Our Customer Reviews

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We love getting feedback from our passengers after they complete their Kiwi Experience. Feedback helps us tweak Kiwi Experience for other passengers or simply lets us know when we've done a great job.

Some of our passengers stay in touch for years to come. We love that!

Reviews

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Harriet6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

So much fun

Spent a month on the kiwi bus and met some lovely people and saw some amazing places

Chloe6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

Amazing Experience

I had the most amazing experience, I did the southern round up for about 2 weeks and it couldn’t have been better! Met amazing people, did amazing things just an all round great time!
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Laura Jayne6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

Trip of a Lifetime

I’ve just finished my Kiwi Experience trip - the Whole Kit and Caboodle. It’s really hard to sum up the experience however I made the best of friends which was amazing as I am a solo traveller. The drivers were also so helpful and nothing was ever too much to ask. Diesel was my main driver down the North Island and into the south and I have to say he was incredible. So knowledgable, funny and always up for a chat. Rob was my driver towards the end of my trip and I’d like to say he was also so cool and made the long journeys back up to Auckland really pleasant. I actually just want to do this whole trip again it was that good. I’ve written a blog of my Kiwi journey at ; https://smallgirlinabigworld2016.wordpress.com/ Thanks again. Laura Jayne

Ebba Lewenhaupt6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

There's nothing quiet like it!

I was really a lot more impressed than I ever thought I would be! Of course, some people may say it can be chalked up to luck, as my favorite point was the people you met along the way, but thats just not true at all. The atmosphere was great, which of course made all the great people there happy, the drivers helpful and informative, and the places you saw and admired were a big point as well. If you want to go to New Zealand, but don't know where to start, please, i beg of you, do it with Kiwi!

Michael Burke6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

Great way to see New Zealand!

We didn’t expect the kiwi experience tour to take you to all the places that we visited. Obviously we knew the scheduled places but all the little stop offs to see waterfalls, rainforests, wildlife and ocean scenery! It was such a pleasant surprise and I’m glad they stopped every so often to give you an opportunity to see parts of New Zealand which you probably wouldn’t see if you travelled by yourself. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and really took care of everyone’s needs when it came to activities we wanted to do. The ease of hopping on and off the bus and changing things as you go was a massive plus too! Would recommend to friends that want to travel this beautiful country! Ben was mine and my partners favourite driver, he was such a laugh to be around and was a larger than life character, everyone we spoke to loved him! Also the discounts you get with activities is a bonus when you’re travelling on a budget.

Christin6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

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Hey there..I am travelling with Kiwi since the 7th Jan. I like it a lot so far - very flexible to travel with you, when I called you always found a way to help me with further plans or even individual trips without the bus, short stops for food or photos, (mostly) friendly drivers and fun time on the bus!! Especially I had a great time with Natalie Grant, Jonty, Stretch, Ben, Wiggles and the driver who also does the Milford Sound (forgot his name, but he was very funny!) Appreciated this time, big thanks!! x

Catameringue19876 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

I love Kiwi Ex <3

Thank you Kiwi Ex for the most incredible trip - I spent 3 weeks on the Sheepdog Route and because I was on the Christmas bus with Fraser, many of us stayed together for our whole trip and had the best time together. Hail to the bus driver and hakuna matata! <3 I'm already planning to come back to New Zealand!

Sofi6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

Perfect for Backpackers

My friend and I have traveled with KiwiEx for around two month. Most of the drivers are very nice and helpful. It’s easy to have a nice chat with them. We would definitely recommend KiwiEx. We would recommend not to book every accommodation through KiwiEx. There are so many hostels who are way better. River Valley is such an unnecessary stop. No wifi and way to expensive activities!! It’ s sad that every driver does different stops on the way. For example two friends of us , who also traveled with KiwiEx did stop at the Blue Pools but we didn’t unfortunately . Another positive aspect of KiwiEx is that you meet so many people from around the world.

juliusk6 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

Such a nice time!

I‘m really glad I booked with Kiwi Experience because you can see so nice and hidden places in a short time and they are so flexible! You don‘t really have to care about much. But the one point I actually didn‘t like was the fact that you have to stop at every stop: for example is River Valley and Lake Mahinapua a stop in the middle of nowhere and I didn‘t like these two stops but apart from that everything was fine and you got to meet so many nice people

tomb946 years ago

★★★★★★★★★★

Incredible trip!

Without a doubt the best way to travel New Zealand!