Myself and my friend (both 23 years old) travelled New Zealand via the Kiwi Experience at the beginning of 2020. We travelled from Auckland to Christchurch over 23 days, which we believed to be the perfect length of time. The Kiwi Experience is the best way to get around New Zealand if you're up for making loads of friends, getting drunk, playing games & doing activities you would never usually do. The Kiwi Experience gives you the opportunity to get involved in numerous activities throughout the North Island and the South Island - such as caving, bungee jumping, white water rafting etc. Note, you're able to opt in or out of these activities as you please each day, when you're on the bus, the activity clip board comes round and you can sign up if you want! We didn't do them all as they we're very expensive, so make sure to budget and decide what you want to do before you go - and don't give in to peer pressure when the clip board comes round. This is the same for the accommodation, when you're on the bus each day the accommodation clip board comes around and you can sign your name up if you haven't already booked somewhere. The highlight of this trip for us was the overnight stay in the traditional Mauri Village - so if you're doing the kiwi exp, make sure to do this - quite expensive but worth every penny! Overall, this is a great way, easy, laid back way to travel New Zealand if you're young, active and looking for a good time!
