New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

First Light Travel Reviews

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That’s where we come in! We’ve been helping travellers enjoy the very best of New Zealand since 2001 and have learned plenty of tricks which will help you have a hassle-free and super fun NZ self drive holiday.

 

Here’s what our guests have to say about First Light Travel.

We have over 1000 five star online reviews - We are the highest rated New Zealand based travel agent and we have been around for nearly a quarter century!

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Eileen Engle & Tom Mallouk

5
Milford Sound
USA

Planning a first trip to New Zealand can be daunting but Chrissy really made it easy! She seemed to be able to understand our needs and interests in both motels/hotels and activities! 

Thank you for making our trip so fantastic!

Eileen Engle & Tom Mallouk (USA)


Ken Mitchell & Anne Kanaby

5
Speeding down a Zipline
USA

Dear Chrissy,

Anne and I would like to share with you our experiences on our recent trip to New Zealand - A word that would best describe this trip is "WOW!". We both used this expression very often as it seemed that every turn in the road led to some terrific scenic views.

We also would like to thank you for a great itinerary. The accomodations were all better then I expected and car and NZ airline worked quite smoothly. I would be happy to recommend you to anyone planning a trip to NZ.

Hopefully Anne will be able to send you some pictures.

Thanks again,

Ken Mitchell & Anne Kanaby (USA)


Fernando and Alejandra Martinez

5
Snow in Tongariro
USA

Shelley!

I just replied to the feedback form. You'll read through it, but basically we are here to tell you that you were the greatest help, and that trip to NZ ended up being the trip of a lifetime!! Thank you so much for helping us with everything, all vouchers worked with no problem, every booking was there, every accommodation had us listed, everything was just perfect. It was great how we talked back and forth about the itineraries and how you fitted them with our available time, and really, it was just perfect, the pace was perfect, all the documentation was very well explicit and clear. Thank you so much again, we loved NZ, and for sure will come back again... We have to explore the South Island next time, and I'll for sure contact you when that happens.

Thanks again, have a great week, and talk to you soon!

Fernando and Alejandra Martinez (USA)


Barbara and David

5
Hiking in New Zealand
USA

First Light Travel and specifically, Verity, were so helpful in planning our itinerary based on the things we wanted to do Everything went smooth and we enjoyed using our vouchers and looked forward to each of the next activities by looking ahead into the voucher book.

Barbara and David (USA)


Bob & Gabriella Trijbetz

5
Cathedral Cove
Australia

The level of adventure for our age (61 and 62) was just tailormade. We absolutely loved to go on bushwalks with local guides to the most prestine areas, which were nearly impossible to find on our own. The fear of getting lost in these National Parks would stop us of even trying to go there. The selection of cruises and boat trips was also something we wouldn't have found by ourselves. The overwhelming choice on the internet is confusing. The choice of accomodation in Kinara Country Homestay and 124 on Brunswick are good examples of top choices.

Thanks Chrissy

Bob & Gabriella Trijbetz (Australia)


Larry and Lorraine Parks

5
Lake Taupo
USA

Hi Shelley!

Today was wonderful including our guests! New Zealand is treating a well! Job well done Shelley! Thank you!

Larry and Lorraine Parks (USA)


Michiyo & John

5
Diving New Zealand
USA

Hello Verity!

We REALLY had an amazing time and hope we can get back one of these days.

Michiyo & John (USA)


Diane, David, Brendon and Emily

4
New Zealand Bush
Canada

Our travel agent Victoria was great. Our itinerary was tailored to our budget and interests. The trip package received was well organized and easy to use. We had no problems with transportation ( car, train and flights), the accommodations were great and all trip coupons were well received ( didn't need to worry about bringing cash). Overall experience was great, would

We would definitely use First First Travel again.

Diane, David, Brendon and Emily (Canada)


Scott Boon

5
Mt Doom
USA

We had a great trip planned by Verity. We had a list of things we knew we wanted to do based on a friend's experience in NZ. First Light crafted a great itinerary
for us hitting all the things we wanted to do. They picked out great hotels and bed and breakfasts for us to stay at.

Everything was prebooked and our entire trip went smoothly. I was very satisfied with using First Light Travel to plan our trip to New Zealand and would definitely recommend them.

Scott Boon (USA)


Julia Mace

5
LoTR Tour NZ
UK

Hello Victoria. 

Everything that you booked for me went really smoothly and you accommodated all of my requests and changes. With my very best wishes and many thanks for making my dream vacation a reality,

Julia Mace - UK (photo while on a Lord of the Rings tour)



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