Coffee Bay can be found on the Wild Coast, in the former Transkei. The Wild Coast got its name from the sailors of the 1700s and 1800s, who considered it as one of the most treacherous bits of coastlines in the world with a long list of shipwrecks. To this day it is still one of the most beautiful and untouched sections of coastline in the world, due to its remote and difficult assess. The former Transkei was a “homeland” of the apartheid government, and comprised of the area between the Mtamvuna River, as the northern boundary with Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Kei River being the southern boundary with the then Cape Province. This area was populated by mainly Xhosa speaking people and has a proud heritage of producing some of South Africa’s most distinguished leaders, like Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Govan Mbeki, King Sabata Dalindyebo and many more, who were instrumental in bringing about change to a democratic government.

Coffee Shack is one of our partners that we share our sustainable tourism values with. They also encourage responsible tourism, promote sustainable community projects and is Fair Trade certified. They actively promote eco-tourism practises, as well as ensuring that their team is given opportunities for further training and promotion.

Just a few kilometres from the Coffee Shack, you will find the local legendary ‘Hole in the Wall’, the Mpuzi cliff edge, caverns and the Bat Cave. You will discover hidden pathways and secret pools and do some mind-blowing cliff jumps! When Coffee Shack first started, their Headman invited them to his home to share in his family’s dinner and celebrate the making of new friends. This is what they now call the ‘Village Dinner’ and every Friday you are invited by one of three families to attend a traditional Xhosa meal, singing and dancing and a chance to talk to the locals about life, customs and traditions in the area.