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Africa Hostels, Africa cheap hostels

Here is a list of all the countries in Africa where you can book hostels with Hostels Central.

You can select the country you wish from the list below, click it on the map bottom right, or directly check availability for all of the hostels and hotels in our list by selecting country, city and dates from the form on the right..

Benin hostels

Botswana hostels

Egypt hostels

Ethiopia hostels

Ghana hostels

Kenya hostels

Libya hostels

Mauritius hostels

Morocco hostels

Mozambique hostels

Namibia hostels

Senegal hostels

Sierra Leone hostels

South Africa hostels

Swaziland hostels

Tanzania hostels

Tunisia hostels

Uganda hostels

Zambia hostels

Zimbabwe hostels

Articles about Africa

The Woodford Folk Festival: Woodford, Australia

The Woodford Folk Festival is an event of international standing. Held over six days and six nights it presents more than 2000 performers and 400 events with concerts, dances, (...) read more >>

Festivals in Africa

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Cape Town, South Africa. 2nd to 27th January Timkat/Epiphany Festival Jan Meda, Ethiopia. 17th to 19th January Dubar Festival Kano and Katsina, Nigeria. (...) read more >>

Short Stories: The Great Uhuru

For those of you who have had the pleasure of travelling on the African continent I am sure the word 'Uhuru' will mean a lot, especially in Tanzania! Literally meaning freedom just (...) read more >>

Hostels Information

Frequently asked questions about hostels

How long can I stay in a hostel? Some hostels won't allow you to stay longer than a couple of weeks, since the idea of hostelling is that people are travelling across a country, and (...) read more >>

Dorms vs. Private Rooms in hostels

A dorm (short form for dormitory) is a room with several beds (often of the bunk type), all of which can be booked individually by different guests of a hostel. It is also called a (...) read more >>