For lots of travellers in New Zealand, hop-on/hop-off bus journey has been an vital a part of their expertise. It has been the traditional method to discover New Zealand for years. However instances are altering, and we’ve got improved the traditional hop-on/hop-off expertise.
Change is nice
With out change, there is no such thing as a shifting ahead. At Stray, we like to suppose outdoors the field, be inventive and make the journey expertise for our prospects even higher.
We’ve been taking folks on wonderful adventures since 2002. We’re a bunch of travellers who prefer to journey somewhat otherwise. We love ticking off all the large bucket listing experiences, however our actual mission is to go additional off the crushed monitor. There’s all the time 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 effort 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 standard 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 wonderful 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 easy methods to get to the subsequent wonderful vacation spot?
Subsequently, 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’ll be able to actually sit again, chill out and benefit from the journey. You’ll arrive super-relaxed at your subsequent vacation spot. And you recognize that as quickly because the bus stops, you’ve got arrived at a tremendous place.
A spot the place you are able to do quite a lot 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 data, suggestions and details that aren’t even talked about in standard 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 amenities are in Strademark locations. Improve to solo occupancy can be attainable. See for more information and reserving these excursions.
Personal coach transport
Take the stress off, chill, chill out, absorb the surroundings and let another person do the driving. You’ll journey by personal, air-conditioned bus.
Stray Information
Count on entertaining anecdotes, nice suggestions, additional help and native insider data out of your charismatic information. They know each inch of this nation. You’ll be able to’t get this from a Google search!
Strademark Expertise
A number of of our excursions embody Strademark Experiences, particular locations or experiences that you’re much less more likely to discover within the guidebook. You’ll be speaking about these wonderful locations lengthy after your journey has ended.
So what makes a spot or expertise worthy of the Strademark badge? We’ve 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 assist you to 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 listing 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 adjustments you’ll examine it on our Service Updates web page, a web page that’s continuously being up to date when there’s information to share about our excursions.
We’re assured that you’ll get pleasure from our new NZ excursions. These excursions will make your New Zealand journey simpler. No have to 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 by way of the Trans-Tasman Journey Bubble however hopefully extra nations will likely be added to that listing.
Though issues could look unsure, there’s a number of flexibility whenever you guide your Stray Tour now. It’s all a part of our reserving ensures, our guarantees so you’ll be able to guide with confidence.
- The beginning journey date is versatile. In case your plans change, you’ll be able to all the time change your journey dates, so long as you tell us earlier than the scheduled day of departure.
- Tour swap choice. Change your thoughts about the place you wish to go? You’ll be able to 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 worth you see is the worth you’ll pay. There aren’t any nasty charges, like fee charges or bank card charges.
And our pleasant crew of journey specialists are all the time comfortable to assist and reply your questions. Publish ‘em under within the remark part or contact us by way of e mail, cellphone or chat.