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Backpacker Information
Part of being a backpacker is the freedom to go wherever, or do as you please. This often means the search for information and planning is either not undertaken until very late in the process or, is not undertaken at all. This spontaneity is part of the attraction.
A lot of information people get from friends or relatives. Heart-felt and enthusiastic word-of-mouth recommendations are still the most important motivator for travel to New Zealand. Ask someone who has been there, and you will be headed here in no time.
Other sources of information include the Tourism New Zealand website. This has heaps of information.
Travel guidebooks about New Zealand are very good. Lonely Planet's New Zealand is considered the "Backpackers Bible". Look out for TNT Magazine, Let's Go, Footprint, Fodors, Survival Kit, Go Globetrotter, and Spartacus - they also detail and cover New Zealand well.
Once you're here, the very nature of backpacking with its emphasis on social interaction will see you receiving huge amounts of word-of-mouth recommendations. There’s a vast amount of information obtainable directly from the backpacker hostels. Most have travel centres as part of their services and are up to date on the best deals, "what's hot and what's not," with brochures for everything in that area and around the country as well.
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Check out our Advertiser’s Pages for great deals and businesses throughout New Zealand that provide services developed specifically for backpackers.
You may also want to check out the i-SITE Visitor Information Centres scattered around New Zealand, providing information on all there is to see and do in New Zealand. Search “Visitor Information Centres” on the Tourism New Zealand website .
One thing that people often comment on after being here is that the sources of information are plentiful and the information is relevant and easy to obtain. |
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