New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

We used First Light Travel for our month's stay in New Zealand. Somewhat timid at first to fork over the money to someone unseen and unknown but it all worked out perfectly. The back and forth went very smoothly, changes were accepted without any fuss, and they handed us a perfect vacation that was hassle free. We referred to their itinerary sheet as “the bible”; it was very detailed. They suggested things we might enjoy in addition to the golfing aspect of the trip which was our main intent. The best recommendation I can give is that at the end of the trip we really didn't want to go home, even with the constant travel we had a relaxing fabulous time because First Light Travel made it easy, and we knew they always had our backs if something went wrong.

Bruce & Diane Moorhead (USA)

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)

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)

This was one of the most beautiful trips ever! Landscapes, climate, clean air, great luminosity, relaxed lifestyle, smiling faces, kindness, approach to life, local architecture, keeping traditions, simplicity and authenticity - all create NZ The accommodations were very good and well located, all bookings and appointments were scheduled perfectly. I thank, consultant Amelia Riwai for her contribution and professionalism organizing this perfect holiday.

Adriana and Adrian-Mihail Lancovici (Romania)

Dawn was exceptional. Our trip went so smoothly, with everything planned and documented in advance. We appreciated the travel tips on the itinerary, including drive times. Dawn's personal experience with excursions and recommendations from other travelers gave me confidence during the planning process that our selections would be good.

Johnson Family (USA)

First Light Travel was excellent to work with. We travelled during the Christmas to New Year's holiday time period where 3 night minimums were common but they found nice, clean lodging for us that met our itinerary that was less than the 3 nights. They made a lot of thoughtful recommendations for our trip regarding things we might be interested in, once we had discussed things we thought we might like to do.

Susan & Martin Hammock (USA)

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)

Jo was a pleasure to work with! She got in touch with me promptly and was very accommodating with our itinerary. It was very nice to have our trip custom for us and not have to be part of a tour. I would highly recommend First Light Travel!

Katherine, Abigaile, Eric, Brian & Abbey Killebrew - USA

Chrissy took the time to learn a bit about us and what we were looking for in our vacation, and then helped tailor our experience. We really enjoyed our NZ vacation. Chrissy was exceptional in helping us plan our adventures and lodging! Very good value.

Dixie, Ronald J, Alex, Katie & Pat Lopes - USA

We used First Light Travel because we didn't know much about New Zealand and wanted to make this vacation memorable without the frustrations of booking places, cars and excursions on our own. We had an amazing time and truly feel as though we have a true flavor of what New Zealand has to offer. From Waiheke to the North Island and then the South Island, we made our way to many interesting and breathtaking places.The experiences were incredible and the guides were extremely informative. I would head back in a heartbeat! This was one fo the best vacations my family has ever had.

Greg, Kelly, Wyatt & Calista Poulos - USA