Lebo's Soweto Backpackers

Johannesburg · South Africa

Lebo's Soweto Backpackers

HostelPunk Score
86% GOOD
Medium confidence 85 reviews

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Drip perks

🚲 Bicycle Hire

Facilities

🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🔥 BBQ 🅿️ Free Parking 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (31)
Bicycle Parking Children's Play Area Airport Transfers Luggage Storage Fax Service 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Housekeeping Card Phones Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Wii Board Games Cable TV Pool Table Foosball Wi-Fi Restaurant Meals Available Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Towels For Hire Late Check-out Linen Included Towels Included Reading Light Common Room Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Hot Showers 24 Hour Security

Prices

Dorms $20 / night
Privates $48 / night

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Recent reviews

Austria FEMALE 25-30 Apr 27, 2026 Atm 100%

Best Hostel in South Africa! Nice facilities, super clean and amazing food. The staff and even the cat is super welcoming. The Soweto tours are super interesting and filled with touching stories. Good community vibe.

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England FEMALE 25-30 Apr 22, 2026 Atm 100%

Great place to stay for a few nights in Joburg. Lovely staff who always greet you by name. Clean bathrooms and showers. The breakfasts and dinners are very good too. Would also recommend the bicycle tour. Highly recommend staying at Lebo's!

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Australia FEMALE 31-40 Apr 10, 2026 Atm 100%

Loved this property, Friendly kind staff, nice atmosphere, great outdoor space the chefs cook In open kitchens and over the fire, comfy room and great activities- did a bike tour was so interesting and eye opening. Would 100% recommend and go again 🙂

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Canada FEMALE 25-30 Apr 5, 2026 Atm 100%

This place was great! Stayed just one night but would definitely stay here again if in Johannesberg. The staff was friendly, property was super cool with a great vibe and lots of spaces to chill, place was clean, showers were fantastic, and the food was delicious. Overall, very impressed with this spot and happy we stayed here.

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USA MALE 18-24 Apr 4, 2026 Atm 100%

The food is incredible, the staff is so friendly, and the place is very neat overall! Would definitely come back.

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Brazil MALE 18-24 Apr 2, 2026 Atm 100%

So good! The facilities are so good and the staff is the friendliest. Super safe too

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USA FEMALE 25-30 Feb 24, 2026 Atm 100%

I really loved it here, the staff is what make it great. I'm an artist and they really connected me to the scene. They also have a great community thing going on and it's honestly such a cute place

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Kenya FEMALE 25-30 Feb 2, 2026 Atm 100%

I was leaving South Africa after a month and lebo was the perfect place to end my trip. Far from the city center so very quiet and chill. The staff were amazing and the food was great. My only pointer would be to put ac or a fan on the dorms. It was a little bit hot for me

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Germany MALE Jan 29, 2026 Atm 100%

Schöne Anlage, angenehmer Aufenthalt

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USA MALE 25-30 Jan 26, 2026 Atm 100%

Everyone here was incredible. Welcoming, kind, helpful, and wanting to share Sewoto and South Africa with the guest. It felt like the entire staff knew my name by the end of my first night here and went out of their way time and again to make sure I felt included, appreciated, and was enjoying all aspects of my stay. I felt totally safe both at Lebo’s and around Sewoto and staying here will likely be a highlight of my South Africa trip.

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Estonia MALE 25-30 Jan 21, 2026 Atm 100%

Very lovely place and specially great if you want to get some local experience. Staff was nice and friendly offering all kind of services. Definitely easier to get there when you have a rental. Which is quite inexpensive.

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Germany FEMALE Jan 10, 2026 Atm 100%

Ich hatte eine wunderbare Zeit im Lebo‘s! Die Menschen dort sind so unglaublich freundlich, aufmerksam und hilfsbereit! Die Radtour war auch super interessant und gut! Ich habe mich extrem wohl gefühlt:)

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Canada MALE Aug 25, 2025 Atm 100%

Excellent. Great staff. Tours are amazing. Food was excellent, especially the soup.

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Germany COUPLE 25-30 Aug 9, 2025 Atm 100%

Loved it. The atmosphere is really nice, even though I was there at absolut low season. Dinner was absolutely fantastic and the bike tour aswell. Recommend this over any place in JoBurg.

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France FEMALE Aug 1, 2025 Atm 100%

Great team, warmfull, lot of activities offers, secure and chill place, good food,… I highly recommand to go there

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Germany MALE 18-24 Jul 24, 2025 Atm 60%

Das Hostel hat eine gute Lage um Soweto zu erkunden aber auch andere Viertel sind gut zu erreichen, allerdings dauert es dann ein wenig länger. Einrichtung ist ausreichend, die unteren Betten haben sehr wenig Kopffreiheit und seine Sachen kann man leider auch nicht wegschließen.

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Italy FEMALE 25-30 Apr 29, 2025 Atm 100%

Super nice hostel in Soweto, offering interesting tours of the township. Location is safe, personnel kind and available to help, and food veeery good!

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USA MALE 31-40 Apr 23, 2025 Atm 100%

Had an amazing time there, the property is great and the staff is amazing. The only thing is the uber isn’t super cheap to get into the city but, if you want a nice time away from noise and busyness. This is the best place to

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Canada MALE 31-40 Jan 28, 2025 Atm 100%

Great spot in the heart of Soweto! The staff are all amazing, it’s a beautiful property, the tours offered are very informative, and the food was delicious, what more can I say? Recommend :)

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Jan 1, 2025 Atm 100%

Lebo’s Soweto Backpacker is a really really nice place to stay. I stayed there for two months and can highly recommend it. The staff is super friendly and very helpful. The place itself is beautiful and very comfortable. I also did the 4 hours bike tour through the neighborhood and can also highly recommend it. I learnt a lot about the neighborhood, its history and was able to see how friendly the people living there really are. If I ever come back to Johannesburg, I will definitely come back.

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