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

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Carl Das's - Group from Belgium

5
Carl Das Group from Belgium
Belgium

We are the Dreamteam from Belgium, a group of 8 traveling together to all parts of the world. After deciding to spend our holidays (almost 4 weeks) in New Zealand we were very happy to work together with a local travel agent. We have chosen for FirstLightTravel as they responded promptly and gave the right information needed. It was very easy to work with them and to book from Belgium. Their choice of accommodation was perfect. Everywhere we checked in either hotel, either booked excursions the service was perfect.

Thanks, Chrissy from First Light Travel to have been able to discover magic New Zealand.

Carl Das Group from Belgium


Tom & Lisa Redburn

5
Sailing New Zealand
Golf
United States of America

New Zealand is about as far from the East Coast of the United States as you can get, but worth all the time and expense to get there. We spent a month in February (midsummer in NZ, dead of winter in Massachusetts) and had a fabulous time, but felt we only scratched the surface. The scenery is out of this world, the lodgings are primo, and the food was almost universally excellent. First Light Travel worked with us to develop a plan that fit our interests almost perfectly. One of our best vacations ever (and Lisa and I have been traveling the world ever since getting married in 1973)!

Tom & Lisa Redburn - United States of America


Kathy Royer

5
River
USA

Hi Michelle,

Thanks for helping to put together such a wonderful, wonderful trip!  You were so helpful, timely with your responses, and caring.  I’ll definitely recommend you to others who plan to travel to NZ.  (You’re so lucky to live there.  My husband and I are talking about moving J).

Kathy Royer - USA


Jeannie and Robert Garner

5
Fiordland
Queenstown
Waitomo
United States of America

The most important decision we made for our month long stay in New Zealand was to use Amelia at First Light. We just gave her our goals and parameters for our stay and the itinerary she created from all the activities to the accommodations was absolutely perfect. I cannot stress how worry free our vacation was. I would not change a thing and will be recommending her and First Light for years to come. My one piece of advice is to make sure you spend plenty of time in the small beautiful towns. The bed and breakfast options are amazing!

Thank you Amelia!

Jeannie and Robert Garner – United States of America


Andrew & Bonnie Harpel

5
Mt Cook
Hooker Valley
Tree
Mt Doom
Hobits
United States of America

We did some shopping around with different travel companies when we first started planning our trip to New Zealand, and First Light Travel was the most responsive and helpful. They helped us put together a trip full of exactly the activities we wanted to do. The result was the most amazing vacation we had ever been on. Future vacations are going to have a hard time living up to this one. Having all of our bookings and travel details taken care of made everything super convenient and easy. Thank you so much for helping us take our dream vacation!

Andrew & Bonnie Harpel – United States of America


Ashley, Bryan, Abigail and Emmett Grass

5
Grass Family
Canada

Wow! What an amazing holiday we had driving across the North Island. It was a truly easy experience knowing that all our plans were booked far in advance and we still had time to add our own stops along the way. A big thank you to these guys, who planned this trip for us almost a year in advance. With so much to see and do, First Light Travel made it easy for our family!

Ashley, Bryan, Abigail and Emmett Grass


Heather & Paul Mullin

5
Franz Josef Glacier
United Kingdom

I can not recommend First Light Travel highly enough. They worked with us to create a wonderful vacation, excellent accommodation, and great tours. Whenever we wanted to make adaptations they were flexible. I only wish that they provided holidays all over the world as I would use them everywhere. If you are going to NZ look no further.

Heather & Paul Mullin – United Kingdom


Nan Khaing and Naychi Ei

5
Nan Khaing and Naychi Ei
Singapore

We have very limited time for our trip and our consultant has amazing skills. She made a trip proposal that is perfectly met our request. I strongly recommend that if you planning to travel to New Zealand please don’t waste your time on your search engine and you just need to grab the right Travel planer from First Light Travel. That’s will solve all your problems and you will really enjoy your wonderful trip.

Nan Khaing and Naychi Ei - Singapore


Catherine & James Greene

5
Hobbiton
Wanaka Tree
Abel Tasman
Waterfall
Cape Kidnappers
Unites States of America

First Light Travel did an amazing job preparing the itinerary for our visit to New Zealand. Traveling from Auckland to Queenstown, we were able to experience the highlights of the country in a comfortable, relaxed manner. The trip was completed without a hitch. I highly recommend First Light Travel for anyone planning to visit New Zealand.

Kia Ora  - We appreciate you!

Catherine & James Greene – Unites States of America


Paul and Brenda Zimmerman

5
Zimmermans Holiday
USA

Great experience working with First Light. Our trip exceeded our expectations. Thanks to Deb for doing a great job of making it fit our style, time and budget. We enjoyed our two weeks in New Zealand. Our only wish was that we would have spent three weeks. So many wonderful things to see and do. Milford Sound overnight cruise, bungee jumping, Shotover Jet boat, Waitomo glow worms, visiting friends in Wanaka and driving through the beautiful countryside were some of the highlights.

Thanks again for helping us have a delightful time

Paul and Brenda Zimmerman - USA




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