Both Islands · 12 Regions · Free to Explore

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The digital trail guide stitching together the cheapest beds, free campsites, and $5 pie shops across both islands.

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12
Regions
85+
DOC Camps
NZ$41
Avg/day

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West Coast Loop

NZ$33/day

Hokitika → Punakaiki → Franz Josef. Gravel roads, electric gorges, whitebait season.

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Steaming geothermal pools with turquoise water in Rotorua, New Zealand, surrounded by white silica terraces
North Island
fromNZ$38/day

Rotorua

Geothermal wonder, thermal pools, and hangi feasts at the Thursday night market.

6 beds
8 eats
11 things
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Queenstown waterfront with the Remarkables mountain range reflected in Lake Wakatipu at golden hour
South Island
fromNZ$45/day

Queenstown

Adventure capital on a budget — mountains, lake swims, and $6 venison pies.

8 beds
12 eats
15 things
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Golden sandy beach with clear turquoise water and native bush in Abel Tasman National Park
South Island
fromNZ$36/day

Abel Tasman

Golden sand, tidal estuaries, and the most beautiful coastal track in New Zealand.

5 beds
6 eats
9 things
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Hokitika Gorge with vivid blue-green water flowing between rocky white canyon walls in New Zealand
South Island
fromNZ$33/day

West Coast

Pancake rocks, electric blue gorges, and whitebait fritters on gravel roads.

5 beds
7 eats
10 things
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Cathedral Cove natural rock arch over clear blue sea on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
North Island
fromNZ$37/day

Coromandel

Dig your own hot pool on Hot Water Beach and walk to Cathedral Cove at dawn.

6 beds
8 eats
10 things
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Milford Sound fiord with dramatic sheer cliffs, waterfalls, and mountains reflected in still dark water
South Island
fromNZ$40/day

Fiordland

Milford Sound at dusk, mirror lakes at dawn, and the world's best $6 pie.

4 beds
5 eats
8 things
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Ninety Mile Beach stretching to the horizon with white sand and surf under a blue sky in Northland New Zealand
North Island
fromNZ$34/day

Northland

Ninety Mile Beach, ancient kauri forests, and Bay of Islands on a shoestring.

7 beds
9 eats
12 things
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Wellington harbour waterfront with colorful buildings on the hillside and cable car visible, New Zealand capital city
North Island
fromNZ$42/day

Wellington

Craft coffee, free Te Papa, and the world's best flat whites on a $12 lunch budget.

9 beds
14 eats
13 things
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Mia van den Berg

Amsterdam · 2003 Toyota Hiace

West Coast

Three weeks, two islands, $42/day average. The DOC campsites map is the most valuable thing on this site — saved us from paying $80/night at holiday parks.

Callum Tūhoe

Christchurch · Motorhome

Fiordland

Retired last March, doing the South Island loop in my camper. Tramper found me a free campsite at Manapouri with a lake view I'd have paid $200 for in a hotel.

Retired · South Island loop

Priya & Dev Shankar

Bangalore → WHV

Coromandel

Working holiday, 11 months in. The $45/day budget is real — we actually averaged $38 in the South Island once we got the hang of DOC sites and market food.

Rented campervan

Tomás Reyes

Santiago, Chile

Rotorua

The detail panel on Rotorua showed me Kuirau Park — I never would have found it otherwise. Cooked breakfast in a geothermal pool for free. Unreal.

Budget hire car + tent

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