New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

First Light Travel Reviews

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

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Elicia and Erik Vik

5
Diving Reviews NZ
USA

Dear Sofie,

Thank you for the amazing itinerary. We had a really blessed trip, and I am very grateful for all of your hard work, and everyone we have met are just fantastic. We look forward to working together with First Light Travel again at some point.

Elicia and Erik Vik - USA


Tom and Cassandra Postler

5
Horse Riding NZ
USA

First Light Travel made planning our first trip to New Zealand easy and within my budget. Our trip was absolutely amazing and I look forward to working with First Light Travel for a return visit when I plan my next vacation!

Tom and Cassandra Postler USA


Groet Marcel

5
Tongariro Crossing
Rotterdam

We we feel so lucky to have traveled to your beautiful country "New Zealand . The Milford track ( Fjordland NP South Island) is the best and greatest walk in the world. No doubt about that. 
First light travel is a reliable , very experienced company , with excellent tips and advice. Organising , the best custom- made -trips is their challenge: And they are good at it.

Thank you Judith and First Light Travel for your fantastic advice and dedication to make this trip the best we ever made. 

Groet Marcel - Rotterdam


Fiona Murphy

5
Whale Watching Kaikoura
UK

This was a superb holiday which was enhanced by the excellent planning and preparation help provided by First Light. I highly recommend the efficient, accurate and helpful service provided by First Light and in particular Amelia Riwai who patiently worked with me to organise and finalise my itinerary.

The accommodation was really good and the activities surpassed expectations. New Zealand is a truly beautiful country with spectacular scenery, a great eco policy, friendly people and super food!

Fiona Murphy - UK
 


Jodi Ishii

5
New Zealand Sheep - Cute
USA

Thank you First Light Travel! We loved our trip, can't wait to return.

Jodi Ishii - USA


William & Viele & Deborah Borek

5
Hot Air Ballooning
USA

We were only in New Zealand for 10 days and a Dawn Appleby did a fantastic job of sorting through our interests and coming up with a fun itinerary that gave us a great introduction to the country. We can't wait to come back! We plan to use First Light Travel for our upcoming trip to Australia.

William Viele, Kathryn Viele & Deborah Borek - USA.


Mary & Dennis Turner, Ryan and Mary Rombo

5
Happy in fiordland
USA

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


Murray and Linda Acheson

5
Geothermal Rotorua
USA

Good morning Chrissy,

We had one wonderful time in your beautiful country. Dmitry could not have been a better guide/driver/friend. Every detail was well taken care of. 

Overall our impression of everything First Light does is and was first class. One of our friends (In India for a few months) says she wants to talk to us about the trip and how we planned. I will let you know when Helen returns to the US.

Murray and Linda Acheson - USA


Susanti Kelly and Matthew Wilmott

5
Milford Sound
Australia

This was our second holiday with first light travel and Shelley in 9 months because our first NZ holiday (and our honeymoon) was just so phenomenal that we couldn't wait to come back and so, of course, we emailed Shelley again to get everything started. As always she went beyond and above her amazing service. Shelley has this special talent to prepare a holiday that exceeds all our needs and expectations and we will always use first light travel and Shelley's knowledge, professionalism and advice for every NZ holiday. 

Thank you Shelley for yet another unforgettable south island experience, you make our memories...xx

Susanti Kelly and Matthew Wilmott - Australia


Don & Nancy Drozd

5
Tongariro Crossing
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




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