New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

First Light Travel Reviews

To make your New Zealand travel dreams come true you need the right team in your corner.

That’s where we come in! We’ve been helping travellers enjoy the very best of New Zealand since 2001 and have learned plenty of tricks which will help you have a hassle-free and super fun NZ self drive holiday.

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

We have over 1200 five star online reviews - We are the highest rated New Zealand based travel agent and we have been around for nearly a quarter century!

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Menkafina Ellerie & Henry Jongeleen

5
West Coast
Holland

The travel we made through New Zealand was great and all the suggested activities are to be remembered by us. During the cyclone your assistance was great and you really took care of us. This is what service is in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Menkafina Ellerie & Henry Jongeleen - Holland


Jerri Carroll & Rhonda Matini

5
Hooker Valley
Hobbiton
Tasman Glacier
Routeburn Track
Routeburn Track 2
USA

Our trip to New Zealand was everything we thought it would be and more! The accommodations and tours were exactly what we wanted. From the Hobbiton tour to the Marlborough wine region to hiking in multiple national parks, our varied interested were satisfied. This trip would not have been possible without First Light Travel's assistance. Thank you! We will recommend First Light Travel to everyone!

Jerri Carroll & Rhonda Matini - USA


Marissa Smith & Rocco Docimo's Honeymoon

5
Dart River
South Island
NZ Wilderness
Queenstown
Hiking NZ
USA

We had such a wonderful experience working with First Light Travel for our trip to New Zealand! Jo was FANTASTIC, and helped us plan the perfect vacation and honeymoon. We were so pleased with all the the fun activities, comfortable accommodations, and detailed planning that she did for us. She listened to all of our ideas and preferences, and created an incredible vacation package that we never would have been able to put together ourselves. And she made the process so easy and stress-free. Every detail was extremely well thought out and executed, right down to the itinerary and travel materials she mailed to us. Most of all though, Jo was an absolute pleasure to work with! We cannot thank Jo and First Light Travel enough for such a positive experience and the memorable vacation they put together for us!

Marissa Smith & Rocco Docimo - USA


Peter and Farideh Walter

5
Diving in New Zealand
Sweden

We went for a 1 week dive holiday where we used a rental car to get around. First light gave us a very good plan for the entire trip with an excellent mix of overnight stays and dive spots on the north part of the North Island. In all we were really happy with the variation of living from the hotel in Auckland to the honeymoon hut in Tutukaka. As we had never been in New Zealand and that we were traveling over Christmas would have been very challenging to plan ourselves.

Peter and Farideh Walter (Sweden)


Ronald, Pamela, Samuel, Karly, Talia and Rebecca Worth

5
NZ fun
USA

We loved our entire experience in New Zealand. Shelley listened to what we wanted and made changes as we continued to tweak and plan our trip. This was a huge trip for our family and we wanted it to be very special. It was! I would highly recommend using First Light Travel and Shelley. Using a New Zealand travel company made it all so seamless and easy.

Ronald, Pamela, Samuel, Karly, Talia and Rebecca Worth (USA)


Maria, Juan, Tobon, Gustavo, Isabel & Anabella Cadena

5
Milford Road
Australia

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)


Jack Huberman and Gord Boyd

5
Tekapo
Bay of Islands
White Island
Milford Sound
Mt Cook
USA

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


Aubrey Stevenson & Daniel Myer's Honeymoon

5
Mt Cook
Abel Tasman
Hobbit Hole
National Park
NZ Scenic Flight
USA

First Light Travel did an amazing job planning our incredible honeymoon! Sofie was outstanding to work with and made an unbelievable itinerary that was customized just for us. Everything went seamless on our travels and all of the activities/excursions were exactly what we were looking for. This trip was a once in a lifetime experience and First Light Travel made it one that we will never forget. I would highly recommend Sofie and First Light Travel for preparing for your trip to New Zealand. It is truly an beautiful and remarkable country to experience.

Aubrey Stevenson & Daniel Myer - USA


Linda & William Stuchal

5
Lake Tekapo
Jetboat Ride
Hooker Valley
Milford Sound
Lamb Queenstown Lakeside
Cleveland, Ohio

Chrissy Sun planned a perfect trip for us to New Zealand. She built an itinerary based on our likes of hiking and beautiful scenery. She arranged all transportation within New Zealand, every car, train , plane and boat ride. It was so easy to just hand the voucher to the agent or hotel reception clerk and off we went. We thought this was a once in a lifetime trip but would love to go back. Kudos to Chrissy Sun for helping us have a great holiday.

Linda & William Stuchal - Cleveland, Ohio


Brittany and Adam Doehrel

5
Overlooking Tasmanian Coast
Kayaks on beach
Australian Flowers
Cradle Mountain Tasmania
Couple beside Cradle Mountain Tasmania
USA

My wife and I have used First Light for 2 week trips to both Australia and New Zealand and had a great time. We felt the itinerary maximized our time and let us still have enough time to explore on our own. I highly recommend using them for trips to AUS/NZ.

Brittany and Adam Doehrel - USA




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