Coffee Bay

Coffee Bay (Koffiebaai) is a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Although the source of fond memories for many South Africans and tourists alike, the town has fallen on to hard times as of late, with crime increasing and buildings falling into disrepair.

Coffee Shack and Bomvu Backpackers offer a shuttle service from the Shell Ultra City in Umtata. Take one of the following buses to the Shell Ultra City Umtata:

• Bazbus Baz Bus - hop on hop off backpacker bus service from Port Elizabeth or Durban. +27 21 439 2323
• Intercity coaches: Greyhound, City to City, Translux, SA Roadlink.

• SA Airlink has daily flights from Johannesburg to Umtata FlySAA. You can hire a car from Umtata airport with Avis

• Hole in the wall, a beautiful 11 km hike or half hour drive. The Hole is a large cliff jutting into the sea through which waves have carved a large hole.

Coffee Shack offers a wide variety of activities and some of the cheapest professional surf lessons in South Africa. Every day they do a different hike or activity.

• Afritude funky locally printed clothing.

• Papazellas - great pizza & good company. At the Greenhouse. Bookings essential. Ask for Phil or Luke.

• Coffee Shack, ☏ +27 47 575-2048, happydays@coffeeshack.co.za. Camping from R70 per person, dorm beds from R120 and private rooms from R300 for a double. 
• Ocean View Hotel, ☏ +27 47 575-2005, fax: +27 47 575-2083, oceanview@coffeebay.co.za. 
• White Clay Resort (SC and DB&B) (1,5km on the road to Hole the Wall), ☏ +27 47 575-0008, whiteclay@vodamail.co.za. Nestled between cliffs above own private beach and bay. All accommodation offers sea views 100m from the beach. Fully licensed restaurant specialising in seafood, with pub. From R165 pp. 

• Port St Johns