We visited New Zealand in November 2013 with our 2 daughters (3 and 6 months at the time).

Hoping to make the trip more unique and adventureous we decided to go with Classic Campers. We ended up with a 1973 orange VW kombi. The first few days were a little tough with 4 people in the tiny van (we were used to a westfalia at home and the kombi was a little smaller in sleeping space). We spent 4 weeks on the south island living out of the van though and after the first few days we were sold. We absolutely loved that van and can't imagine ever doing that trip in anything else. For sure VW are challenging (and quirky) at times but that's part of the adventure right? We have the most amazing photos with the van, in the end it was like part of our family instead of a vehicle (my 4 year old still talks about it and we have a family photo with it in our living room). It was so nice to travel in something unique and not the regular cookie cutter style RV. After the south island we flew back to the north and travelled for a week in the burgundy Devon roof style VW. The space in this van was incredible... so much more than the kombi, we kind of felt like we were in a palace. That being said our heart was still with the older Kombi style.... now if only we could have brought it home with us. Bevan was amazing to deal with and we felt he treated us almost as family. If we ever get back to NZ again there is no question we will be travelling with Classic Campers.

Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in November 2013