We have changed our name. MbotyiOnline is now Kululeka Pondoland.
Nothing else has changed. Same team, same routes, same cottages, same bank account. If you have a booking with us it stands exactly as it was, at the price you agreed.
Why we changed it
When we started, the idea was to bring this community online. What we have learned since is that the opposite is what people come here for — to be offline, out in nature, and free. Pondoland is one of the last undeveloped coastlines in South Africa, and being out of range is not the drawback. It is the point.
Kululeka means to be free. To let go. It is roughly what happens on the second morning of the trek, when the biggest question of your day is which headland comes next. Pondoland is where we are from and what the walk is about, so it belongs in the name too.
What this means for you
- Existing bookings are unaffected. Your dates, your price, your itinerary — all unchanged.
- Invoices and pre-departure packs will start arriving with Kululeka Pondoland branding. That is us.
- Our banking details have not changed, and we will never send you new ones by email. If you ever receive a message claiming our account has changed, it is not from us — phone us before you pay anything.
- mbotyionline.com will keep working and will bring you here.
- Our email is now bookings@kululekapondoland.com. The old address still reaches us.
- WhatsApp is the same number: +27 79 547 1885.
And one more thing
Kululeka Pondoland sits alongside Kululeka Travel, which joins the Wild Coast and the Drakensberg into a single overland trip for travellers who have finished the Garden Route and want to see the part of the country most people skip.
Thank you for walking with us. There is a lot more coast to cover.