Stray Bus
We provide outstanding trips covering all of New Zealand - travel with like-minded travellers from all over the world, saving money with more included on our trips and better local options.
There's total flexibility - you can 'get-on' and 'get-off' anywhere that you want along the way, with up to twelve months to use the pass - perfect for truly backpacking New Zealand.
We have backpacker hostel, budget hotel, lodge and camping accommodation options.
You'll experience local culture, out of the way places and alternative activities - and we'll get you deals on New Zealand's best adventure activities
We link attractions on and off the beaten track, taking time to experience NZ during travel days
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
Im still completely full up from the fish and will probably miss dinner tonight Tomorrow Ill have a lazy day around Paihia (hopefully it wont be pouring anymore), as my Stray bus leaves at 4pm for Auckland....
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
The following day I took a train up to Auckland, having decided to book a second Stray bus pass that would take me up north to the Bay of Islands, and a trip that was to play havoc with my head...
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
Wow, its hard to fit all of this on here. First we went off to Paihia which is up north. We went on a trip up to the very top of New Zealand but the pouring rain meant the road was closed so we drove along part of the 90 mile beach...
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
We then travel up the Coromandel peninsular, another beautiful spot which is similar in a lot of ways to the Bay of Islands. Again, more stunning beaches tough life, eh The bus driver, Nana, drops us off at Cathedral Cove....
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
Hey So, the day after my birthday we finally got on the Stray bus and drove up to Pahia or the Bay of Islands. Along the way, we stopped at Goat Island where some people went snorkeling. It was a bit cold for Terry and I though,...
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
<em>Paihia, New Zealand : </em> As I will be back in auckland to fly out of NZ, I decided to get out as soon as possible, and head north, to the Bay of Islands. The Stray bus stopped of along the way for some snorkelling at the Goat...
last year : 15th December 2007
So we booked our bus that will take us around the whole of NZ, we are on the Stray bus its a hop on, hop off bus. On Sunday we headed up to the bay of islands, stopping on the way to view a 800 yr old Cody tree (me and Jay were...
last year : 15th December 2007
Tuesday 8th November 2007 Thames, Coromandel Peninsula, Hahei. Left Auckland again and got on the Stray Bus with Lynn bumped into Sophie from Bay of Islands and met Julia. Met our drive Karlyn who w...
last year : 15th December 2007
punt van NZ heb ik op de gevoelige plaat vastgelegd. Op dit moment ben ik weer in Auckland. De afgelopen dagen ben ik met de Stray bus (zo heet de organisatie) naar Paihia geweest. Dit is een plaatsje in de bay of islands ....
The Northland
a few months ago : 23rd May 2008
122607: I took the Stray bus which is kind of like Kiwi Experience up to the Bay of Islands. Rob was the driver, he was pretty cool, but really scary behind the wheel. Gunter Jansen was a German traveler, and the only other person...