New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

I cannot thank Suzie Thorpe and First Light Travel enough for designing such a lovely self drive vacation for us! Suzie was extremely prompt in responding to our inquiry, quickly provided a great itinerary, and suggested wonderful activities that really allowed us to experience so much of the country. She suggested locations and activities that we most likely wouldn't have found on our own. These experiences, such as the Tasman Glacier and kayaking in Milford Sound, made for many great memories. I am so glad we found First Light Travel and were able to benefit from their extensive knowledge of New Zealand!

Susan Moriarty & Kathleen Siemionko (USA)

Verity provided inside planning information that made our three day stay in Auckland very enjoyable. She was spot on with her tour recommendations. Everything in the planning process was well detailed and fit into our travel goals perfectly.

Vern & Jan Botts (USA)

Planning a first trip to New Zealand can be daunting but Chrissy really made it easy! She seemed to be able to understand our needs and interests in both motels/hotels and activities! 

Thank you for making our trip so fantastic!

Eileen Engle & Tom Mallouk (USA)

Dear Chrissy,

Anne and I would like to share with you our experiences on our recent trip to New Zealand - A word that would best describe this trip is "WOW!". We both used this expression very often as it seemed that every turn in the road led to some terrific scenic views.

We also would like to thank you for a great itinerary. The accomodations were all better then I expected and car and NZ airline worked quite smoothly. I would be happy to recommend you to anyone planning a trip to NZ.

Hopefully Anne will be able to send you some pictures.

Thanks again,

Ken Mitchell & Anne Kanaby (USA)

Shelley!

I just replied to the feedback form. You'll read through it, but basically we are here to tell you that you were the greatest help, and that trip to NZ ended up being the trip of a lifetime!! Thank you so much for helping us with everything, all vouchers worked with no problem, every booking was there, every accommodation had us listed, everything was just perfect. It was great how we talked back and forth about the itineraries and how you fitted them with our available time, and really, it was just perfect, the pace was perfect, all the documentation was very well explicit and clear. Thank you so much again, we loved NZ, and for sure will come back again... We have to explore the South Island next time, and I'll for sure contact you when that happens.

Thanks again, have a great week, and talk to you soon!

Fernando and Alejandra Martinez (USA)

First Light Travel and specifically, Verity, were so helpful in planning our itinerary based on the things we wanted to do Everything went smooth and we enjoyed using our vouchers and looked forward to each of the next activities by looking ahead into the voucher book.

Barbara and David (USA)

The level of adventure for our age (61 and 62) was just tailormade. We absolutely loved to go on bushwalks with local guides to the most prestine areas, which were nearly impossible to find on our own. The fear of getting lost in these National Parks would stop us of even trying to go there. The selection of cruises and boat trips was also something we wouldn't have found by ourselves. The overwhelming choice on the internet is confusing. The choice of accomodation in Kinara Country Homestay and 124 on Brunswick are good examples of top choices.

Thanks Chrissy

Bob & Gabriella Trijbetz (Australia)

Hi Shelley!

Today was wonderful including our guests! New Zealand is treating a well! Job well done Shelley! Thank you!

Larry and Lorraine Parks (USA)

Hello Verity!

We REALLY had an amazing time and hope we can get back one of these days.

Michiyo & John (USA)

Our travel agent Victoria was great. Our itinerary was tailored to our budget and interests. The trip package received was well organized and easy to use. We had no problems with transportation ( car, train and flights), the accommodations were great and all trip coupons were well received ( didn't need to worry about bringing cash). Overall experience was great, would

We would definitely use First First Travel again.

Diane, David, Brendon and Emily (Canada)