15 Essential Travel Apps for Backpackers • Indie Traveller

There are quite a few lists out there of best travel apps, but most of these are for people going on a quick holiday. If you’re going on a longer trip, you may want to load up your smartphone with some additional tools.

The following apps are especially useful if you’re going backpacking, if you’re travelling through multiple countries, or won’t have mobile data everywhere (as many of these apps can be used even when offline).

1. MAPS.me

MAPS.me is an awesome maps app that lets you download map data for a country or region so you can use it even when you have no data connection. This app was a serious life-saver when I was trying to find my way through the infinite windy alleyways of the medina in Fez, Morocco — not to mention many other places!

While Google Maps now also include a downloading function, I like the MAPS.me functionality better. It also lets you more easily star specific locations for later reference.

Download: iOS or Android

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