New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

We have never used a travel agency before. We generally research and plan our own trips. We found First Light Travel very informative and flexible enough to provide us with the perfect itinerary for our New Zealand vacation.

Dale & Lisa Hillman - USA

I had a great time New Zealand thanks to Chrissy who helped to plan out this trip who patiently answered and responded to all the numerous questions and changes I made to the itinerary.

Everything was pretty smooth sailing and straightforward throughout. My only regret is that I didn't stay longer, alas,12 days is far too short a time to be in this amazingly beautiful country. I will definitely return soon!

Zahir Husein & Mohammad Gahni - Singapore

Chrissy did an outstanding job of taking our interests and time allotted, and creating a magical, unforgettable self-drive vacation for our family! We had exactly 2 weeks, not counting travel days, and Chrissy managed to make the most of that very short time, as we drove from Auckland to Queenstown, hitting all of the highlights in between, and arranged fabulous excursions for us with top-notch professional outfits. She arranged exactly the car we needed, the flights and times we needed, and wonderful accomodations on top of everything. We have several friends here in the states who are planning a New Zealand vacation, and and we will definitely recommend First Light Travel and Chrissy Sun!

Mary & Dennis Turner, Ryan and Mary Rombo - USA

One of the hallmarks of a great vacation is having an emergency telephone contact number you never have to use. When everything goes as planned or when inconveniences arise and solutions and suggestions are provided at the first level of contact you know that you have chosen the right people to deal with. This was the case with our experience with First Light Travel.

Not only did they provide excellent choices for our agreed upon itinerary, but all of the operators they selected were clearly doing jobs they loved. I have always held that the friendliest people in world lived in Ireland, I was wrong. The people of New Zealand are friendlier than the people of Ireland ( a high standard to surpass) and the most welcoming and helpful of those are connected to First Light. I have the highest admiration for the company and will use their services again and wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone traveling where they operate.

Eric Schreuder USA

Our experience with First Light Travel and especially Kasey Yee was as good as I could ever imagine when booking an overseas tour. If everyone is as responsive to questions and concerns as Kasey was, the team at FirstLight gets 5 stars. This was our first time to New Zealand, and with the help of First Light this was one of the best vacations we have ever had. I would use them again, and would highly recommend them to friends who may travel to NZ.

Don & Nancy Drozd - USA

Hi Jo,

We had a fantastic time in New Zealand! Now that we've been settling back into our new home, we've been reminiscing, looking at photos/videos, and wishing we were back! Thanks so much for all your help in the planning process! You were an incredible consultant - super patient, knowledgable, and wonderful to work with. We're already recommending you guys to family and friends if/when they come to New Zealand!

We just filled out the feedback form, so that is all set. It wouldn't let me attach a photo, so I'm sending a couple from our trip right here!

Cheers!

Katie Woo & John Coster - USA

Dear Shelly,

Thanks for the wonderful trip and all of your correspondence with us throughout our journey. I would not have had a clue that your commitment to us would last from start to finish more than 9 months. You have been great to work with from beginning to end! We had a great time in your wonderful country and will certainly continue to recommend you and your company to friends and family as they too venture to NZ. 

Stephen and Denise Cobb - USA

I cannot imagine a more professional, competent and conscientious tour company than First Light! Kasey - our agent was there for us from the initial planning that involved our
likes, dislikes and expectations up to and including the actual tour itself in New Zealand. All the the communication was immediate. All of the information sent to us was detailed to every last piece of information we might need. If you are thinking of booking a tour, I can't imagine any being more thorough.

Joanna Gorman & Frank Gavin - USA

Our bucket list is nearly empty and needs to be rewritten!! What a fantastic trip we had through New Zealand and even a few days in Sydney Australia all organized for us by the amazing Shelley at First Light Travel Ltd. We were a little wary of trying to arrange our trip from Canada but fortunately followed up on a recommendation to try First Light. They were excellent. No "over-selling" of tours or locations as we worked through five adjustments to our trip until we were happy the itinerary was just right for us. Then the actual trip turned out to be even better than we hoped. Accommodations were right on with a mix of B&Bs and hotels that fitted in with the locations.The number days for our stays was just right and we never felt too rushed. Obviously First Light does a good job of vetting their recommendations too as we were greeted by friendly, helpful people at every turn. Brilliant vacation!!

James and Alexandra Allen - Canada

Dear Jo,

Thank you so much for the time and effort that you gave to make our adventure a reality. You went beyond expectations to help when our problems threatened our trip.

Jan and Chris Bobber USA