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Our amazing unique stops to the heart of NZ with gauranteed first night accommodation and awesome deals on amazing activities.

For the best New Zealand backpacker experience on offer, it's all about who you know. And our world famous Driver Guides are definitely the ones to know!

We're the legends in hop-on, hop-off bus adventures. We'll get you to some of the most unforgettable experiences on the planet. Hop-on and get amongst it!

Ledge Bungy, Queenstown

Kiwi Experience is New Zealand’s famous travel network, offering you some of the most unforgettable experiences and backpacker tours on the planet.

Our big green buses and Kiwi drivers have a legendary status on the road and around the globe.

Kiwi Experience - Backpacker Bus & Backpacker Tours New Zealand

The first of our backpacker tours in New Zealand departed on 28th October 1989 and since then, we’ve won numerous tourism awards, travelled over 20 million miles and shown more than 400,000 backpacker travellers the trip of a lifetime!

New Zealand is full of natural wonders, man-made marvels and hidden secrets. This amazing country has so much to offer that even the locals can’t decide where to go next. This is where our experienced Driver Guides, action packed passes, and online travel tools come in – fitting in with your plans and budget to show you the very best in backpacking New Zealand.

Better yet, with our hop-on, hop-off system, unlimited travel, and no pressure, you can travel New Zealand at your own pace and be sure you see it exactly the way you want to.

We can’t wait to give you the trip of a lifetime, so read on, check out the Kiwi Experience community and prepare yourself for your own legendary adventure

Check out our special deals so you won't miss any great travel offers. Book online today with Kiwi Experience for your backpacker tours in New Zealand!

New Zealand Backpackers Pass – Why Choose Kiwi Experience
As New Zealand’s travel experts we offer all the stuff you’d expect plus a whole lot more! There are a thousand reasons why thousands of travellers choose Kiwi Experience backpacker tours. The first few can be found here…more

Must see stuff
Whether you’re in New Zealand for 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 years, or life you’ll want to make sure you make the most of every day possible. And like everything the best advice comes from those who have done it all before.more

Accommodation
Unfortunately you can’t sleep on the bus…overnight. It’s just as well then that New Zealand is home to hundreds of character-filled backpackers, hostels and lodges that are great value for money.more

Who travels with us
You’ll love meeting the other travellers of all ages, all nationalities, and all types who travel on our New Zealand backpacker tours. Whether you’re coming for the culture, adventure, socialising or scenery, you’ll leave having done it all, and seen New Zealand exactly the way you wanted too!more

Customer comments
Just so you know we’re not making it up, have a read of real customer comments, complete with real names, real countries and real spelling mistakes. For real!more

Working in NZ
Keen to work in New Zealand to pay off your trip, or perhaps stay here for good and make a real go of it? Or maybe you’re keen to do some volunteer work and give something back to New Zealand and its people.more

What to bring
Yourself and clothes would be a good start. We’ll also give you advice on money, luggage, and snake anti-venom (just joking, our most dangerous animal is the sheep – that fluffy soft wool can be lethal!)more

FAQs - New Zealand
Frequently asked questions about New Zealand from our 400,000 previous passengers and backpackers. Remember to check out the Travel Pass FAQ page too for more information.more

About us
Three Kiwis dreamed up a way of providing flexible New Zealand bus travel for independent travellers. Over 20 years later Kiwi Experience is an NZ icon.more

News & awards
News from Kiwi Experience so you know we’re committed to being leaders in the industry, and continue to offer the best possible travel experience for all our passengers.more

Wanna work for us
Tourism jobs are highly sought after but luckily for job hunters the Kiwi Experience success story is still growing. We regularly have positions available as Driver Guides, Reservations Consultants, and other exciting roles in Sales, Marketing, Operations and Accounts.more

Conservation Volunteers & Kiwi Experience

Volunteering
Conservation Volunteers is a not-for-profit organisation that recruits and manages teams of volunteers to work on environmental and wildlife conservation projects. Kiwi Experience would like to help introduce you to their operation and show you how you can help.more