New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

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)

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)

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)

We had a great trip planned by Verity. We had a list of things we knew we wanted to do based on a friend's experience in NZ. First Light crafted a great itinerary
for us hitting all the things we wanted to do. They picked out great hotels and bed and breakfasts for us to stay at.

Everything was prebooked and our entire trip went smoothly. I was very satisfied with using First Light Travel to plan our trip to New Zealand and would definitely recommend them.

Scott Boon (USA)

Dear Suzie,

I finally have a minute to write to thank you for our awesome trip. We are so appreciative of how smooth and in order the part of the trip that you planned was, and how it was just perfect for our preferences and styles. We hope to be able to return and hope you will work with us again. 

A belated Happy New Year.

Best,

Anne Simons
 

Hallo judith

wij willen jullie nog even bedanken voor de geweldige reis die jullie voor ons hebben georganiseerd alles was tot in de puntjes geregeld en we kwamen geen onaangename verrassingen tegen supper!!!!!!!!!!!!

Groeten Narjo ,Gerard En Reinoud - Holland

We really enjoyed our holiday - kayaking, trekking, surfing and sunbathing …

Julia and Marek

We absolutely LOVED our trip!! We were so happy to have had your help, and everything went so smoothly! It was truly the trip of a lifetime, full of superlatives! Thank you so much for ALL you did to make it possible!

We ended up visiting Orakei Korako after our mud bath in Rotorua, and were really glad to have gone there: no crowds, and we could spend as much time as we wanted gawking and taking pictures. We even saw a fantail bird taking a spa!!

We also followed your suggestion and booked a hiking/kayaking trip in the Abel Tasman--it was a glorious day….and I ended up with 17 sandfly bites on ONE foot to take home as a souvenir (And that was WITH bug repellent!!),

New Zealand is so full of fascinating plants and bird-life. Every walk was a little different. We managed to make 4 day treks on the Great Walks: Abel Tasman, Routeburn, Kepler and The Tongariro Crossing!! We accomplished that on my birthday, what an incredible experience! One of the highlights for sure!

Thanks to your help, we had the perfect balance between planned activities and free time, travel and staying in one spot, adventure and wine-tasting. It was such a gift knowing that our accommodations were all booked and that we didn't have to worry about finding a place to stay in each new town.

I couldn't begin to say what the "best" part of the trip was, it was all so wonderful. One highlight was our cruise on Milford Sound, as well as the drive to and from. I've always wanted to see a fiord, and this exceeded my expectations.

Thanks so much and have a wonderful holiday season!

Laurie and Steve Landby