Green Elephant Backpackers

Green Elephant Backpackers offers budget accommodation in Observatory, Cape Town to backpackers, medical interns, volunteers, students and visitors looking to meet fellow travellers. The options range from camping, dorm rooms to private and en-suite accommodation, and plenty of facilities in the main house such as a bar, plunge pool and a guest kitchen, to share lively moments with new friends.

Green Elephant strives to boost Green Karma, be an active member in the community, and aids the development of personal skills and responsible tourism programmes. Committed to low impact and sustainable tourism to preserve the natural beauty for the next generations, Green Elephant has a range of practices in place to achieve this from harvesting rain water to composting organic waste to re-using the waste water from the washing machines. Every bit makes a difference!