Reviews of 7 Day Southern Alps Circuit

We were a little lost planning our first trip to NZ, until we connected with First Light Travel. Chrissy was very patient in understanding our preference and customised the itinerary accordingly – Hassle-free! The entire trip went smoothly and we enjoyed ourselves very much!

Keith Wong - Singapore

Wonderful service, wonderful itinerary.... my tour was smooth and efficient. The routes chosen were wonderful with the right amount of time between traveling and staying.

John Dodson - United States of America

We had a wonderful 10th anniversary trip to NZ South Island organised by First Light Travel :). Christine Goodger was a wonderful agent and arranged things such that the itinerary planned went very smoothly. She was able to adapt the plan when I unfortunately injured my knee and suggested good alternative activities to original ones we planned. We had no Issues transiting from the Transalpine railway to rental car. And the daily activities were not too tiring. The accommodation planned was also superb with friendly hosts and good locations.

I really thank Christine and the team for organising such a memorable trip.

Geoffrey Samuel & Michelle Tan - Singapore

Dear Verity

Great experience for our first trip to South Island which we have fallen in love with,will definitely revisit. We have to commend you guys for the choice of accommodation as this plays a big part of a holiday.

Lovely to stay in local B&B's that were in stunning locations and to meet with the locals.Everything you suggested in our itinary was fantastic even though we were worried about the helicopter flight over Mt Cook which turned into a highlight.!


Thank you again.

Jacqueline & Paul Cresswell (Australia)

Hi Verity, 

Here's a sampling of pictures of the two of us. We're still smiling and telling everyone about the great time we had and how helpful you were.

Arlene & Phil Gartenberg (USA)

I found First Light Travel when I searched "New Zealand Itineraries" and I'm so glad I did! We traveled in April/May of 2017, and found First Light Travel in late January/early February 2017. We worked closely with Chrissy Sun, who made the whole process - from booking our flights, to our excursions, to our accommodations - a stress-free process. This was our first international trip and she gladly answered all of our questions about traveling abroad and provided very helpful information about New Zealand in general. We let Chrissy know when we could leave, when we needed to be back, and when we needed to be in Rotorua to run a marathon and she handled the rest. Our itinerary was easy to follow. The voucher system was easy to use and made getting checked in for our excursions so easy. Once we arrived in New Zealand we were so excited to see our well thought out itinerary in action. The outfitters selected by Chrissy were great to work with and helped provide an unforgettable experience. We were in New Zealand for 20 days and Chrissy made sure that we did as many of the things on our wish-list as possible. We had fun at every turn and find it hard to pick a favorite!