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We condensed our backpacking experience in New Zealand in over 50 guides on all areas of the country, national parks and much more, follow the guide and let us show you the hidden gems of New Zealand!
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Aoraki Mt Cook National Park – Guide for Backpackers
The mountains are waiting… With the highest mountain, longest glacier and the […]
Lake Tekapo – Guide for Backpackers
Stunningly Scenic in the day and Starry at night. Part of the […]
Stewart Island – Guide for Backpackers
Backpacking on Stewart Island. What? New Zealand has a third island? Stewart […]
Bay of Islands – Guide for Backpackers
The adventure is on the water! 144 islands await to be explored […]
Dunedin – Guide For Backpackers
Backpacking in Dunedin. A vibrant university city, Dunedin is the second largest […]
Waiheke Island – Guide for Backpackers
Wine sipping and wind surfing in Waiheke. Drink wine, explore, lazy on […]
Tuvalu – Guide for Backpackers
Travelling to Tuvalu. The world’s smallest country is the destination for free-spirited […]
Planning a Trip to New Caledonia from New Zealand
Next stop, New Caledonia! The South Pacific is a place that many […]
South Pacific Islands – Guide For Backpackers
Guide to the South Pacific Islands. Where to next is on almost […]
Wairoa – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Wairoa and northern Hawke’s Bay. On the banks […]
French Pass and D’Urville Island – Guide for Backpackers
A Complete Budget Travel guide to French Pass and D’Urville Island. It […]
Paihia – Guide for Backpackers
Guide to Paihia for budget travellers. Welcome to the jewel of the […]
Planning a Trip from New Zealand to Australia
Next stop, Australia! When you’re backpacking or doing a holiday in a […]
The North ISland’s adventure capital! No wonder Taupo is a top backpacking […]
New Caledonia – Guide for Backpackers
Backpacking in New Caledonia. While on a gap year in New Zealand, […]
Westport – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Westport. Westport is very often backpackers’ entry or […]
Greymouth – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Greymouth. The Wild West Coast’s central hub is […]
Palmerston North – Guide for Backpackers
Hikes, bikes and nights to remember! Day or night, there’s always something […]
Hamilton – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Hamilton. The main hub of the Waikato region, […]
Napier – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Napier. Sunshine, wine, funky architecture, cycling, mountain biking, […]
Things to do in Fiji. While taking a gap year in New […]
New Plymouth – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in New Plymouth New Plymouth is for the indecisive. […]
Cook Islands – Guide for Backpackers
Visit the Cook Islands from New Zealand! Visit New Zealand’s tropical brother, […]
Visit Samoa from New Zealand! You haven’t travelled to Samoa while being […]
Picton – Guide for Backpackers
THings to do in Picton for backpackers. As your starting point for […]
Wanganui – Guide for Backpackers
What to do in Wanganui. No wonder so many backpackers love spending […]
Whangarei – Guide for Backpackers
caves to coastal adventures. New Zealand’s northernmost thus warmest city, Whangarei, is a […]
Tararua – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Tararua. Untouched coastline, bush-cloaked ranges, sparkling fish-filled rivers, […]
Great Barrier Island – Guide for Backpackers
Jurassic Park just 90km from Auckland! Whether you arrive by air or […]
Vanuatu – Guide for Backpackers
Where the power of the Earth and cultures meet. If culture is what […]
Where the beaches are something of a dream, but nothing compared to […]
Hanmer Springs – Guide for Backpackers
However you relax, you can find it in Hanmer Springs. People’s idea […]
Hokianga – Guide for Backpackers
Sand dunes, boulders and kauri… so much kauri! Some of the largest […]
Akaroa – Guide for Backpackers
A picture perfect peninsula! If you’re not here for dolphins, then you’re […]
Oamaru & Waitaki – Guide for Backpackers
Penguins, boulders, penguins, steampunk and penguins. Have you ever dreamed of going […]
Waitakere Ranges – Guide for Backpackers
Auckland’s rugged side! You may have seen the pretty white sand beaches […]
Wairarapa – Guide for Backpackers
Mountains, pinnacles, seals and lighthouses! Swap windy Wellington for a few days […]
Kapiti Coast – Guide for Backpackers
Explore the Kapiti coast and Kapiti Island. 40km of unspoiled beaches backed […]
Hutt Valley – Guide for Backpackers
Stay in the Hutt! Conveniently located in the north Wellington Region, The […]
Tauranga and Mt Maunganui – Guide for Backpackers
A Kiwi holiday hotspot! When Kiwis are looking for a holiday escape […]
Gisborne – Guide for Backpackers
The hub of Eastland! Gisborne, or “Gizzy” as the locals call it, […]
Kaikoura – Guide for Backpackers
Have a whale of a time in Kaikoura! The adventure in Kaikoura […]
Manawatu-Wanganui – Guide for Backpackers
New Zealand’s most kiwi towns! Once you’ve seen the towns of the […]
Westland Tai Poutini National Park – Guide for Backpackers
The national park with all the ice. Crampons at the ready! Westland […]
Te Urewera – Guide for Backpackers
A land before time. Te Urewera has a real Jurassic Park feel […]
Rakiura National Park – Guide for Backpackers
Stewart Island’s national Park. By walking in the Rakiura National Park, you […]
Paparoa National Park – Guide for Backpackers
That place with the pancake rocks. Rocks! Rocks everywhere! Stacked one, pancake […]
Mt Aspiring National Park – Guide for Backpackers
Something to aspire to… Hike, fly, jetboat, ski and canyon at the […]
Kahurangi National Park – Guide for Backpackers
The wilderness of the West Coast. You can’t stay in the Kahurangi […]
Arthur’s Pass National Park – Guide for Backpackers
Live the “high” life in highest mountain pass. In some parts of […]
Auckland Region – Guide for Backpackers
It’s much more than a city! Welcome to the Auckland Region, a […]
Auckland Suburbs – Guide for Backpackers
Auckland has a wilderness and it wants you to explore it! With […]
Abel Tasman National Park – Guide for Backpackers
Sun, sand and seals. It may be the smallest national park at […]
Auckland City Centre – Guide for Backpackers
The City of Sails, volcanoes and parks! As New Zealand does everything […]
Coromandel – Guide for Backpackers
The Coromandel: Peninsula Paradise! From brilliant beaches to marvellous mountains, the Coromandel […]
Nelson Tasman & Golden Bay – Guide for Backpackers
Three national parks in one! This has to be on every backpackers’ […]
Nelson Lakes National Park – Guide for Backpackers
The Southern Alps starts here! This adventure playground covering 102000ha has mountain […]
Marlborough – Guide for Backpackers
Wine, wildlife and WONDROUS landscapes. Is wine and sun your favourite combination? […]
Ruapehu – Guide for Backpackers
Be an Explorer of volcanoes! Volcanoes and a rugged landscape are what make […]
Nelson – Guide for Backpackers
A place in the sun. New Zealand’s sunniest city, Nelson gets the […]
West Coast – Guide for Backpackers
The Wild West Coast! Welcome to New Zealand’s emptiest region. Not many […]
Glacier Country – Guide for Backpackers
Explore the Glaciers! Located on the wild West Coast of the South […]
Chatham Islands – Guide for Backpackers
Get ridiculously far off the beaten track! New Zealand’s fourth populated island […]
Northland – Guide for Backpackers
The place where Sand gets everywhere! “The Winterless North”, long stretching sandy […]
Taranaki – Guide for Backpackers
Take a trip to Taranaki! Where can you ski on the mountains […]
Egmont National Park – Guide for Backpackers
New Zealand’s most circular national park. Gracefully shaped, Mt Taranaki / Mt […]
Wellington City – Guide for Backpackers
Compact and creative capital city. Every backpacker passes through Wellington City at […]
Auckland North Shore – Guide for Backpackers
A 10 minute getaway from Auckland central. Ever heard the phrase “it’s […]
Auckland Hauraki Gulf – Guide for Backpackers
Fantastic day trips from Auckland! 50 islands are dotted around the Hauraki […]
Catlins – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do and sights to see in the Catlins. Tucked away […]
Southland – Guide for Backpackers
What to do and where to visit in the south of the […]
Guide to Central Otago and Coastal Otago. There has never been a […]
Christchurch City – Guide for Backpackers
A city of shopping, Gardens and sandy shores. Christchurch is described as […]
Fiordland National Park – Guide for Backpackers
Cruise the fiords and get harassed by a kea in Fiordland! Once again, […]
East Cape – Guide for Backpackers
Go East And start your day before everyone else in the world! […]
Whanganui National Park – Guide for Backpackers
A real insight to the New Zealand countryside. Made up of dense […]
Tongariro National Park – Guide for Backpackers
Welcome to volcano country! The Tongariro National Park answers the “burning” question: […]
Lake Taupo – Guide for Backpackers
Rapids, hot pools, giant lakes: have a water adventure in Lake Taupo. […]
Queenstown – Guide for Backpackers
A Guide to the “Adventure Capital of New Zealand”. Situated on the […]
Bay of Plenty – Guide for Backpackers
Plenty of sand, sea, kiwifruits and geothermal activity! The Bay of Plenty is […]
Rotorua – Guide for Backpackers
Backpacking in Rotorua. Also known as “Rotovegas” by the locals, the town […]
Waitomo – Guide for backpackers
Backpacking in Waitomo. Above ground Waitomo is exciting, but underground it is […]
Canterbury – Guide for Backpackers
Backpacking in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Stretching down the east […]
Hawke’s Bay – Guide for Backpackers
Golden landscape, golden sun and gold-medal wine! Known for its wine, Hawke’s […]
Wanaka – Guide for Backpackers
What’s a backpacker to do in the beautiful Wanaka? The autumn leaves […]
Waikato – Guide for Backpackers
Things to do in Waikato. Behind picturesque green scenery and soft hills, […]