If you wish to uncover the sheer marvel of New Zealand we’ve received some nice information. Stray excursions simply received even higher! It’s all a part of our twentieth birthday celebrations. We’ve met actually 1000’s of pleased travellers who’ve taken our excursions since 2002 – and now that we are able to journey once more, we’re decided to make up for misplaced time and make our bus excursions even higher.
Whereas the New Zealand border was closed, we have been busy taking our bus excursions to the following degree. And by subsequent degree, we imply we skipped a couple of ranges and went straight to the highest ground. These new bus excursions are out of this world. That’s extra thrilling locations, upgraded lodging and much more unforgettable experiences.
Some issues haven’t modified although. Similar nice selection and worth, identical unbelievable guides, identical alternative to make lifelong friendships and see the perfect New Zealand has to supply.
Are you able to go to the following degree? Expertise our new excursions!
Within the new world of journey and tourism, we’re focussing on our Stray Journeys small group excursions. This may give you a secure and pleasant tour of New Zealand, in addition to the possibility to essentially get to know your journey buddies.
So lots of our travellers of the final 20 years have stayed in contact with their Stray mates. Not solely did they take pleasure in the easiest way to expertise New Zealand – they made a complete set of recent mates for all times!
Bye bye hostels, helloooo comfortable inns & nation lodges
It’s time to say goodbye to hostels and dorms. Your lodging on all our excursions is a mixture of sensible inns mixed with alpine and nation lodges and cabins.
As at all times, a snug coach seat on the sensible Stray coaches is included, in addition to a breakfast to begin every action-packed day, with further journeys, actions, occasions and different meals in distant places additionally inside your tour bundle.
Higher than any plain previous bus go
Exploring New Zealand on a Stray tour is the simplest option to stand up near the superb sights Aotearoa has to supply. No must dig by way of dozens of journey guides or blogs to create your individual route, then marvel what to do & see plus work out the place to remain.
And when you’ve lastly created that route you’ll want to determine the way to get there. By rent automobile or campervan? Fairly costly with the rising costs for petrol in New Zealand. By public transport, a bus that can take you from A to B and nothing extra? Probably not, an excessive amount of of a trouble to puzzle collectively these little point-to-point route items to create your full itinerary.
A Stray bus go actually is the perfect New Zealand bus go choice to see heaps of New Zealand. It’s so way more than taking you from A to B. We’ll present you ways.
What to anticipate on our new excursions
This yr you’ll have a selection of excursions designed to match your free time and finances. Select to discover simply North Island or South Island or take a mixed Island tour to find the entire of New Zealand.
Highlights embody stylish, boutique inns, beachside and waterfront inns, Moari and alpine lodges. You may expertise a TranzAlpine prepare journey, a glacier boat journey or a cruise on the Milford Sound.
- Ruru:18-Day tour to see all of it in New Zealand. Ruru begins in Auckland and ends in Christchurch. Hike a few of New Zealand’s finest tracks, kayak at dawn, style a scrumptious conventional hangi meal, bathe in a sizzling thermal stream surrounded by native bush, discover nationwide parks, occasion in Queenstown and stargaze in an Worldwide Darkish Sky Reserve. Take a look at the complete itinerary of the superb Ruru Tour.
- Takahe: 11-Day tour of the South Island. The Takahe tour begins & ends in Christchurch. There’s additionally the choice to begin from Wellington/Picton. This South Island tour takes you from the golden sands of Abel Tasman Nationwide Park to the West Coast’s glaciers and rainforests, the occasion and journey capital of Queenstown, to the “Roof of Aotearoa” Mt Prepare dinner Nationwide Park. See the tour data of this superb Takahe tour.
- Kereru: 11-Day tour from Auckland to Christchurch. Embark on a wild trip from Auckland to Christchurch! When you’re seeking to discover the candy spots of New Zealand in a shorter time-frame, that is for you. The world’s finest scenic prepare trip – TranzAlpine is included for an epic ending of your journey! Take a look at the complete itinerary of the superior Kereru Tour.
- Kaka: 9-Day South Island tour that begins & ends in Christchurch. The Kaka tour is all in regards to the surroundings! Every day delivers extra breathtaking views, epic mountain climbing and insane landscapes. Hop aboard a scenic prepare journey throughout the Southern Alps, then aboard the Stray bus to soak up the icy glaciers of the West Coast, attain new ranges of adrenaline in Queenstown, stare upon Lake Tekapo and hike within the spectacular Mount Prepare dinner Nationwide Park. See the tour data of this unbelievable Kaka tour.
- Pukeko: 8-Day North Island tour from Auckland to Wellington. You’ll be exploring all the highest sights, from the geothermal “Sulphur Metropolis” – Rotorua to our favorite place to sit back, Blue Duck Station. When you’re brief on time and need to see the perfect of the North, this North Island Tour has received you lined. Take a look at the complete itinerary of the superb Pukeko Tour.
Are these excursions hop-on-hop-off?
Our new excursions are utterly completely different – completely different as in higher – than the traditional hop-on-hop-off excursions. Change is nice as change does make issues higher. One other phrase for change is enhancements.
As we’ve proven you in our weblog publish about how we’ve taken hop-on/hop-off bus excursions to the following degree.
Hop-on/hop-off excursions are nonetheless on maintain in the mean time and the brand new excursions are a fair higher option to discover NZ in a relaxed means with a fun-loving group of like-minded travellers.
We’ve got taken the planning out of the hop-on/hop-off excursions and have created a greater New Zealand bus go. Stray Journey Excursions are a extra relaxed option to see New Zealand. Much less worrying, much less planning so simpler for you and positively extra enjoyable.
Finest option to journey with no driving licence and see heaps of New Zealand
New Zealand might look small in comparison with our massive neighbour Australia, however it certain is larger than you assume. Heaps of travellers are desirous to enter New Zealand to hit the street to see all of it in Aotearoa.
However what should you don’t have a driving licence? Are you able to journey with no driving licence in New Zealand? (sneak preview: YES). Or perhaps you do have a driving licence however you don’t really feel snug driving on the opposite aspect of the street.
No worries. Stray Excursions to the rescue. On our new bus excursions, we’ll do the driving. You simply have to take a seat again and calm down or socialise with the enjoyable worldwide individuals you’ve met on the bus. You certain can journey with no driving licence in New Zealand.
Your Stray tour provides you the chance to see extra of New Zealand. In addition to taking in all of the “must-see” points of interest and locations, we nonetheless stray off the crushed monitor to point out you wild, undiscovered New Zealand.
There are many choices for additional (non-compulsory) actions, together with mountain climbing, biking and touring experiences in unbelievable locations, in addition to a much bigger selection of white-knuckle journey alternatives.
Creating recollections & friendships that final a lifetime
Whenever you take a Stray journey, it’s greater than a tour. It’s an expertise… you’ll see undiscovered New Zealand by yourself non-public, air-conditioned coach with a gaggle of mates. Our superb Stray guides are very a lot part of what we’re about. Like-minded adventurers who will share with you nice anecdotes and show you how to create an unforgettable journey of a lifetime.
However most of all it’s about discovery. Discovering a singular nation, discovering new and thrilling experiences and discovering new individuals and friendships. Stray has been serving to travellers uncover extra for 20 years. Take a look at a few of our travellers’ tales on Fb.
Tales from earlier Stray travellers
Christine took a Stray tour in 2003 and nonetheless retains in contact with 4 units of mates within the UK and Sweden to talk about their adventures and driver, Chops, almost 20 years later!
Michael remembers his 2006 Stray tour with the “legends”, Nemo and Vino. One in all our Stray travellers even ended up getting married to her information!
So, begin planning your journey to New Zealand with Stray. Uncover the perfect of New Zealand with a small group of like-minded journey buddies. We welcome solo travellers, mates, {couples} or teams – you’ll make recollections and friendships that can stick with you without end.
Hop on board the Stray bus to discover New Zealand on our new excursions
Now we’ve made the expertise even higher, so that you’ll get much more out of your subsequent Stray tour. We will’t wait to see you all once more. We hope you’ll be part of us for the trip of your life! Examine our new excursions and e book your seat as quickly as potential. There are nonetheless seats left on our excursions in June, July and August 2022, so what are you ready for?
