New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

First Light Travel put together a wonderful trip for us to New Zealand. The itinerary had us doing things that we have never done before like kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park and heli-hiking on a glacier. I am not sure if I would have done these things if I had planned the trip on my own. I do know it would have taken a lot of effort to put everything thing together on my own so I thought it was definitely worth it to use a local travel agent who knew the country. I had compared this trip to a fully guided trip and feel that we got more of our money worth doing a trip this way. We like traveling independently so this made the planning easy and the support was great. We had a couple of the tours canceled because of weather so having an agent to call to make other arrangements was great.

David & Tonia Brangwin   - USA

Shelley Kirk was so easy to work with. She provided us with lodging and activity options and guided us in our choices, without any pressure to oversell us. When our Milford Sound visit was canceled due to heavy rain and road closures, Rhodri Howell helped us to rebook Doubtful Sound on your public holiday Waitangi Day. Courtesy and professionalism at every turn, thanks for a great experience First Light Travel!

John and Debra Clemmings - United States of America

We very much enjoyed our trip organized by First Light Travel. We came in with no preconceptions and little knowledge of New Zealand and Salli set up a memorable trip that gave us a bit of everything over a two week visit - adventure, sightseeing, hiking, great cities and overall good times - and set us up to want to visit again for more. Thank you for a great time!

Julie & Rodney (Rod ) Lehmann - Minnesota USA

Would highly recommend First Light for their skill in putting together a superb touring holiday, staying at first class sites with great excursions built in. Superb.

Geoffrey & Susan Wink  - UK

Salli, our consultant, was excellent. She was great at helping to plan our itinerary and made all the arrangements for us. During the trip everything was as expected and we didn’t experience any problems. Salli provided great piece of mind and reassurance. Overall and excellent service and one we use again and recommend.

Richard and Daphne Sargent - UK

First Light Travel did an amazing job! They took the time to understand our wants, needs and abilities as well as our budget. They planned out our whole itinerary. Hotels, transfers, excursions and car rentals (31 vouchers in all). We were expected and welcomed in every one. Thank you to Jo and Suzie for making our New Zealand experience everything we hoped it would be.

Gary & Nancy Houghton – Canada

My husband and I are experienced travelers and I typically do all the travel planning and booking for our international trips. We are comfortable with public transportation and negotiating our way around new cities. However, anything that I could have planned would not be in any way equivalent to the experience we enjoyed in our 3 1/2 week tour of Australia planned by FIRST LIGHT TRAVEL. Not only did they help us select tours and accommodations that we wouldn't have known about, but they were there when there was an unexpected change in itinerary or when we had any questions or concerns. I would recommend them to anyone who is traveling to Australia or New Zealand.

Joan and Dave Kaderavek - USA

We totally enjoyed our wonderful adventure in New Zealand. Everything went to clockwork and we were very impressed with the cars, itinerary, and accommodation. The prescribed activities were particularly good and the details/travel times given on our itinerary were very accurate.

Martin & Helen Clarke - England

I am very satisfied with Amelia's plans for touring New Zealand, as well as her quick response to our needs throughout the holiday trip. New Zealand is a very Green and the emphasis on preserving the natural environment is very much appreciated. Foods were so fresh and tasty, that I wish I could bring New Zealand home to the US.

Michelle & Neal Anstadt - United States of America

I only had 4 weeks to travel around New Zealand's South Island. With the support of Amelia I had a wonderful time. She helped me choose the best activities and her choice and recommendations very good.

I will definitely book again with First Light Travel. Thank you so much!!

Yvonne Frederiksen  - Germany