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Best hostels in Africa

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

Explore destinations in Africa on the HostelPunk map
countries
AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGambiaGhanaKenyaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaReunionRwandaSao Tome And PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSouth AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe all 29
cities
MarrakechTaghazoutFezTangierEssaouiraTamraghtAgadirChefchaouenCape TownImsouaneRabatZanzibar

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 1090 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 119 reviews
  3. Villa Viva Cape Town Villa Viva Cape Town Good 2416 reviews
All hostels in Cape Town

Zanzibar

Tanzania

  1. Jambiani Backpackers Hostel Jambiani Backpackers Hostel Goated 337 reviews
  2. Your Zanzibar Place Your Zanzibar Place Good 577 reviews
  3. New Teddy's on the Beach New Teddy's on the Beach Good 948 reviews
All hostels in Zanzibar

Top hostels overall in Africa

All countries in Africa

MoroccoSouth AfricaKenyaTanzaniaUgandaCape VerdeTunisiaNamibiaGhanaZimbabweZambiaEthiopiaRwandaSenegalBeninTogoReunionMadagascarCameroonCote d'IvoireMauritaniaMozambiqueMalawiSierra LeoneBotswanaBurundiMauritiusGambiaAlgeria