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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First Light Travel made planning easy and stress-free

5
Tasman glacier lake
Canada

First Light Travel made planning easy and stress-free with prompt, accurate service and exceptional value. Our itinerary suited us well, though the Abel Tasman walk was quite challenging—important to note for future travelers. Overall, a wonderful and well-organized New Zealand adventure!


New Zealand and First Light Travel were both awesome.

5
heli hike
silver fern
rugby
tasman glacier
southern alps
Canada

New Zealand and First Light Travel were both awesome. Just go. The 21-day self driving tour by First Light was the right pace and allowed us to explore as we wanted. Booking was simple and the accommodations were top notch. The excursions were so well planned and there was not a single issues over the 21 days. We are so appreciative to Anna C. for her timely and knowledgeable advice.


We absolutely loved every moment and couldn’t have asked for a better experience

5
Twin Glacier Franz & Fox snow landing
Australia

Our 21-day trip through the South Island of New Zealand was simply amazing, thanks to Micala at First Light Travel. She planned everything perfectly—fantastic sights, great accommodations, and incredible activities—all running like clockwork. We absolutely loved every moment and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend!


We are so grateful that we chose to go with First Light Travel.

5
Milford mariner
Canada

We are so grateful that we chose to go with First Light Travel. It was so easy that we were taken care through the planning, from our arrival in New Zealand and during our driving tour that we didn’t want it to end. We got to experience so many wonderful parts of New Zealand without worrying about a thing. Accommodation, activity choices and little upgrades were exactly what we hoped. We had an amazing family trip thanks to First Light Travel.


Our trip exceeded our expectations!

5
Sea Kayak
USA

Our trip exceeded our expectations! Kirsty Marriott listened to our requests for customizing our self guided South Island New Zealand trip and included everything we wanted to experience plus some. We highly recommend First Light Travel and Kirsty Marriott


The entire trip was perfectly tailored to our interests!

5
Waimangu Valley
USA

Our experience with First Light Travel was exceptional! The booking process was easy, and the service was top-notch. The wine tastings and glacier helicopter tour were highlights. We loved the George Hotel and Milford Sound transport. The entire trip was perfectly tailored to our interests!


First Light saved me hours of research and booking time.

5
Franz Josef Helihike
USA

This was a dream trip for us and I had no idea how to plan a whole month’s journey. First Light saved me hours of research and booking time. All of the details from car rentals, activities and lodging were well planned and made the trip easy and enjoyable.


The team is very accommodating and professional.

5
Hobbiton
USA

First Light Travel is a first rate travel service. Our travel assistant Micala created our 3 week itinerary to include all of the sights and excursions we requested. Micala was also there when we needed to make a last minute change. The team is very accommodating and professional. We highly recommend their services.


We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and cannot wait to return to New Zealand again.

5
Tasman Glacier Lake
USA

Thank you Heidi for collaborating with us on what was one of the greatest international destinations we have ever visited. We felt totally comfortable and prepared with all of the detailed information you provided us. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and cannot wait to return to New Zealand again.


Highly recommend this company

5
Mount Cook National Park
USA

We received excellent service from First Light from initial contact through booking and during the trip. The itinerary was very well curated and everything went according to plan. Highly recommend this company.




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