New Zealand Self Drive Tour Reviews

Hi Verity,

We had the best trip ever!!!!

Our guide, Terry was EXCELLENT! He was so knowledgeable and helpful—a perfect fit for us. We are still basking in the memories of your beautiful country!

Here are a couple of photos—but I took over 1,200, I need time to go through them.

Susan Lapham and John McKently - USA

Hi Suzie,

I'd like to give you some ideas I've gained from talking with friends here. They have no idea that one can have a company plan a trip as you did. They seem to think that the only two ways are to take a tour, or do it on your own. They have been surprised about this way of traveling. We had done this for our vacation to Costa Rica, so we knew. I'm not sure how to get the word out, but maybe you need to advertise this as another way to travel.

Thanks for everything. You helped make our 50th wedding anniversary even better.

Art & Helen Poland USA

Truly, our travel agent Chrissy was able to know exactly what kind of adventure we wanted and crafted the perfect itinerary for us. The process was fairly straightforward for booking and the instructions we were given were flawless and simple. We could not have chosen anyone better to help arrange our trip.

Fred & Zipora, Keren, Gilad Fefer (USA)

Hi Chrissy,

These are just a few of the photos of us enjoying New Zealand! Here is the Emerald Lakes on the Tongariro Crossing

Ken McClain and Maria Bolanos (USA)

We enjoyed three weeks in Middle Earth with our two girls. Thanks to First Light Travel we did not have to worry about a thing. Thanks to the professional organization of Judith we only had to enjoy every minute of our holiday. It was just perfect. We'll be back, that's for sure! 

Bram, Kathy and the girls - Holland

Hi Steve,

To start things off we had a fantastic time. You did a great job organising and it all flowed together nicely. Queenstown and Milford Sound all worked smoothly, hotels were perfect for our needs. The views from Queenstown hotel were excellent.

Mount Cook - Kayaking was very much enjoyed. Kaikoura motel was excellent, and dinner was perfect. Whale watching also successful. Waitomo hotel was fun and the spellbound caves were excellent. Auckland perfectly placed hotel. Hire car was perfect size for our needs and everything ran smoothly with picking and dropping off.

Many thanks again for your help

Andy Elliot - England

Hi Shelley, 

Now we are home. Long journey to be remembered! Once again, BIG THANK YOU! We filled out the survey form and will definitely recommend First Light to anyone willing to go to NZ. We were lucky with the weather except for one day when we had to cancel the horse rides. Great that all the other activities took place. Specially the helicopter flight and picnic at the peak! Fantastic!!! 

All the best,

Nikolay and Raisa Roslyakov

This was our first trip to New Zealand, it was the most incredible experience I've ever had! Working with Shelley was so easy and it was the first time using a travel planner. I will absolutely be back in touch for when we return for our South Island trip. It was amazing!

I absolutely adored my time working with First Light Travel. From the first email I sent with a general inquiry all the way to the end of my vacation and arriving home, everything was smooth, clear and felt custom tailored for me! Shelley went above and beyond answering all my questions and explaining the process. As for the vacation itself, the memories and photos will last a life time. She hooked me up with a hiking vacation with a guided group and it was everything I wanted and more! I was even able to spend my birthday in Mount Cook Village, it was phenomenal!

Ryan, Holly & Alexandra Cammidge (USA)

We enjoyed very much, all of the trip that we did. We came back home with wonderful memories. Everything was well planned so we didn't have to be scared to miss something. The agency cared for us, and we worked with Verity for two years to plan this trip. She listened to all of our demands and we were really pleased about that. 

Emilie Pinchart (Belgium)