Wild Coast Homestay Huts & Local Guides

03/01/2025

Here's an abseil worth doing!
The Magwa Falls abseil is 110m. More than just an abseil it is a leap into folk law legends of giant serpents.

Get connected with a local guide, stay in a homestay: https://maps.tourismza.co.za/Umzila-Rhole-To-Cutwini

13/12/2024

An opportunity to invest in a Wild Coast Homestay Hut AND help keep the Wild Coast Wild

Keep the Wild Coast Wild: Invest in Cutwini's Waterfall Hut Project The Wild Coast of South Africa is a treasure trove of unspoiled beauty and cul...

16/05/2024

I am assisting two ultra trail runners, Johan and Jana, (husband and wife) who plan to run the entire Wild Coast from the Umtamvuna River(Casino) to the Kei River (Morgan Bay). Trail running is their idea of a holiday - this is not intended as a race of any kind.

Overnight accommodation has been provided as per the table above – I am still trying to find accommodation at Mqaleni / Mngazana and The Haven. Please PM me if you can assist.

My primary motivation in getting involved is to have another good news story that presents the Wild Coast as an adventure destination in a positive light, the possibility of an Ultra Trail Run along the entire Wild Coast is still a secondary motivation as there are still many logistical and financial considerations.

Having lived in Zithulele for a few years Johan and Jana have a pretty good idea of what the Wild Coast is about.

A special shout out to thank for helping coordinate homestay accommodation. Please PM me if you are able to assist in any way. (Once accommodation is sorted I will be reaching out for “watering holes / check points” along their route. For those who would like to follow I will start posting to Instagram

01/08/2023

Planning a slack packing adventure holiday along the Wild Coast has never been easier. https://bit.ly/Homestay_Huts

Meet up at any of the homestays, leave your vehicles and then hike, mountain bike or even paddle to your end point. (Your guide will organise a shuttle to get you back )

All you need carry is a daypack with your lunch – which is provided by the homestay!

Six villages (15 Wild Coast Homestay Huts) between Port Edwards >> Port St. Johns and Hole in the Wall offer clean, comfortable, catered accommodation. (Click on the homestay to book)

For the most part they are all within 10Km/15Km hiking distance of each other along the route.

Mix and match Wild Coast Homestay Huts and Hotels

https://bit.ly/Homestay_Huts

11/07/2023

Ntshangase Wild Coast Homestay Hut has been added to the Umzila Ka Bawo Heritage Route ( https://bit.ly/UmzilaKaBawo )

The most authentic Camino styled adventure heritage route in South Africa. Stay in Wild Coast Homestay Huts owned by the Magic Mamas and walk the trails with their sons.

Mama Ntshangase is renowned for being one of the best bakers along the Wild Coast – If ever there is a reward for a hard day of walking it has to be Mama Ntshangase’s hot, freshly baked cakes!

One of my favourite stories about how the Homestay Huts have come into existence is the one I tell about the Msikaba Wild Coast Homestay Huts where the Mom’s started out with one hut. To share the love, they took turns in hosting and in time built the next homestay hut.

Mama Ntshangase’s homestay is on the left, a short walk up the road from the Msikaba River – you can’t miss it, on a hot day she’ll have the umbrella up in front of the homestay with freshly baked treats, fruit juices, tea and coffee waiting for you.

Copy and paste the link below - it will take you to Google Maps Explore her facilities in 360° Google Maps Street View and see exactly what to expect.
https://goo.gl/maps/ifPEFydk4N8NkXsEA

08/06/2023

Explore and book Zanele's Wild Coast Homestay Hut on Google Maps Street View - one of fifteen Wild Coast Homestay Huts on the Umzila Ka Bawo Heritage Route ( https://bit.ly/UmzilaKaBawo ) that are now live and bookable from Google Maps Street View - with thanks to Wild Coast ZA

Slackpacking along the Wild Coast has never been easier; all you need is a daypack and a guide.

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

08/06/2023

Sh🌍wcasing the existence and beauty of the Wild Coast on a global platform☀️
https://www.traveltalkmag.com/international-travel/unearthing-the-trail-of-ancestors/

Traveltalk, Australia's favourite travel magazine writes about the Wild Coast coming to life on Google Maps Street View BY:Jenny Megan Evans Traveltalk

Mike Baker has spent the last 4 years working to create the Umzila Ka Bawo Heritage route, a Camino style walking trail on South Africa’s Wild East Coast and not only that, he’s also photographed it and put it on Google maps.

07/06/2023

Xolobeni Dunes - If the dunes disappear we loose another piece of the Wild Coast disappears too. It's an UNKNOWN place to Google How can we possibly get the world to rally behind us if nobody knows where it is and how the dunes are more valuable wild than becomming a mine? https://conta.cc/3MXA9q4

We have a story to tell and we can tell it live on Google Maps for the World to explore: If you have a story and and exact location please email [email protected]

29/07/2022

Please help Keep the Wild Coast Wild. We are going to capture and upload all the unmapped roads, tracks, adventure trails and the magnificence of the Wild Coast and upload to Google Maps Street View. https://conta.cc/3S9Yef3

The Umzila Ka Bawo Expedition is an expedition to capture and upload the unmapped roads, tracks and adventure trails of the Wild Coast to Google Maps Street View     Hey Mike, It feels like years sinc

07/06/2022

Lusiki Farmers Market
Feel, Taste, experience the Wild Coast

26/05/2022

On a micro level this is just one tiny annual event that, by design, ensures tourism equity transformation within the involved tourism enterprises. And it’s a win, win for all who participate.
a. R150,000 is being spent on accommodation and guides : 2 Hotels and 2 homestays and 1 guide
b. After the series (three back to back events) the route will be managed by the local guide:
a. If bookings are made directly with the guide, the guide will make the bookings with the hotels and homestays
b. If the bookings are made with the hotel or homestay, the hotel or homestay will make the booking with the guide
c. As is the case with all events, the marketing they do for the event is marketing for the Wild Coast (With Google Maps Street View in place the effect of bringing the attention of the wild coast is increased exponentially)

And we get to do it again next year.

The series will be delivered by Living Colour as a bespoke mountain biking adventure for small groups of up to 10 mountain bikers Breaking News: New Wild Coast Mountain Biking Series CHASING WATERFALL