🎒 Ultimate Backpacking Checklist
Not all backpacking trips are the same. Packing for Iceland is very different than packing for Thailand! Use this dynamic checklist to pack smart — tailored to your destination.
🌍 Choose Your Region or Country:
- 🔥 Southeast Asia (e.g. Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia)
- ❄️ Europe (Winter)
- ☀️ Europe (Summer)
- 🏞 South America (e.g. Peru, Colombia)
- 🐫 Africa (e.g. Morocco, Tanzania)
- 🧊 Iceland / Nordic countries
- 🏝 Australia / New Zealand
- 🌆 Urban backpacking (e.g. Japan, South Korea)
✅ Essential Items (For All Regions)
These go in every backpack:
🛂 Passport + travel documents
Passeport Index -> find your if you need a visa according to your issue passeport
- 🛂 Passport + travel documents
- 💳 Debit/credit cards + emergency cash
- 📱 Phone + charger + universal adapter
- 🎧 Headphones
- 🧼 Toiletries (travel-sized)
- 🧦 4–5 pairs of socks & underwear
- 🎒 Backpack (40–60L)
- 🎒 Daypack
- 🧺 Travel laundry kit
- 🔒 TSA-approved lock
- 💊 Medications + small first-aid kit
- 🧻 Travel tissues + sanitizer
Select your destination region to see the tailored packing list:
✈️ Travel Tips
- 🧼 Pack light, do laundry every 1–2 weeks
- 💡 Roll clothes to save space
- 🏷 Use packing cubes for organization
- 🌐 Get an eSIM or local SIM for mobile data
- 🛏 Book hostels or guesthouses in advance in high season
