Backpacking has always been there since the early days. Let’s just say that backpackers are independent travellers who represent the tourism industry all the time.

With their amazing backpacks it’s funny to say that they have no plans or a predefined itinerary. Nevertheless, we can actually count on them when it comes to adventure tourism because they go all out.

Backpackers love the outdoors to bits and nothing can stop their quest for discovery any time soon. All I can say is that they are our tourism heroes, our mavericks who travel far and beyond. Personally, they get to know every tourism destination out there so as to explore them to their heart’s desire. It is literally their cup of coffee. In those instances, there are no constraints or boundaries that can limit them. They comb the tourism village thereby interacting with different types of travellers from all walks of life. If anything, learning different cultures and beliefs in the process.

A backpacker is an adventurer at heart and nothing can stop their mobile streak for it’s a chirp they carry on their shoulders. In the throes of their escapades they discover the natural and manmade wonders of the world, heritage sites, monuments and the wetlands interalia. The passionate nature of backpackers actually led to responsible tourism and it is a trend in its own right.

As if that is not enough, the free spirited travellers amicably mix and mingle with the locals, trying out the native dishes and using the public transport. Thus, sharing experiences with backpackers can be accounted for as memorable because they are exposed to the basics of the world from time to time.

For your own information, Victoria Falls is the home for most backpackers because they love to bond with the other bunkers at the bonfire. Good examples of such establishments include the Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge and also the Shoestrings alias Backpackers Bar and Restaurant. Intrestingly, the backpackers.com or online site has indepth outdoor gears reviews. Once a backpacker always backpacker. As cavalier as they come, they can sleep anywhere under the stars because they carry their tent with them half of the time.

The idea of camping is in their blood and it’s more like the air they breathe. Also, backpackers are characterized by looking for low cost or affordable accommodation in hostels and homestays and they travel to offbeat destinations where luxuries are a few for example trekking in Chizarira or Vumba for days. This makes them more attuned to the environment like the stalwart participants of the Survivor Australia. At this juncture, we have to say the wild is a calling for these intrepid budget travellers like Christopher Columbus and David Livingstone.