Your go to guide when travelling around New Zealand and Australia
Where have you currently parked up your van? Well, if you’re planning your next trip to New Zealand or Australia you need to download the CamperMate app. Launched in 2011 it’s NZ’s most popular free travel app that will help you find what you need when you’re roaming around the country.
If you’re struggling to find somewhere to park up for the night, this app will be your new best friend. Thousands of people are already using it to track down locations of free, low cost and paid campsites. CamperMate works alongside councils to provide parking information to those travelling around NZ. In July 2016 CamperMate teamed up with SmartParking and Wellington City Council to bring better information about the availability of freedom camping parks to visitors.
Chris Roberts, chief executive, tourism industry, at Aotearoa says, “It’s important that tourism is at the forefront of adopting new technologies to not only assist with the management of freedom camping.”
All the things you need to know, CamperMate’s got it covered.
This useful app will take the stress out of travelling by supplying some great advice, from traveller submitted tips, free wifi spots, where to find public toilets, supermarkets and petrol stations and much much more. With over 150,000 downloads it’s the largest database of campervan related information and even includes offline maps so you can get on with exploring the country. This also means there is no need to worry about big roaming costs! It will even keep you safe with a location sensitive civil defence emergency alert, giving you peace of mind as you travel.
A free smartphone application, it is available on iOS and Android devices in NZ and Australia in English, German, Chinese and French languages. Given the popularity of this app, a similar version for the UK is surely just around the corner.
Juliet from Mentone, Victoria in Australia is currently exploring the country in her glampervan, lovingly named Lucy, with her partner Frank and their two dogs. Wandering the length and breadth of Australia full time, they’re a fan of the app and say, “We have found the CamperMate app to be quite helpful, but be wary of the dirt roads!”
Some sound advice from a full time van dweller!
