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Backpacking PRs Welcome

Websites and apps useful for backpackers.

Table of Contents

Transport

Flights

  • Sky Scanner - Become one of the over 40 million Skyscanner travelers who find flights for less!

Ride

  • Bla Bla Car - Connecting people who need to travel with drivers who have empty seats.

Accommodation

Hostel

  • Airbnb - Live there. Book unique homes and experience a city like a local.
  • Trivago - Find your ideal hotel for the best price.
  • Hostelworld - Stay in a hostel and meet the real world, not the tourist brochure.

Stay with locals

  • Couchsurfing - Stay with Locals and Meet Travelers
  • Be Welcome - Step inside and invite travelers to your home, find hosts all over the world, and become part of our multicultural hospitality community.
  • Warm Shower - A free worldwide hospitality exchange for touring cyclists.
  • The Hospitality Club - Our aim is to bring people together - hosts and guests, travelers and locals.

House Sitting

  • Mind my house - Global house sitting matching service bringing home owners and house sitters together online.
  • Trusted House Sitters - Find the perfect home & pet sitter.
  • House Carers - Join one of the fastest growing trends in the world today House sitting and Pet Sitting.
  • Luxury House Sitting - Care for pets in exchange for a free retreat, locally or worldwide!
  • Home Exchange - Temporary exchange your house with other people
  • House Sitter - Find House Sitting Jobs & House Sitters

Volunteering and Temporary Work

General

  • AIESEC - Developing the leadership potential of youth through experiential learning, volunteer experiences and professional internships.
  • Jobbatical - Experience something new. Use your skills somewhere else for a while!
  • Workaway - Volunteering and cultural exchange around the world.
  • Worldpackers - Find unique places around the world where you can exchange your skills for accommodation.
  • Help Exchange (HelpX) - An online listing of host organic farms, non-organic farms, farmstays, homestays, ranches, lodges, B&Bs, backpackers hostels and even sailing boats who invite volunteer helpers to stay with them short-term in exchange for food and accommodation.
  • HelpStay - Give a little help, stay for free
  • InterExchange - Live, Work, Travel Abroad
  • With locals - Enjoy a city like a local
  • Show around - Find a local to show you around

Farm

  • WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities on Organics Farms.

Cruise and Yachts

Teaching

  • italki - Learn a language online
  • Go Abroad - Meaningful travel starts here

Hostel and Hotel

Au Pair

Meet New People

Free Activities and Tours

  • Free tour - Book budget and free tours with local guides in 80+ countries.
  • Free tours by foot - Free Walking Tours of American and European Cities.
  • Wikiloc - A place to discover and share the best outdoor trails for hiking, cycling and many other activities.
  • Topdeck Travel - Epic trips for young adventurers aged 18–39 | Explore Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & more…
  • Airbnb Experiences
  • With locals - Enjoy a city like a local
  • Show around - Find a local to show you around