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Taking advantage of Bay Of Plenty's backpacker options is a great way to socialise before moving on and exploring the entire country on a budget. Backpacker accommodation is friendly, communal and reliable. They are places where, usually, young travellers congregate and often make friends with people of different nationalities. It's the most fun way to discover everything this country has to offer and meet like-minded travellers. New Zealand backpacker accommodation is considered to be of a consistently high quality. Most backpacker accommodation throughout the country offers a mixture of shared rooms (dormitories), as well as single, twin or double rooms for a higher (but still relatively cheap) cost. The facilities usually consist of a communal kitchen and bathroom, and a coin-operated laundry, although this does vary - many also have internet access, bars and TV lounges. Long-term rates are usually offered for those planning to stay awhile.

The Bay of Plenty enjoys a climate ideal for growing subtropical fruits exported through New
Zealand's largest port, the Port of Tauranga, which is also the commercial centre of the Bay of
Plenty. Tauranga and Mount Maunganui offer a distinctly coastal view of life with surf beaches that
stretch for miles - offshore waters are places for dolphin watching and big-game fishing. Mount
Maunganui is a popular holiday resort with a harbour where you can swim quite safely. Offshore from
the small city of Whakatane is New Zealand's only active island volcano - White Island. This may be
your once-in-a-lifetime chance to walk on an active volcano, so catch a launch or helicopter for a
guided tour, complete with gas mask and hard hat. Kawerau's pulp and paper mill uses a natural
resource -geothermal steam - to start up its machinery. Take time to sample fresh fruit and
vegetables bought from stalls along the roadside, chat to locals and feel yourself unwind.
Accommodation in the Bay of Plenty includes luxury beachfront resorts, self-catering studios and
motor inns, holiday parks and resorts, backpacker lodges. Long stay discount rates may apply in some
establishments; families and groups welcome.