ABOUT US

New Zealand Travel Specialists

• Brent Narbey
  

  Brent has been involved in tourism for over twenty years. He owned an agency in London for 7 years (Global Connect Travel) running `high end' adventure tours in East Africa and diving holidays in the Red Sea, along with other activities and destinations around the world.

• Nigel Williamson
  

  Nigel has also been involved in tourism for over a decade. Working as a tour guide in Africa, Nigel literally enjoyed it so much that he decided to run the company - becoming the London based Operations Manager.

  After completing his MBA and spending three years as a Management Consultant, Nigel felt it was time to get back to the good life - travel!

• Mirjam McLiver
  

  If travel could run through someone’s veins then Mirjam would have it running through hers! Bought up in Holland, she has traveled extensively and recently had a 5 week trip to Europe with hubby and two young daughters in tow. Where they experienced the Bierfest in Munich, Fraulein Maria (Sound of Music) in Salzburg, espresso in Italy, and Rugby in France. Mirjam has worked in travel for over fifteen years and wouldn’t consider doing anything else!

• Verity Paterson
  

  After selling NZ as a destination while working in the UK for seven years, Verity realised it was time to come home and start ticking the list of ‘places to see and things to do’ herself.

  Now with husband, Matt, and three children, organising the ultimate NZ experience has become a passion.

  Whether it be skiing holidays in Queenstown and Wanaka, road trips around the South Island or searching for the perfect beach in the Coromandel and Bay of Islands, there is always another adventure in the planning !

• Chrissy Sun
  

  Life is all about enjoying it to the max!

  Its all about family & friends, good food & wine, and experiencing as much of the world as possible!

  Chrissy has a young family, is an avid photographer and has traveled extensively internationally & domestically. She appreciates how lucky New Zealanders really are. “We have it all in our backyard!”

• Shelley Kirk
  

  Bitten by the travel bug when she started in the travel industry at the tender age of seventeen, Shelley has since travelled extensively throughout the world with most recently two years spent backpacking and living in Europe followed by five years in the USA.

  Whilst in the USA, she worked for several major companies specialising in travel to NZ and Australia before returning home to continue bring people ‘down under’ to discover the wonders of New Zealand and Australia.

  Now settled in the sunny Bay of Plenty with a brand new baby All Black in the making, Shelley looks forward to helping you experience the best New Zealand has to offer.

• Suzie Thorp
  

  Suzie is a proud Kiwi who has travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand, and is still awestruck by the beauty and range of activities on offer. With fifteen years previously in the NZ Wine Industry, (wine making, marketing and winery management), and a ‘foodie’ by nature, she has a wealth of insider hot tips on how best to savour New Zealand. Other interests include diving.

• Kelly Keenan
  

  Kelly has travelled extensively throughout the world since the age of fifteen. Most of her time was spent in Africa and Asia. She spent many years leading one to four month overland trips through Africa. Her passions include travel, sport and the outdoors. She her partner Jeff and their three children have settled on Waiheke Island, a 35 minute ferry ride from Auckland, spending a lot of their spare time fishing and camping. She is loving the opportunity to share our beautiful country with others, creating packages that will enable them to experience the best we have to offer.

• Maegan McDowell
  

  Having a taste for travel from a young age, Maegan has been travelling on and off for a few years exploring the unique places the world has on offer. She doesn’t claim to be an unusually wild or a intrepid traveler, but she has been to a few out-of-the-way places which she claims to be all part of the experience!

  Apart from travelling Maegan is an experienced photographer and has a distinct love of wildlife; she prefers wildlife photography and never leaves her camera behind whichever destination it may be.

• Steve Taylor
  

  Stephen has been involved in tourism for nearly thirty years. After traveling through North America, Europe and Africa for two years he landed a job leading a seven month Africa overland expedition from London to Capetown using a converted 4x4 ex-German army truck.

  After four years of leading tour groups through the most challenging terrain and sharing some extraordinary experiences, in 1990, he formed his own overland Company - Bukima Africa. Based in London he spent most of his time traveling between Africa, leading tours, and London, organizing a growing and successful business. The company then expanded to include expeditions through South America and the Middle East, which had previously been reconnoitered by Stephen.

  In 2003, twentyone years later, Stephen returned to New Zealand and set about experiencing tourism in his own country of origin while working as a coach driver and tour guide for visiting international groups.

• Dmitry Piven
  

  Dmitry has been in travel industry since 1992. He started out in Russia as a guide for American travellers exploring Siberia and the well known Tran Siberian Express, then he moved onto a number of other countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and America.

  In 2004 Dmitry finally settled in New Zealand. Since this time he has explored every corner of the country, either with clients or with his own family. His motto is that there should be no free time during a trip. Fishing, caving, rafting, walking, quad biking and doing the world’s highest bungee (134m) are amongst the activities he enjoys most.

• Judith Pohn
  

  Judith comes from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. In 2004 she set out on a world trip, visiting Central America, Asia, Australia, many Pacific Islands and finally New Zealand.

  After travelling non-stop around New Zealand for eight months, claiming to have travelled every road at least once, she decided to stay in what she believes is the most beautiful country in the world.

  Even after so many years of being in New Zealand she says living here still feels like one continuous holiday - as soon as she steps outside, or even glances out a window!

• Justine Bateman
  

  Justine left New Zealand at the age of twentyone to travel the world! She based herself in London and travelled extensively throughout Europe. Exploring Asia, Australia and the Pacifiic on the way home Justine knew travel was her passion so joined the Industry and hasn't looked back! Now settled back in our beautiful country she looks forward to helping you plan your perfect trip