Oceania Local culture Trips

The trip is very aggressive, but the sites and activities are amazing. It’s challenging to be in so many hotels however, that’s the only way you can see both islands fully. The food was amazing. Our driver was very kind and skilled. Our guide was animated, funny and made the long rides bearable.

In New Zealand breakfasts were same daily. Milliennium hotel ( fireplace in dining area) was their only heating source and we were sooooo cold. How many can sit close to the fireplace? I spoke firmly with the head person in the dining to please turn up the heat! People were eating breakfast in their coats! Next day we had a warm dining area! A customer had to speak up on this!? Really! Also the maid daily ignored poop in the toilet that stuck to the toilet. I had to call to have someone clean up the toilet! I told the young man to be sure and tell y the maid to do her job or I would call again and he could come back and do her job.

The tour was precisely organised. Customers comfort being paramount. Our tour leader, Isobel, was a mine of information. She was never ‘in your face’ but there to give facts and history of the lovely islands that are New Zealand. Pete was our driver. He was excellent. The perfect foil for Isobel. Only one trip out in Queenstown we thought was misrepresented. The barbecue at the farm. We were looking forward to the beautiful boat ride across the lake, but not in the company of 280 other people! Had we have known we would not have gone. Thank you to Pete and Isobel for making it a great trip. My friend recommended your company after her holiday to New Zealand, and I would certainly pass on the recommendation.

What a wonder-filled trip. Between the cultural education, the beauty of the landscapes and our great tour director and bus driver we couldn’t have asked for much more. It’s impossible to name just one memorable experience. The Bay of Islands, Mt Cook, Christchurch Gardens, Milford Sound and many more!

The tour was great. We got very lucky with weather as it changes a lot as you travel across the country. Both the travel director and the bus driver were the best we have ever had on similar trips. The only issue we had was the airport transfers. When we arrived, nobody was waiting for us and we had to call to find out what happened. We were told that our flight was cancelled. We did take our originally booked flight from USA. The ride was scheduled at that time, but when we arrived at the hotel, we were told to pay the full fare as the driver was not informed that we were part of the organized group with prepaid transfer. The driver called the company and it was resolved. On the way back from Christchurch, we had issue again. We had to call travel director to help us. For some reason transfer company forgot about us.

Amazing trip. Hits all the places you want to see and explore. The tour guide and bus driver were fantastic and definitely contributed to the trip being so great! Wish they did more tours together.