Our accommodation
The concept is simple: buy one ticket to your final destination and hop on and off as often as you like along the route. There are over 180 backpackers and lodges to choose from and more than 40 cities, towns or villages to visit en-route. You get picked up and dropped off at the door of your backpacker hostel. You can travel in one direction until you reach your final destination. There is no time limit on your ticket!
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Baz Bus was lifted off the ground in November 1995 by Barry Zeidel, a qualified accountant, entrepreneur and retired backpacker. Barry had traveled around Europe as a backpacker on a similar concept. He was amazed at the benefits of the service and did not have to worry about the stresses of driving a car in a strange town. He was not stuck in a rigid itinerary and best of all he met many other like minded travelers.
When he came back to South Africa he did intensive research into backpacking around the country. South Africa did not have a developed infrastructure, especially in the form of public transportation, making it more difficult for backpackers to get around.
A passion for backpacking and a dedicated hard working team helped to create this unique transport network in South Africa. Today, Baz Bus is a leading force in the backpacking Industry. We now have 180 hostels along our route and we carry over 10 000 independent travelers on our buses each year!
