The best way to experience New Zealand is to drive it, with periodic stops to hike, sightsee, or shop. New Zealand is a rugged and largely rural land, home to 4.3 million people and over 30 million sheep. Breathtaking scenery, exclusive flora and fauna, and captivating cities enhance the experience far beyond counting sheep, however. In addition, light traffic and good roads make driving something like a camper van in new zealand thoroughly enjoyable.

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Being prepared for your camping trip will make all the difference to everyone’s enjoyment levels. Create a comprehensive list that you can reuse each year and you will never get caught out without the right equipment.

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Difficulty: Hard Time Required: 7 -10 Days Here’s How:

Find a good tour operator. You can only climb Kilimanjaro with an organized trek and along established routes, so you have to go with an operator. The operators vary from excellent to downright negligent so be selective and try not to be too cheap (see tip below for costs).
Book in advance. This will enable you to go in high season, which is January-March and September-October. High Season is a good time to go simply because the weather conditions are safest for climbing.

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Packing for going backpacking for a few months is a difficult job. You need to pack enough stuff for the different weathers and climates you are likely to experience but you also know you’ll be carrying around the bag with you for a long time so you don’t want it to be too heavy. If you follow these tips this should help you pack for that journey;

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One of the great things about traveling in Europe is that it could be done in a very inexpensive way. This situation of inexpensive travel gave birth to the backpackers and these were high school graduates or college kids who would spend their summers traveling around Europe with a month or two long trains pass which they would use optimally. They would also go and stay at inexpensive hostels, meeting other travelers and would go visit the different countries, sometimes in packs, sometimes with a travel buddy or even sometimes alone. This unique experience has spread to North America as well as Americans and Canadians do go on this journey, sometimes it is a rite of passage to them as this sense of independence and being pleasantly lost enhances their real life education about the world.

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