Travel Deals

Downtown Backpackers Wellington has an on-site Travel Shop for booking day-trips, accommodation, travel and the vast range of activities right across New Zealand. We can also offer advice on where to eat, what to do in the city or how to best get around.

Looking for a job, a car, second hand shoes, camping gear, a travel mate or anything else? Have a look at our notice boards in our communal area, or stick a notice on the board yourself. This is a perfect way for travellers to meet and help each other with the little things that can mean so much.

• Activities around Wellington
• Kiwi, Magic, Stray and Flying Kiwi bus tours
• Intercity bus trips
• Airbus tickets, super shuttle tickets
• Interislander tickets for the Wellington-Picton ferry
• International phone cards for cheap calls
• We are agents for Intercity, Newmans, Inter-Islander Ferry, and more!
• VIP and BBH Membership cards

You can also check out some useful links which will make your experience in Wellington way easier!

Wellington Rover Tours

We are official representatives of Wellington Rover Tours, an amazing company in town which offers exclusive tours in Wellington to explore The Lord of the Rings tracks, twilight tours (Wellington after light), country escapes and more..!

Have a look at the tours and book them now

Explore Wellington by Bike

Wellington is a city perfectly designed for mountain biking. A gorgeous harbour fringed by historic suburbs and with forest covered hills.

Lord of the Rings - Full Day Tour

There are two main components of our tours. Firstly the locations. Our tour visits the best locations in Wellington. Secondly, and our past clients tell us more importantly is the HOW and the WHY and the WHAT!

Experience Welli by Night

As Twilight rolls in we leave the city for Happy Valley and the South Coast. A short 10 minute drive through historic suburbs we are enjoying the solitude of the setting sun over the South Island.

Adventure Wairarapa

A country escape for Wellington city folk, a scenic wine growing and farming region that offers visitors to Wellington a range of activities to suit all tastes.

Note that tours' pages are secured and verified by GoDaddy Inc. feel save to proceed with the bookings. Also please keep in mind that availability is given 5 days prior the desired departure date, bookings within that period of time will be on hold until we can confirm it for you!

InterCity

Book your intercity trip here and explore New Zealand!