New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

Shelley

Thank you so very much for helping us plan such a wonderful, memorable vacation. We love New Zealand and every one of the excursions you planned was such a pleasure. So many of our friends now want to go to New Zealand! I completed the feedback form and will post on Facebook.

Thank you again. You are a first class professional!

Robin Harris - USA

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Testimonial: We have planned a trip to New Zealand for about 30
years so we had very high expectations. Our vacation exceeded our expectations thanks to First Light Travel and Shelley Kirk. We were able to see all the top sights on our list and had a great blend of scheduled excursions and free trip to explore this beautiful country. Shelley was very attentive to our wishes and added activities that truly expanded our horizons. Our coupon book and itinerary was so well organized and so easy to use, it made the trip worry-free. I would highly recommend First Light Travel to anyone looking for an unforgettable travel experience.

Hi Amelia.

We had a really wonderful holiday in your beautiful New Zealand. Although too short! We enjoyed all the places that we stayed at. The itinerary worked out really well and though there was a lot of driving we really got to see the country. The kayaking at Abel Tasman was certainly a high point. We were there on a particularly beautiful day. Wonderful guide as well. You certainly put a good trip together.

Best road trip ever!!!

Thank you again.

Best regards.

Mark and Laurel Panther, Canada

I recommend first light travel due to the personnel service you get and the reassuring feeling of having someone to ask questions. Also the professional service and help when something does go wrong. In my case I lost some travel money which was subsequently found and Jo from first light travel sorted out the return of the money to me.

Mark James - England

Hi Chrissy 

Yep, had a good time, everything went fine, even got to experience a major earthquake!!

You did an excellent job and really attempted to give us a full and varied holiday experience All of the basic recommendations and trip plans were great. The organization of the itenerary and booked voucher system was flawless with no issues from any of the bookings.

Steve Anderson - USA

Our consultant Amelia was really helpful and took care of all our needs and what we wanted to do. Since this was our first time to NZ and we wanted to cover both the island with limited amount of days , she carefully catered for it. She has no qualms and was happy to answer our queries every time we asked . With the day to day Iternary provided to us, it made our trip so easy and we had something to look forward to every morning .

It definitely took all the planning stress from us . I would recommend first light travel for anyone wanting to visit New Zealand 

Priya Sreetharanathan and Dilip Gopi Poduval - Australia

The reality was better than the dream...... I do not even know where to begin. I have dreamed about this trip for 15 years. I had all these ideas in my head but when it finally came time to start planning I had not a clue what to do. And then I found Shelley and First Light Travel. I have no idea how she did it with the information I gave her from my emails but she was DEAD ON!!!!! Shelley planned THE PERFECT vacation. And she warned me in the beginning that we weren't going long enough, and what I learned in NZ is that most other countries have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more vacation time than us Americans do. But what Shelley did with the limited amount of time we gave her (two weeks) was amazing. And PERFECT. There is not one single thing (other than our lack of time) that we would change. Seriously. I do not know how Shelley, without ever meeting me, or knowing me at all, could have put that itinerary together so perfectly for us. We loved every single thing we did and every single thing we saw. There was not one moment that we did not look around and be in awe of the beauty. Not one single moment. We WILL be back to NZ and we will never go back without booking through First Light Travel. Specifically Shelley.

Thank you Shelley, for your help in all this. You made a 40 year old ladies 15 year old dream come true. And because of you, the reality was better than the dream.

Kristine Rolf - USA

In November, my wife and I celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary traveling through New Zealand. Having done some extensive online research, we decided to have First Light Travel plan and book our trip. Marrying Marianne 46 years ago was certainly the best decision I ever made. Choosing First light Travel might be the second best!

Our First Light Travel agent, Amelia Riwai, was sensational! Every aspect of our two-week itinerary was nothing short of First Class. We stayed in some beautiful hotels and several lovely bed & breakfasts. We particularly enjoy the B&Bs because they give us a chance to meet and share time and experiences with our hosts - and the places that Amelia chose for us are owned by very friendly, talented and gracious people who thoroughly enriched our Kiwi experience. And then, there were the tours and excursions! 

We are very active seniors and so many of the things we chose to do involve some physical activity. From the thrilling Huka Falls Jet Boats to the exhilarating Franz Josef Glacier Heli Hike to the wondrous Glow Worm Caves and the scenic Doubtful Sound cruise, we have memories to last a lifetime -- and so much to talk about this holiday season.

Dick & Marianne Spagna - USA

Dawn and First Light Travel were amazing. I am so glad we worked together for our vacation. Dawn paid close attention to the type of holiday we wanted and planned accordingly. Everything was booked and organized perfectly. The vouchers were helpful, letting us know who/when we needed to confirm. We had no problems, everything went so smoothly. We were a very happy and satisfied couple.

Sandra Oman & Michael Barr - USA

Hi Jo, Thanks for our holiday, we had a great time! Everything else went smoothly, we thought we were going to miss out on the rafting due to weather but miraculously on our third time slot change and after rushing back from Dunedin to Queenstown, the weather cleared and we got to go.

Thanks Again 

Susan Grantham and Eamon Clanchy - Australia

We simply LOVE to deal with Shelley Kirk. This is now the third time that we deal with Shelley and she is just a jewel. She always has good suggestions, the places that she chooses matches with our requirements, she is quick to respond to our queries. Cant ask for anything more of a tour operator, Great work Shelley, we really appreciate the time you spent to help us have an amazing trip in New Zealand.

Simon, Claudine, Raymond and Agathe - Australia