Our Customer Reviews

While traveling Australia I came across many people who sang the experiences praises, and as me and my friend had no ideas as to what to do when we got to NZ we thought we'd give it a go... we are certainly glad we did! The trip matched a great time with an educational one really well, most of the drivers were a laugh and were very knowledgable. The early mornings on the other hand became a bit tiresome. But we delt with it as we had to! Thanks for a great time

The whole experience was amazing. Met some great people along the way and Dylan was the best! Such an informative man with great sense of humour and everyone loved him!

Was told by a friend, was incredible. Did a lot in a short space of time

loved traveling with so many new people, got to see many incredible locations that I would not have known to visit by myself, the driver was very informative and actually good at driving, great experience 10/10 would recommend

A fantastic way to meet people and see the best that NZ has to offer. Flexible enough that you don't feel tied in to anything but also provides a valuble source of information and opportunity exclusive to Kiwi, that you wouldn't otherwise have. Loved it.

I am glad I travelled with Kiwi Experience as it was a great way to see the Country and I met a lot of other travellers en route and made some great memories

Had a great time on board of the Kiwi Bus. It is an easy way to meet a lot of people who are also travelling around, and they take you to beautiful places. Being in the bus, it feels like being on a group trip (15 minutes to go to public toilets, 30 minutes for coffee.. 'be back in time'), the comfort of the bus makes it worth this feeling. Most of the drivers are a pleasure to listen to as they tell locals tales, myths and about the places you drive past. They really enjoy taking you aroudn. The time you spend in the bus is not too lang a day, so that on most days, there is enough time left to wander around in the destination. It is very well worth looking up some places the bus doesn't stop; if you ask so, they will let you off anywhere on the route. So even though they do have a fixed route, this still is very flexible. With the price they offer, it absolutely is a great deal!

The kiwi experience was a great way to see New Zealand. However, I recommend staying on the short schedule until you reach Queenstown. If you take extra time seeing North Island cities, you will lose your bus mates. Kiwi Experience took us to the best cities and offered great activities, including tubing through glow worm caves, visiting Hobbiton, bungy jumping, rafting, jade carving, glacier hiking, and more!

So much fun and one of the best ways to meet people in NZ!!

Pluses: you get to see a lot and walk stops are great. Drivers are informative and take care of pretty much everything.. You meet great people on a way. Easy way of travelling. Minuses: long days on a bus even with short distances to cover. Base and Nomads are the worst hostels in NZ so I would drop the cooperation with them and choose for better local hostels (like the one in Westport)