Backpackers in South Africa are a very established sector of the accommodation market targeted to the young budget market. Backpackers are established in the Drakensberg too. Backpacking , hostelling, independent traveling or just doing it yourself in the Drakensberg, has really rapidly grown up in the few years since this service was started. From hostels that had never seen a computer, to today's ones that are wired for the internet, even when hidden away miles from the madding crowds.
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The best bet is to rent a car. Public Transport in South Africa is not great and in the Drakensberg Region its best described as non existent. Never the less you do have a few options
The Baz Bus is South Africa's only convenient hop-on hop-off, door-to-door, backpacker bus service. Passengers simply buy ONE ticket to their final destination and can get on and off as many times as they want, wherever they want, and stay for as long as they want, with NO TIME LIMIT on their ticket. They will pick up and drop off at over 180 Backpackers hostels around South Africa. 3 in the Drakensberg The Baz Bus offers flexibility, reliability, convenience and safety without having to drive yourself.