New Zealand Backpacker Travel - Adventure off the beaten track

NEW ZEALAND BACKPACKER ADVENTURE TRAVEL

NZ National Parks

Over 20 percent of New Zealand is covered in national parks, forest areas and reserves. Our 14 national parks contain an amazing variety of unspoiled landscape and vegetation and travelling on Stray is one of the best ways to access these parks.

Tongariro National Park.
Lonely Planet rates the Tongariro Crossing’ walk as one of the best in the world. We stay in the National Park (so you can access the walk without having to buy an ‘add on’. In winter Mt Ruapehu becomes New Zealand’s largest ski area so you can hit the snow with views of Mt Doom and Mordor.

Abel Tasman National Park
Walks, Sailing and Kayaking. This area is famous for it’s coastal walk, golden sand beaches and sunshine. We stay right beside the park on a farm so that you have the best possible access.

Paparoa National Park
On the wild West Coast this area includes the celebrated Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki. A popular hike is the Croesus Track, which starts (or finishes) directly across the road from where we stay in Barrytown and there is access to many other walks.

Arthurs Pass National Park
This is a rugged, mountainous area with spectacular views. The Q, Short Q, Arthur and Short Arthur, passes all travel through here with the option of taking the TranzAlpine train journey as part of the pass (rated as one of the world’s great train journeys).

Westland National Park
There are glaciers, scenic lakes and dense rainforest throughout this area. We stay in the park in Franz Josef and there are some great alternatives for viewing the glacier from a guided hike to helihike!

Fiordland National Park
This is the largest national park in New Zealand and one of the largest in the world. We stay in Te Anau to easily access Milford Sound to see the grandeur of its scenery with its deep fiords, mountains and waterfalls.

Rakiura National Park
National parkland makes up about 95% of the whole land area of Stewart Island and is an amazing sanctuary for NZ’s native birdlife. We have an optional night stay on Stewart Island, which enables you to access the many great tracks.