If you want to get bragging rights in Queenstown then you have to go just that little bit further when taking part in some of Queenstowns famous activities!
Bullet Bungy jump – Wow, you’ve found yourself 134 metres above the Nevis Valley floor stood with your ankles safely secured to a bungy rope. Now come on [...]

Hey all Travellers that are coming or thinking about coming to New Zealand,
I have a few things to say to you, wait i have 5 points,
Point 1 - Time your trip, I mean season wise, during the summer season you will notice a lot companies offering cars, campers, accommodation and tours putting up their prices, but also during the [...]

26th January 2010 at Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Hostel & Bar….. Australia Day was just another reason for us to host a party in The Camel Bar on Fort Street in Auckland, and ill tell you we don’t need much of a reason or an excuse to have fun here. So we went all out [...]

Hey people, if you are in New Zealand and looking at going to Australia for the time of your life on Oz experience bus, come see us at Mad Travel Shop New Zealand (Fat Camel Hostel, Fort St). Our travel guru has intensively traveled on OZ experience.
The unique experience includes AU$45 for break fast, dinner, one night accommodations and a [...]

We at the Mad Travel Shop would like to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and all the best in 2010! With the New Year the Mad Travel Crew have lined up some awesome travel deals for you.
First off we are carrying on with the the Rotorua Deals and the Taupo Deals from before Christmas.
Second [...]

Happy New Year Everybody! If you have  never done a skydive before, here is a chance for you and a friend to do it with 2 for 1 Skydives in Auckland! This would be one of the best way to celebrate New Years! So get your mate to do a 12000 ft skydive in Auckland, [...]

Christmas should be a happy time of year for everyone, with exchanging of gifts , drinking beers and eating lots of yummy foods,while sat by a logfire or partying hard on the beach. Christmas should also be a time of year when you think about others, people you dont know and all fellow humans around the world. At Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers [...]

Are you in Auckland? HAVE NO FEAR THE MAD TRAVEL CREW IS HERE!!
We help in getting rid of that boredom, and getting you out and about in the Wonderful Auckland City. Based at Nomads Auckland Backpacker Hostel, we help people in doing things such as Whale and Dolphin Safari, American’s Cup Boat Sails, Sky Diving, [...]

Here is a run down on the top 5 summer vacation spots in New Zealand:
1. Gisborne
Did you know that Gisborne is the first city in the world to see the sun each day? Also the city has the benefit of being very close to the white sand beaches of Waikanae and Midway. Only a short distance from [...]

I am sure all of your heard of the Rhythm & Vines annual music festival near Gisborne, New Zealand.  Last year the legendary Public Enemy, The Kooks & Franz Ferdinand rocked the festival like never before. Will Moby, Empire of the Sun &  John Butler Trio top that this year?
Well, you can find that out [...]