For lots of travellers in New Zealand, hop-on/hop-off bus journey has been an essential a part of their expertise. It has been the basic option to discover New Zealand for years. However occasions are altering, and we’ve got improved the basic hop-on/hop-off expertise.
Change is sweet
With out change, there isn’t any transferring ahead. At Stray, we like to assume exterior the field, be inventive and make the journey expertise for our clients even higher.
We’ve been taking folks on superb adventures since 2002. We’re a bunch of travellers who prefer to journey somewhat in another way. We love ticking off all the massive bucket record experiences, however our actual mission is to go additional off the crushed monitor. There’s at all times extra to find if you happen to simply Stray somewhat additional off the freeway.
You might be most likely questioning, “why change the hop-on/hop-off journey community that you’ve created years in the past?” Easy. We’re making it even simpler so that you can discover New Zealand, with out taking away the enjoyable of travelling in New Zealand.
We’re taking the trouble out of hop-on/hop-off
Essentially the most requested query about travelling on the hop-on/hop-off community was “the place ought to I hop off and the way lengthy ought to I keep?” And the second-most fashionable query was “If I hop-off in XYZ is it assured I can hop on once more in X days?”.
For many travellers, it’s their first time travelling to our superb little nation. In fact, everybody desires to get essentially the most from their once-in-a-lifetime journey to NZ. And who desires to fret about issues like hopping off, discovering lodging and the way to get to the subsequent superb vacation spot?
Due to this fact, we created Stray Journeys some time in the past. And we’ve got simply taken these new excursions to the subsequent degree. These bus excursions are greater than only a bus tour. It’s a fixed-length tour with lodging included. Now you may actually sit again, chill out and benefit from the journey. You’ll arrive super-relaxed at your subsequent vacation spot. And you understand that as quickly because the bus stops, you’ve arrived at an incredible place.
A spot the place you are able to do a wide range of free or paid actions. The Stray Driver is your information on these journeys. And they’re filled with data about every cease alongside the way in which. They’ve a lot inside info, suggestions and info that aren’t even talked about in fashionable journey books. It’s like travelling with a neighborhood.
Benefits of Stray bus excursions in New Zealand
Right here’s an summary of why you’ll love these new Stray Journey Excursions.
Lodging
Lodging is included on these new excursions. You may be staying at 3-4 star inns for many of the nights and excessive nation farms or scenic lodges near the waterfront or nationwide parks in our distinctive locations. Lodge rooms are ensuite, whereas shared services are in Strademark locations. Improve to solo occupancy can be doable. See for more information and reserving these excursions.
Non-public coach transport
Take the strain off, sit back, chill out, take in the surroundings and let another person do the driving. You’ll journey by non-public, air-conditioned bus.
Stray Information
Anticipate entertaining anecdotes, nice suggestions, additional assist and native insider information out of your charismatic information. They know each inch of this nation. You possibly can’t get this from a Google search!
Strademark Expertise
A number of of our excursions embrace Strademark Experiences, particular locations or experiences that you’re much less prone to discover within the guidebook. You’ll be speaking about these superb locations lengthy after your journey has ended.
So what makes a spot or expertise worthy of the Strademark badge? Now we have some easy guidelines for that, it should:
- Be a singular native, cultural expertise
- Have an environmental or conservation focus
- Not be accessed by public transport
Our Strademark Locations mean you can see extra and do extra. We take you to locations that you’d by no means in any other case see. Tick off your bucket record locations and expertise our particular, distinctive spots too.
Will hop-on/hop-off return as soon as the worldwide COVID / Corona-virus pandemic is over?
By no means say by no means… However for now, all our NZ Hop-on/Hop-off Excursions and passes are on maintain. If that modifications you’ll examine it on our Service Updates web page, a web page that’s continually being up to date when there’s information to share about our excursions.
We’re assured that you’ll take pleasure in our new NZ excursions. These excursions will make your New Zealand journey simpler. No must make a plan your self. Simply flip up on the day of departure, meet your fellow travellers and off we go. Aotearoa awaits. We’re wanting ahead to seeing you on considered one of our excursions.
Safe your seat & keep versatile
Are you excited to go to New Zealand once more as soon as the border is open once more? We’re so wanting ahead to seeing you all once more… For now, solely travellers from Australia can enter New Zealand through the Trans-Tasman Journey Bubble however hopefully extra nations will likely be added to that record.
Although issues could look unsure, there may be a lot of flexibility while you guide your Stray Tour now. It’s all a part of our reserving ensures, our guarantees so you may guide with confidence.
- The beginning journey date is versatile. In case your plans change, you may at all times change your journey dates, so long as you tell us earlier than the scheduled day of departure.
- Tour swap possibility. Change your thoughts about the place you wish to go? You possibly can swap your journey for an additional Stray journey in any vacation spot we function in.
- E-book now, pay later. Solely a ten% deposit is required to safe a seat on considered one of our excursions.
- No reserving charges in any respect. It’s simple to guide your Stray bus tour on-line. The value you see is the worth you’ll pay. There are not any nasty charges, like cost charges or bank card charges.
And our pleasant crew of journey specialists are at all times pleased to assist and reply your questions. Publish ‘em under within the remark part or contact us through electronic mail, telephone or chat.