International Adventure Travel

From Nepal to New Zealand, we have stories and tips to help you plan the perfect 'life list' backpacking trek abroad.

Author:: Katie Herrel
Updated:: Jun 8, 2017
Original:: Jan 10, 2012

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SWITZERLAND
World's Best Hike: Switzerland's Via Alpina
Via Alpina: The 100 Best Miles
Climb the Monch
Tour du Mont Blanc
Switzerland: Seven Photo Galleries

Adventure Travel

Hiker heaven, redefined, is a month-long hike/paddle/camp in Adventureland.

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What's the best backcountry guide service in Nepal? The best trail town in Chile? New Zealand's best hiker bar? Nominate your faves on every continent for our first-ever Adventure Travel awards!

Hiking into foreign territory. (by Kim Phillips)

See more wildlife, climb more peaks, and hike more miles with these tips that'll help every adventure traveling backpacker raise their game.

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BACKPACKER's Life List: The International Edition is a free guide to the 20 best international hikes ever written about in the pages of Backpacker.

Ferns and beech forest dominate the first part of the Routeburn Track (starting from the west side). (Rachel Zurer)

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Who says you have to work hard for the best scenery? New Zealand’s great walks deliver life-list terrain with perks for beginners and experts alike.

Great Bear Rainforest

Adventure Travel

From Canada to Peru to New Zealand, our writers have been to some wild places. Put these on your wish list for next year.

Adventure Travel

Grab your passport and follow these 25 hikes where wild winds Blow, strange animals roam, and even the alpenglow adds to the adventure.

Pass Lac Aux Americains (Michael P. Gadomski)

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Find caribou, moose, and bald eagles on a hut-to-hut trek in an undiscovered park.

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Let the crowds have the South Island. We found a paddling, trekking, climbing paradise on New Zealand’s North Island, where the adventure density means you can do three life-list trips in a week.