When people arrive in town they’re often overwhelmed by the choice of where to eat, when to go and what to drink and as a local you get used to going to different bars at different hours, so to help make the choice easier, the Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel staff have created a guide of [...]

I’ve been living in Queenstown and working at Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel for nearly 6 months now, and a phrase I hear all too often is, “I love Queenstown, but I really hate people leaving it.” Because the reality is that like many other resort towns, most people will inevitably leave.
When you live or work [...]

After years of procrastinating, I finally decided it was time to do a Skydive and what better place to do it than Queenstown with NZONE.
I booked in with NZONE for a 15,000 foot jump – the highest you can do, with 60 seconds of free fall. I was very quiet on the drive out to [...]

Riverboarding in Queenstown has never been high on my “To Do” list.  I don’t actually think it’s every featured on my list even.  Put simply, my impression of riverboarding in Queenstown was cold and, well, cold.  I’m all for a swim and everything, don’t get me wrong, but the thought of charging down an ice [...]

Yes, we sure do!
America’s got Talent? Australia’s got Talent? That’s nothing compared to New Zealands’ Nomads Queenstown’s got Talent Competition!
That is what we’re proving tonight! The lounge is packed.. Suspense is in the air.. A nervous bunch getting ready to show what they got..
And thus it begins…
The sweetest voice? We got it!
A guitar hero rockstar [...]

One of the coolest things about being in Queenstown is all the different things you can do and one of these is the Canyon Swing.
At a normal, but busy Thursday one of the lovely ladies of the Canyon Swing came in to Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel and asked who had never done the Canyon Swing [...]

Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of New Zealand, but also one of the best places to party in New Zealand. Here at Nomads Queenstown we are committed to helping our guests experience this, with activities most nights and vouchers for local bars.
The staff at Nomads Queenstown party slightly less than our guests, as [...]

Not only do Hostelworld customers think that Nomads Queenstown is the Best Hostel in New Zealand (Read more –  Nomads Queenstown voted Best hostel by Hostelworld) but rumour has it (via a Stray Driver) that backpackers travelling on the Stray Bus recently voted us as the Best Hostel on the circuit too!
Come and stay with us [...]