New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

This was one of the most beautiful trips ever! Landscapes, climate, clean air, great luminosity, relaxed lifestyle, smiling faces, kindness, approach to life, local architecture, keeping traditions, simplicity and authenticity - all create NZ The accommodations were very good and well located, all bookings and appointments were scheduled perfectly. I thank, consultant Amelia Riwai for her contribution and professionalism organizing this perfect holiday.

Adriana and Adrian-Mihail Lancovici (Romania)

Dawn was exceptional. Our trip went so smoothly, with everything planned and documented in advance. We appreciated the travel tips on the itinerary, including drive times. Dawn's personal experience with excursions and recommendations from other travelers gave me confidence during the planning process that our selections would be good.

Johnson Family (USA)

First Light Travel was excellent to work with. We travelled during the Christmas to New Year's holiday time period where 3 night minimums were common but they found nice, clean lodging for us that met our itinerary that was less than the 3 nights. They made a lot of thoughtful recommendations for our trip regarding things we might be interested in, once we had discussed things we thought we might like to do.

Susan & Martin Hammock (USA)

After 2 years waiting to do our family trip to New Zealand we finally made it! First Light Travel was great at understanding our travel issue a year ago and Chrissy Sun helped us all the way to make sure our trip and reservations were fixed hassle-free. We can't thank FLT enough for all the support and customer service we received. My family and I had an amazing time in NZ's southern island, and the places we stayed at, the activities we did and all the nature views exceeded our expectations!

Maria, Juan, Tobon, Gustavo, Isabel & Anabella Cadena (Australia)

Jo was a pleasure to work with! She got in touch with me promptly and was very accommodating with our itinerary. It was very nice to have our trip custom for us and not have to be part of a tour. I would highly recommend First Light Travel!

Katherine, Abigaile, Eric, Brian & Abbey Killebrew - USA

Chrissy took the time to learn a bit about us and what we were looking for in our vacation, and then helped tailor our experience. We really enjoyed our NZ vacation. Chrissy was exceptional in helping us plan our adventures and lodging! Very good value.

Dixie, Ronald J, Alex, Katie & Pat Lopes - USA

We used First Light Travel because we didn't know much about New Zealand and wanted to make this vacation memorable without the frustrations of booking places, cars and excursions on our own. We had an amazing time and truly feel as though we have a true flavor of what New Zealand has to offer. From Waiheke to the North Island and then the South Island, we made our way to many interesting and breathtaking places.The experiences were incredible and the guides were extremely informative. I would head back in a heartbeat! This was one fo the best vacations my family has ever had.

Greg, Kelly, Wyatt & Calista Poulos - USA

It was a pleasure working with First Light Travel. We put together a last minute (planned in 2 weeks) trip because a canned alternative was booked. Actually they did all the work and the required hand holding to get us on our way. All the other people we met (also on Holiday) were amazed that our trip had been planned less than a month before departure. If you are headed to New Zealand I don't think you can do better than First Light Travel.

Lee Calhoun and Marsha Gifford - USA

We can't thank Jo enough for the amazing holiday she arranged for us. The itinerary, the tours and experiences were perfect for our family. The accommodation was all excellent and just what we needed. We had the most wonderful holiday. Split between the 2 islands. We hit the ground running and we made the most of every single day. Our family motto on holidays is "if in doubt - do" and we certainly did. The scenery in NZ is breathtaking, the people are awesome and there is something for everyone!!
Thanks once again Jo.

Kerri Bilson and Family (Australia)

We were most pleased with your service and particularly that of our consultant, Jo Taylor. Superbly good service in every respect from Jo would be an understatement. She was pleasant to deal with, in fact, most congenial, incredibly efficient, very knowledgeable and thoroughly professional throughout. We cannot say enough good things about Jo. She was a total joy to work with and she did an outstanding job for us in every way. She clearly gets a 5***** platinum rating from us!

Jack Huberman and Gord Boyd - USA