12/10!!!!! We had the best time! Our group was the absolute best it could be and if I would stay in New Zealand for longer, I would definetely do another trip with Students on Tour. Our “teachers“ were super chill, extremely nice and a lot of fun to hang out with. We either enjoyed buffet breakfasts in our hotels or we had a great assortment in an extra room where we could choose something for the morning. For lunch we mostly stopped in cities where we could buy ourselves anything we wanted. And for the dinners we either got some money from Students on Tour to buy ourselves something (yes, it was enough for restaurants!) or we ate together, we even had two dinners spent at a beach watching the sunset.
The accomadations were really good. We enjoyed a good mix of motels and hotels, but no hostels. Usually, we shared our rooms with one other person, sometimes we shared several rooms joined together with more.
The program was really well balanced, we learned a lot about the culture of New Zealand and the Maori traditions but we also had our good share of adrenaline.
Everything combined was definitely worth the money.
Our bus was fabulous, it was super spacious, comfortable and big. One of the other students brought a music box which led to a loooottttt of bus parties (:
Overall it was my nr 1 experience in New Zealand so far and I would give a lot to go back!
Missing it so much ):
The advice I would give you: book the trip! Best decision of my exchange year.
Kindest regards,
Margarete