Stray Adventure Tours

Just did the 24 day kea tour with Leon and I can positively say it has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I've done several bucket list activities such as Bungie jumping and skydiving to a Heli hike and the tongariro alpine crossing. Our tour guide Leon very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and was just fantastic all around. For the price of the tour, no other tour company I've seen comes anywhere near what Stray offered me. I would travel with them again in a heartbeat, would give more than 5 stars if I could

Stray was an optimal choice in picking a tour company for my limited time in the North Island in NZ. I'm a very heavy traveler at this point having had visited almost 100 different countries and usually, I'm pretty good about getting itineraries and building trips with my eyes closed. I had started to do that for my 8 days in NZ and kept on coming back to a thought. While I had the means to rent a car or use public and do this all on my own that Stray's price and what they included overall really wasn't that much of a price difference. At that point, it would be me just being stubborn in choosing to tour on my own and Stray's date for the North Island tour linked up perfectly with my fly in/out dates. The tour of the North Island was excellent - I can't say there were any parts that were less than optimal but I would just say when you visit the Blue Duck to make sure you are armed with the right supplies including alcohol. I'm somewhat of a foodie so while I can't say the food was at all bad, I like to turn things up on where I eat and was able to do so. There was a lot of space/time to allow me to freestyle and not feel obligated or forced to only do exactly what they want at their exact times. They kept things loose like that and as a freestyler of sorts, I liked that part about the journey with Stray. Shorty was an excellent guide providing a nice spirit throughout the journey. At no point did I feel that any part of the tour was less than professional but also, Shorty was nice and inclusive trying to make sure everyone had a good time.

I spent 3 and a bit weeks travelling with Stray all throughout the South Island in New Zealand and can honestly say I had one of the best experiences ever. Everyone I met on the buses were so friendly and I loved the flexibility of being able to hop on and hop off the bus at any point when I found a stop that I particularly liked. I thought there was a good mix of 'must do' stops like Queenstown, Mount Cook and Wanaka as well as some smaller stop offs were you could chill out a little more. I think it's perfect for anyone who is travelling solo and want to meet new people.

Stray is for everyone, every age, travelling single, multiple...If you want to relax, enjoy, experience and let the ones who know New Zeeland best show you its beauty, choose Stray, choose an unforgettable journey. Thank you Lego & Stray for being professional & wonderful guides.

I had the absolute best three weeks travelling the North Island with Stray on their Jonah Pass. I loved all of the unique and off the beaten path places we went to that I would never have found on my own. My driver guides Thor and Soxx were so fantastic, informative and fun, I just want to do it all over again! Highlights were White Water Rafting in Rotorua and the Tongariro Crossing!

Just completed the Kaka tour with Whaea-Nicole, who was a lovely and approachable guide! She looked into the safety of each and every one of us, and made all of us feel very comfortable with her. She also gave good advice about the activities and shared wonderful fun facts along the trip. The trip was a memorable one because of her, I will definitely recommend travelling with her if you are planning to visit NZ!

I booked the bus beginning if December for end Jan to end February tour. I’m on a world trip right now and a friend from Germany visited me for around 3 weeks. So we thought because of the limited time we book a bus. No stress, nothing to plan, nothing to think about. I booked everything in an agency in Sydney, they also booked the whole itinerary in advance. Knowing and telling me that it might be crowded in February and therefore it’s better to book in advance. So we did. In January - after checking everything- I found out that most of my dates for stray bus New Zealand where booked for January instead of February (stray did the booking for me) - someone must have mixed up the month. I contacted the agency and they booked it in the right way. So I that was not the best way to start New Zealand with stray. > first I have to say: the app is horrible! The app is really not comfortable- because I have to book everything separate for me and my partner. If I book it for me and the bus is available that’s fine, but if I book it afterwards for him the bus might be full - there’s no chance to check that before?!? Only via calling stray you can check it before. And unfortunately because of “high season” 2 of 3 times it’s not possible to reach a person/operator on the phone. Please Call again later... the app is not intuitive at all, it takes ages to change things - everything is loading again and again. Very often it’s not possible to book anything, because all dates for all the next months are grey. So you call the operator and they tell you know Problem we book that for you. So what’s the app for?! > Bad customer service because of high season I was in contact several times with you. Via phone at least 10 times, additional via app/mail a few times (at least 4) but it always takes a couple of days until you get an answer which doesn’t make this my favorite medium to talk to you. Unfortunately I booked my tickets (for my friend and me) in December together with my stray ticket for Australia. Because the agency told me it’s an combined offer - special price - which is not. They also told me that everything is so flexible and you can hop on and if - best choice if you travel - so easy... unfortunately not at all. I had a lot of trouble with stray, the busses and trains in Australia, cancellations etc. I didn’t get my luggage (which I had stored at a shop in Sydney) for new year in Sydney because of that - spend 19 hours in bus & train in one day - really bad situation. Because the bus I and 3 other booked was already “gone” to Sydney the day before.... Nevertheless we went on the journey on the north island - and then tried to change something. From then everything went bad. No busses available. Or only waiting list. The person on the phone always told us it’s our risk. We can change the intinery but might be stuck. I heard from lots of travelers that they where stuck for a few days. For example when you get stuck on Monday in Wellington the next bus is on Thursday ;) then you stay there and pay for 3 extra nights. If you are lucky and find a hostel. If that happens to you in queenstown you are lost!! Almost no hostels in high season available. !!!! But We can’t get stuck. Because my partner has to fly back home for work. So it’s not an option. We have 4 days spare but if I get stuck for example in Wellington on Monday the next bus is Thursday! That’s 4 days. That’s not flexible at all. Same with the beach hopper. I tried to get on it, cause we payed for it! And I understand it’s busy right now - because of high season, but stray only operates on that “track” right for high season so they should have capacity in February to do that?! it’s the only season for beach hopper. Unfortunately not for us, because my partner is not going to go back to the north island. He has to fly out from Christchurch. And is not going to go back to the north.

I did the North Adventure tour called Beetham. The tour was amazing, it had more included in it than I was expecting, hardly spent any money, Just a few activities mainly in Rotorua. Our driver Husky was just the right amount of informative and friendly, helping everyone in the group come together. And I’ve met friends for life! DO IT