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Lebo's Soweto Backpackers

10823A corner Pooe and Ramushu Street | Orlando West, Johannesburg 1804, South Africa
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2013 NEW

Im sandra and worked @ lebos for the world cup sesson. it was a VERY pleasant life experience, which i will never forget and would do it over and over again. it was like home from home. meeting defferent people from oll ova the world every day and a bicycle tour made me learn somethings that i didnt even know... More

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Munich, Bayern, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2013

I loved my stay @ Lebo's Soweto Backpackers for many reasons. it is a great place, warm welcome, friendly staff. They supported me a lot to fix my trips in and around Johannesburg. The food was fantastic. The location is good. You can lean back at different nice and comfortable chill-out areas in the garden like the fire place, where... More

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MariaLebo, Manager at Lebo's Soweto Backpackers, responded to this review
13 June 2013

Thanks Nicola! We are happy you had such a good time with us and enjoyed our Soweto vibe. We hope to see you back again! More

Clifden, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2013

Elaine & I are from Ireland. We stayed at Lebo's 2 nights, 26th & 27th May. Well what can we say. Our stay was really really good. We were met as arranged by our driver and taken straight from Jo'burg. airport to Lebo's. To be honest at the start of our arrival into Soweto, it was kind of a daunting... More

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MariaLebo, Manager at Lebo's Soweto Backpackers, responded to this review
13 June 2013

Hi Owen and Elaine! Thank your for your positive and detailed review. Reviews mean a lot to us and to our staff and be sure we will share your comments with all our staff. We hope you can make it back to Soweto and Lebo's one day! All the best! More

Lokeren, Belgium
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

I didn't stay at Lebo's backpackers, I only took the bike tour. I allready did several tours in Soweto but this bike tour was the most interesting one. Tsepo gave us a lot of interesting info and took us to several places. We really experienced the life in Soweto: we visited a shebeen, ate some pap with tradional cooked meat.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2013 via mobile

Just checked out today. I stayed 2 nights in a single room. Everything was great, the people that work here and all of Soweto are the friendliest people. I took the 4 hour bike tour and it was great. I was able to see and so some things that a normal car tour would not be able to do. I... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2013

My wife and I thought doing a bike tour would be a relaxing way to see Soweto. It certainly was. We meandered along at a leisurely pace, stopped at a few places, and enjoyed the food. The problem was the price. It cost R480 or ~$60 per person for the tour. For that price, no matter what country I'm in,... More

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MariaLebo, Manager at Lebo's Soweto Backpackers, responded to this review
25 January 2013

Hi! Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you did not have such a great experience on our tour and that we did not meet your expectations. It seems as our operation was not 100% up to standard on the day of your tour and we are truly sorry about that. However, our guides are well trained... More

Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2013

Not only a great funky backpacker hostel, but also the place to book your bike tour of Soweto. If you are not feeling energetic or have younger children with you, ask for the TukTuk tour version. Great fun and less exhausting too. But book ahead as they only have a few tuktuk's. Plentybof bike's though. We saw and learnt about... More

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Brattleboro, Vermont
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2013

A very welcoming place to stay in Soweto with good vibes. Problem is that a lot of entertainment stuff doesn't work. example: pool table is broken, no ball for fooseball, and 1 of 2 TVs doesn't work. But all the bathrooms and important stuff works fine. It was just a little disappointing. definitely do the bike tour. If you do... More

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MariaLebo, Manager at Lebo's Soweto Backpackers, responded to this review
31 January 2013

Hi! Thanks for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and happy you chose Soweto as one of your destinations. We do apologize that you found some of the entertainment not up to standard, sometimes things get broken or some of the kids mess around ;). We do however try to fix things as soon... More

Mbabane, Swaziland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2013

We wanted to explore Soweto from the inside so decided to stay at Lebo's Backpackers .....stay in Soweto and take their cycle tour. Lebo's is a great little backpackers...rooms are basic but clean and tidy. The team who run it are friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere is relaxed and chilled out. We had our 3 young kids with us... More

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Antwerp, Belgium
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2012

Beautiful backpackers with a great vibe! Please make some time during your holidays to spend at Lebo's backpackers! Great garden to spend your evenings around the campfire, dancing and relaxing with other travellers and friends of Lebo. During the day you can do a cycle tour in Soweto (awesome!) or discover Johannesburg. The food is delicious, the atmosphere is great,... More

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Lebo`s Soweto Backpackers Hotel Johannesburg
Lebo`s Soweto Backpackers Hotel
Address: 10823A corner Pooe and Ramushu Street | Orlando West, Johannesburg 1804, South Africa
Region: South Africa > Gauteng > Greater Johannesburg > Johannesburg
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Ranked #1 of 62 Speciality lodging in Johannesburg
Price range (per night): S$25 - 44

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