iki - t our ' ▁describing ▁taking ▁a ▁longer ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁destination ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁explore . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁when ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁John ▁Anderson ▁was ▁alone ▁and ▁without ▁much ▁money ▁he ▁de vised ▁a ▁plan ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁travel ▁alone ▁and ▁could ▁see ▁Europe ▁for ▁free . ▁He ▁put ▁a ▁depos it ▁on ▁a ▁min ibus , ▁gathered ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁travel ▁with , ▁and ▁spent ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks ▁expl oring ▁Europe ▁with ▁his ▁group . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁trip , ▁he ▁un success fully ▁tried ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁min ibus . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁promote ▁his ▁Europe ▁trip ▁again , ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁fit ▁two ▁tri ps ▁into ▁the ▁summer ▁season . ▁The ▁first ▁t ours ▁were ▁book ed ▁by ▁ 1 9 - ▁to ▁ 2 9 - year - olds , ▁starting ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁Cont iki ▁Hol id ays ▁being ▁for ▁youth ▁trav ellers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁offering ▁t ours ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁it ▁expanded ▁to ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁expanded ▁to ▁Asia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁began ▁t ours ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁E cuador , ▁and ▁Gal ap ag os ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁expanded ▁to