It's funny, because I'm a kiwi and am currently working 2 jobs saving as hard as possible just to get out of here and over seas! Love your videos, glad you enjoyed NZ!

This video has fully calmed my nerves! I booked the kiwi experience (zephyr route) & am off next week, just youtube'd as I didn't know what to expect and this has completely clarified it for me. Thank you!

I'm traveling to New Zealand with a client so most of our plans are already pre-booked but even so I found your video extremely helpful. You answered some great questions, thanks so much!

Sweet, best mate showed me this, we're thinking of doing it in Jan, glad you enjoyed it!

I could hardly focus on this video, I was getting mesmerized by your eyes!

I'm going to do the Kiwi Experience starting tomorrow and I'm so exited but also a little Bit nervous.. Hope that it will be great!:) I really like your videos! Greetings from a German Girl! :)

Thanks for the review just booked my bus tour.... Can't wait!

the kiwi experience was bloody amazing, I made a film of my trip, but it doesn't even do the trip the slightest justice

Hey, cool to hear other people's opinion on the kiwi experience. Mine is totally different though. I started my working holiday in new Zealand in November 2013 and bought a ticket with kiwi experience. In the beginning we thought it was great but then we noticed things... The accommodation are always on the pricier side, never under $27 up to $35 even though there are nicer, cleaner hostels with smaller rooms for a cheaper price (bbh)(we got a bed in a dorm room for $19 in central auckland!) So me and a friend booked ahead in that sort of hostels and when we asked the drivers where that hostel is or if he could drop us anywhere near our hostel of choice all of them got rude, where saying things like "if you book your hostel on your own, find it on your own". The discounts you get with kiwi experience is less discount then what your can get with coupons or on the Internet. When we wanted to catch a bus to get down the west coast (we were living in nelson at that point) we called them 2 weeks ahead and we were told that the busses are fully booked for 3 weeks. If an organization can't transport all the people with a valid ticket in at least 10 days that's unprofessional. On their website they also say "you don't have to travel in a bus with the locals, we only transport backpackers" but what is traveling for but meeting locals? And we did experience the "green fuck-bus" once we even had a driver who hooked up with the girls on the bus (!!!)! And most of the time we noticed that the other passengers on the bus where large group of friends on a party vacation... After that we used it as rarely as possible just to get from one point to another or used the buses like intercity or nakedbus. They were a lot cheaper and had nicer drivers and we got to know a few other backpackers and locals X cat

Kiwi Experience which I joined in March/1992 (about 25 years ago) created wonderful scenes I've ever experienced. Not only did it give me unforgettable memories of New Zealand but I had good chances to meet people from all over the world.Standing in front of all passengers in the bus on the first day, I introduced myself (everyone did this actually) and mentioned that I had just started out my one-and-a-half-year globe trottimg, then some of the nice travellers invited me to their homes afterwards. After Kiwi Experience, I visited them during my round-the-world trip including Canada, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Australia.They kindly showed me around their town and even provided me with a bed at night.キウイエクスぺリエンスに参加したのは１９９２年３月、もう２５年前になります。本当に素晴らしいバス旅行でした。忘れられないニュージーランドの思い出と共に世界中からやって来た人たちと知り合う良い機会になりました。初日にバスの中、皆の前で自己紹介することになり（全員がします）、これから１年半の世界旅行になることを話すと、旅の途中でうちに来いとよく誘われました。結局その後、世界一周旅行の途中、カナダ、英国、アイルランド、スウェーデン、デンマーク、ドイツ、オーストラリアに行った時に彼らを訪ね、現地の観光に連れて行ってもらったり泊まらせていただいたりしました。Anyway, the good thing of Kiwi Experience is that the bus takes us to a lot of sightseeing spots and activity sites, some of which are located where it is hard for you to have access to unless you have a car and drive freely.The bus also took us to budget hostels at which we all stayed, including the bus driver himself. Since many people sticked to the same bus for finishing the whole trip at that time, many of us were able to get to know well each other, therefore well enjoyed night drinks and talks almost every nights as well as the comfortable bus travel (Note: the bus pass did not include the accommodation costs).Many thanks. This reminded me of the good New Zealand.キウイエクスペイリエンスの良いところは、たくさんの観光地やアクティビティーに連れて行ってもらえるのですが、車でも持ってない限り立ち寄ることが難しい場所にも連れて行ってもらえることです。バスはドライバーも含めて皆が泊まる安宿にも連れて行ってくれます。その当時は全行程をずっと同じバスで旅する人がなぜか多かったため、その多くがお互いにとても仲良くなれましたし、快適なバス旅行のみならずほぼ毎晩のお酒や談笑をとても楽しむこともできました（なお、宿代はバスパスに含まれず別途支払いです）。本当に良いニュージーランドの思い出でした。Message from SANDY, Japan. 03rd/Nov/2016

Very helpful video with valuable insights. Thanks so much!

I can't wait for this!

I got so excited when I saw you uploaded a video!:)I would love to go to New Zealand!It is in my top 10 world destinations.Great video,very informative as always!Btw,I would love to see a video about how did you start travelling,where have you been,how do you manage to make the money etc.Greetings from Greece

I love your videos so much! You've genuinely inspired me to go travelling :)) Im in year 11 so I'm going to start saving this summer

Like i said before, you are very informative and make a very good presenter for new Zealand and Australian tourism and for any other country.Best of luck with your travels ,because you deserve it.regards Louisa Klimentos

im from New Zealand (north island) I've never heard of thus but it sounds preety cool

Hi! Did you book all of your buses before you started your tour or did you book your next bus as you went?

thank you!

I'm currently organising my backpacking trip and have heard so much about this. How much roughly did you end up spending on accomodation and food and activities on top of the bus ticket?

Went on the Kiwi back in Feb/March and it was the best time of my life(the profile pic is me skydiving at Fox Glacier)! Planning an Australia trip this coming Feb/March and I'm trying to see if there is anything along the lines of the Kiwi Experience there.

I did the kiwi experience, except they skipped Kiakoura because there was earthquakes there. Ive got vids on my channel if you want to see the stops, but this is definitely a good review, I did the 'funky chicken' route. The activities I will say are expensive, so its not a trip for those who dont like spending money.

When are you coming to Zambia?

Hey! I love your videos! I have a important question that iv been worrying about majorly. did you find a majority of people took suitcases or backpacks? I'm moving to melbourne after and then wanting to go to fiji etc, so what did you take with you? :)

Hi, I'm planning to go on the Kiwi experience for 17 days. Sorry, I have a few questions. How much did you spend on food and accommodation roughly? Also, how much did you save for the activities and which bus did you go on? And how much did your entire trip cost inc, flights, accomedation, food and activities? :)

how much money did you spend EXcluding the bus ticket? hostels food extras etc?

Did you work in NZ? If so how did you fit in travelling? ❤️

Hi! Can you purchase activities individually along the way, or do you have to get them in a bundle deal? And would you recommend ending where you start? I was thinking of starting in Auckland and ending in Christchurch. There's so many options. It's a little overwhelming :/

lol i live in NZ and I didn't even know about this! I just know about Naked bus, i fyou are lucky you can get $1 fares... but i've never been that lucky.

Hi thanks for this video it's been so helpful :) just wondered if you can help me with a couple of questions. ~ do most of the hostels have lockers? ~ I want to spend a few nights in each place. Does this mean I will have to get on the next bus? And do I have to tell the driver I'm not getting back on? Will he book me on the next bus? Hope that makes sense! Thanks again for your help :) xxx

I'm so tempted to do this! I just don't quite full understand everything. *So separately you'll have to buy your flights? & Choose your own dates? * Is it cheaper to pay for the accommodation and activities on the bus or pre-buy them on the website? And are the Unique stays worth doing? * I assume everyone on the bus will have different passes and want to do different things, will this result into being left alone? Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you :D

Hi thank you so much this and all your backpacking videos are great! I'm from london and planning to go backpacking in the summer, I was just wondering how you found the long journey on your own? (im a bit scared haha I know it will be worth it though!)

I've read some very bad reviews on TripAdvisor. I'm from Brazil but I live in Australia. I definitely intend to go to NZ but now I don't know if I'd try Kiwi Experience. By the way... your eyes are mesmerizing!!! What about the hair in my face?!

How much money did you take to New Zealand with you?

how old was you when you went?

The links dont work. Maybe deleted vids ?

what about any experience in Yozgat Türkiye, where the history starts ;)

hey so im going to new zealand on the 20th of this month! im also doing the Kiwi experience, and im staying for 26 days. How big of a pack did you bring? Also im flying into Aukland, and im wondering where the pick up for the bus is?

Did a lot of people in the kiwi experience travel by their one like you?

Your videos are so so helpful, and my travel buddy and I are very grateful! Pricing was confusing in this video however... $13 NewZ dollars for accommodation was equivalent to £15, so the UK number was higher. But the bus tour was $1,000 NewZ dollars which you said was about £5/700? so the UK price was lower? How does that work haha. X

Your videos are really helpful! Do you have one on fiji?

The price doesn't include accomidation and food right ?

You have the most beautiful eyes...Christianne...Great videos..

was everyone on the kiwi experience white?

I'm a New Zealander and had no idea this existed

How do you fund all these trips do you work or is it mum and dad??

the amount it can hold is 55 do you remember me bruce

I thought this was about flights?

how much would you say you spent in new Zealand all in all

i hope these videos are accurate as im pretty much planning my round the world trip by them lol

With the kiwi experience, can you just hop on and off the bus for the full 12 months?

agreed! AND THE BEST DRIVER IS COWBOY made the trip

if anyone's planning to go in the end of 2018, hit me up!

This seems like it would take me out of my comfort zone.

Que es Kiwi experience 😂

kiwi .com don't book they still owe me 650 ponds I cancelled flight they said 30 days I still have not received the money back and they lie when they said your covered under guarantee

Kiwi scammer company 😡😡😡