouane · Morocco Best in Imsouane 2nd best in Morocco

Tayoukhte Surf Camp

Punk Score
94% AMAZING
Medium confidence 155 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
155 reviews $13 dorm · $28 priv View
Taghazout · Morocco Best in Taghazout 3rd best in Morocco

The Surf Hostel

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
High confidence 350 reviews
350 reviews $15 dorm · $36 priv View
Taghazout · Morocco 2nd best in Taghazout 4th best in Morocco

Roof House Hostel

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
High confidence 470 reviews
470 reviews $22 dorm · $40 priv View
Tofo · Mozambique

Lehani Beach

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
Medium confidence 129 reviews
129 reviews $15 dorm · $51 priv View
Taghazout · Morocco 3rd best in Taghazout 5th best in Morocco

Welle Surf House

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
Medium confidence 59 reviews
59 reviews $17 dorm · $41 priv View
Zanzibar · Tanzania Best in Zanzibar Best in Tanzania

Jambiani Backpackers Hostel

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
High confidence 313 reviews
313 reviews $18 dorm · $40 priv View
Tamraght · Morocco 2nd best in Tamraght

Cactus Surf and Skate House

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
Medium confidence 50 reviews
50 reviews $9 dorm · $28 priv View
Mirleft · Morocco Best in Mirleft

Mirleft Hostel

Punk Score
92% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 24 reviews
Agadir · Morocco Best in Agadir

Surf Hostel Morocco

Punk Score
90% VERY GOOD
Medium confidence 174 reviews
174 reviews $23 dorm · $68 priv View
Imsouane · Morocco 2nd best in Imsouane

Awa Surf Camp

Punk Score
92% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 44 reviews
44 reviews $17 dorm · $38 priv View
Imsouane · Morocco

Afer Surf Hostel

Punk Score
94% AMAZING
Medium confidence 78 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
78 reviews $14 dorm · $40 priv View
Taghazout · Morocco 4th best in Taghazout

Azoul Hostel Taghazout

Punk Score
90% VERY GOOD
Medium confidence 242 reviews
242 reviews $19 dorm · $46 priv View
Oudtshoorn · South Africa Best in Oudtshoorn 3rd best in South Africa

Karoo Soul Backpackers

Punk Score
89% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 20 reviews
20 reviews $18 dorm · $45 priv View
Djerba · Tunisia Best in Djerba Best in Tunisia

Wostel Djerba

Punk Score
90% VERY GOOD
Medium confidence 148 reviews
148 reviews $24 dorm · $31 priv View

All countries in Africa

MoroccoSouth AfricaTanzaniaKenyaTunisiaZambiaZimbabweMozambiqueBeninBotswanaCape VerdeGhanaMadagascarNamibiaRwandaSenegalUganda