Gidday and welcome to Backpack Lake Taupo, the one-stop site for the backpacker and traveller on a budget in the Lake Taupo region of New Zealand. We know how to look after backpackers and budget travellers. From adventure and nightlife to accommodation and transport, you'll find everything you need to know for backpacking and budget travel in the Lake Taupo region.
Backpack Lake Taupo and you're smack in the middle of more adventure than anywhere else in New Zealand - maybe even the world! You're also at base camp for the world famous Tongariro Crossing, and the Mt Ruapehu skifields, with transport leaving and returning daily.
You can download our latest brochure here and if you have any further queries after browsing the site, contact us and we'll put you on the right track.