Backpacker circuits

31 routes with ordered stops, destination guides and transport details where available.

Australia east coast
Sydney → Melbourne → Brisbane → Cairns → … (+15 stops)
19 stops
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Cairns
Balkans
Ljubljana → Bled → Piran → Zagreb → … (+33 stops)
37 stops
- Ljubljana
- Bled
- Piran
- Zagreb
Banana Pancake Trail
Bangkok → Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai → Pai → … (+61 stops)
65 stops
- Chiang Mai
- Luang Prabang
- Hoi An
Caribbean independent travel
Havana → Viñales → Trinidad → Santo Domingo → … (+5 stops)
9 stops
- Havana
- Trinidad
- Santo Domingo
- Las Terrenas
Caucasus
Tbilisi → Kutaisi → Batumi → Mestia → … (+9 stops)
13 stops
- Tbilisi
Central America overland
Antigua Guatemala → Guatemala City → Flores → Tikal → … (+32 stops)
36 stops
- Antigua Guatemala
- Guatemala City
- Flores
- Tikal
Central Asia/Silk Road
Tashkent → Samarkand → Bukhara → Khiva → … (+11 stops)
15 stops
China backpacker trail
Beijing → Shanghai → Xi'an → Chengdu → … (+19 stops)
23 stops
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Xi'an
- Chengdu
East Africa overland
Nairobi → Mombasa → Diani Beach → Lamu → … (+18 stops)
22 stops
- Nairobi
- Mombasa
- Diani Beach
- Lamu
Eastern Europe
Prague → Brno → Český Krumlov → Olomouc → … (+22 stops)
26 stops
- Prague
- Brno
- Český Krumlov
- Kraków
Egypt
Cairo → Giza, Cairo → Luxor → Aswan → … (+4 stops)
8 stops
- Cairo
- Giza, Cairo
- Luxor
- Aswan
Gringo Trail
Lima → Machu Picchu → Ollantaytambo → Pisac → … (+71 stops)
75 stops
- Lima
- Machu Picchu
- Ollantaytambo
- Pisac
Iberia
Madrid → Barcelona → Seville → Granada → … (+21 stops)
25 stops
Iceland
Reykjavík → Akureyri → Vík í Mýrdal → Höfn → … (+1 stop)
5 stops
India circuits
Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Pushkar → … (+42 stops)
46 stops
- Hampi
Indonesia
Jakarta → Yogyakarta → Bandung → Pangandaran → … (+22 stops)
26 stops
Japan
Tokyo → Kyoto → Osaka → Nara → … (+19 stops)
23 stops
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Hiroshima
- Miyajima
Korea
Seoul → Busan → Gyeongju → Jeonju → … (+3 stops)
7 stops
- Seoul
- Busan
- Sokcho
- Gangneung
Mexico
Mexico City → Oaxaca → Puerto Escondido → Mazunte → … (+21 stops)
25 stops
- Mexico City
- Oaxaca
- Puerto Escondido
- Zipolite
Middle East
Amman → Petra → Wadi Rum → Jerusalem → … (+14 stops)
18 stops
Morocco
Marrakech → Fez → Chefchaouen → Tangier → … (+8 stops)
12 stops
- Marrakech
- Fez
- Chefchaouen
- Tangier
Nepal
Kathmandu → Pokhara → Bhaktapur → Patan → … (+5 stops)
9 stops
- Kathmandu
New Zealand
Auckland → Wellington → Christchurch → Queenstown → … (+17 stops)
21 stops
- Auckland
- Wellington
- Christchurch
- Queenstown
Philippines
Manila → Cebu City → Moalboal → Malapascua → … (+13 stops)
17 stops
Scandinavia
Copenhagen → Stockholm → Gothenburg → Malmö → … (+10 stops)
14 stops
Southern Africa overland
Cape Town → Johannesburg → Durban → Stellenbosch → … (+21 stops)
25 stops
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg
- Durban
- Stellenbosch
Sri Lanka
Colombo → Negombo → Kandy → Ella → … (+10 stops)
14 stops
Taiwan
Taipei → Jiufen → Hualien → Taroko Gorge → … (+5 stops)
9 stops
- Jiufen
- Hualien
- Taroko Gorge
- Taitung
Turkey
Istanbul → Göreme → Antalya → Fethiye → … (+10 stops)
14 stops
US/Canada hubs and national parks
New York City → Boston → Washington, D.C. → Philadelphia → … (+34 stops)
38 stops
Western Europe hostel hubs
London → Edinburgh → Glasgow → Inverness → … (+43 stops)
47 stops