Useful Links to Other Sites
Here are a few links to sites that we think you may find useful during your travels through South Africa and beyond. If you would like to suggest some more for us to add then send us an email at the usual address.
General Travel in South Africa
The BSA/SAYTC is one of the governing bodies of backpacking in South Africa, they have some useful information for people visiting South Africa, mostly details of places to stay or volunteer organisations who are members of the organisation.
The Coast to Coast is a small pocket sized guide book for many backpacker hostels throughout Southern Africa. It is totally Free and you can pick one up in most hostels. Find Wild Spirit on page 127 (edition 17).
The Alternative Route is the "Independent Travellers Guide" similar to the Coast to Coast with one main difference - it has pictures! Again you can find them for free in most hostels, Wild Spirit is on page 70 (edition 10).
Transport in South Africa
The Baz Bus is one of the most convenient transportation options for your trip in South Africa, check out the route and places that it stops. Wild Spirit is a Bas Bus Stop and Agent so you can contact us directly for any information regarding the bus!
CompuTicket.com (Bus Tickets)
CompuTicket is the agent for all mainline bus tickets in South Africa, use this site to get the information on times and prices then head to the nearest outlet to buy them. When entering site click on Bus Tickets on the left hand side.
Check these people out for some of the best deals on car rental prices. If you are two or more people they can be surprisingly cheap.
National Parks in South Africa
This site hosts details of South African National Parks, their camps, the wildlife and activities. It will help you plan your visit to the parks with information on what to do in each. It includes the Tsitsikamma National Park (next to Wild Spirit) and the famous Kruger National Park, Addo Elephant Park, and Table Mountain in Cape Town..
This is the home page of Cape Nature, the organisation managing the nature reserves in the Cape area. Close to Wild Spirit highlights include the Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and the Robberg Nature Reserve Reserve.
World Wide Travel Information
The Lonely Planet produce some of the most widely read travel guide books in the world, covering more countries than any other. Their current South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland book was published in November 2006, look out for the next edition in August 2009! Just as useful though is their Thorntree Forum where you can ask questions and get advice from other travellers about your trip through any country in the world, including South Africa.
The Rough Guides is also a series of guide books widely read and cover just as many countries as the Lonely Planet, their South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland guide was published slightly more recently in July 2008.
One of the premier online free travel guides. Based on the same platform as Wikipeadia this travel guide is always growing and constantly updated, a good source of the most recent information available. Most useful for researching public transport links and things to do in each area you visit. Unfortunately not so useful in South Africa as the information is sparse and limited, but if you have time why not add to the collection!
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