Live in Style and Comfort
at Freestone Backpackers - Lake Manapouri New Zealand

Do you want to live in style while exploring Fiordland National Park? Then make a reservation at Freestone Backpackers - Lake Manapouri New Zealand and enjoy the best modern comforts whenever you return from your adventures amid NZ’s natural wonders.

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Freestone Backpackers New Zealand is located along the South Scenic Route, just 2.5 kilometers east of Manapouri. It is positioned on a gorgeous hill filled with majestic trees; the view from here of the terrain below is truly astonishing. Lake Manapouri, considered by Lonely Planet to be the world’s most beautiful, is clearly visible from here, along with the colossal Southern Alps mountains.

Freestone Backpackers - Lake Manapouri New Zealand is just 20 minutes away from Te Anau, the gateway for exploring Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound or hiking along the Kepler Track, which is only 8 kilometers from the hostel. Many shorter hiking trails with beautiful scenery are even closer. Lake Manapouri offers opportunities for a kayaking adventure to all enthusiasts of this thrilling, refreshing, challenging sport.

The hostel itself is composed of five timber cabins, each of them self-contained and powered by its own wood burner. Along with giving you the opportunity to cook food over a wood fire, every cabin has its own kitchen. Alternatively, you can cook a meal in the barbecue area shared among the cabins.

The lounge of Freestone Backpackers - Lake Manapouri New Zealand is spacious and comfortable; it receives plenty of sunlight during the day, enabling you to bask in the illumination. Each bathroom at Freestone Backpackers has its own bath - perfect for relaxing after an adventure-filled day.

For such splendid facilities as those offered by Freestone Backpackers - Lake Manapouri New Zealand, the rates charged at this hostel are a bargain. You can get an even better deal by becoming a BBH member and receiving discounts at this and at many other hostels throughout New Zealand.

You can spend many days and weeks in the area around Fiordland National Park and never run out of possible adventures. Hiking on the Kepler, Routeburn, and Milford tracks offers many days of scenic views and fantastic exercise. Tours on land, water, and even in air can give you an impression of just how beautiful this area is.

This southern part of New Zealand’s South Island just beckons you to come and explore it. With great accommodations like Freestone Backpackers, you will have every possible convenience at your fingertips during your New Zealand vacation.

If you liked Freestone Backpackers, another great hostel to consider in the vicinity of Te Anau is Barnyard Backpackers Rainbow Downs Lake Te Anau New Zealand.