The Backpack
HostelLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
Location Excellent location — 14 attractions within walking distance
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About
Set in Cape Town, The Backpack is a hostel. It sits close to Museum of Illusions and Iziko South African Museum, about 1.6 km from Cape Town Station, about 2.5 km from Broken Baths Beach. The area has 136 places to eat and 4 supermarkets within a short walk. The most comfortable time to visit Cape Town is generally January to March.
Location
What's nearby
- Museum of Illusions0.2 km
- Iziko South African Museum0.5 km
- Museum of Dogs0.5 km
- Cape Town Holocaust Centre0.7 km
- South African Jewish Museum0.7 km
- South African National Gallery0.7 km
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Within a short walk
🍽️ 136 places to eat🛒 4 supermarkets💊 1 pharmacy or clinic
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Cape Town Waterfront Heliport — 3.4 km
- Nearest station
- Cape Town Station — 1.6 km
- Nearest beach
- Broken Baths Beach — 2.5 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 12.9 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- ZAR
- Power
- Type M/N/C/D plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
Straight-line distances.
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