Auckland Tours in March 2027

Just Come home from the North and South New Zealand tour with Lauren. What an adventure from white water rafting to late night chats there was never a dull moment. When you spend weeks with strangers they really become such good friends with amazing memories. Lauren was the best tour leader ever !!! The Trip wouldn’t be the same without her, when I lost something valuable to me during the trip she went above and beyond to help me find it Thank you Lauren (Best Tour Leader) 🫶

Went on the intro tour to New Zealand South Islands. Was an absolute amazing experience and covered a lot of the beautiful spots on the island. Have to give a special thanks to the group leader Lauren Ryan, who really made it what it was. She went above and beyond. Any question, help or advice needed she would go out of her way for you. Always energetic and wants everyone to have the best time. She made sure everyone felt part of the group and more so a short term family.

Awesome experience. Some of the activities are expensive but worth it. Everything was set up so well, trip manager Ashley was amazing, and bus driver Chris did a great job

New Zealand Discovery, Feb - March 2025. Solo traveller. This was a superb tour and absolutely exceeded my expectations which were high! What a stunningly beautiful land Pros: 1. Our tour leader, Runty Jackson was excellent. I've been on several Explore trips and enjoyed good leadership but Runty was exceptional, he was a star! The trip would have been good anyway but thank you Runty, you made it outstanding. 2. The trip itinerary was great and we were able to do nearly everything that had been advertised. 3. Accommodation on the whole was fine. 4. We were lucky with weather so saw New Zealand's highlights, e.g. Doubtful Sound, Mount Cook, Fox Glacier and the west coast in perfect weather. Cons: Nothing major. 1. Breakfasts: These are the only included meals (except for 2 others). Best breakfast without a doubt was at Rotorua- exceptionally good. The Copthorne chain hotels were also quite good. However worst was in Napier. Frankly dire. White sliced bread, no variety of food, tinned sweeteened fruit. A jar of instant coffee. Horrible. The motel next door where we stayed was fine but the restaurant was not!!! 2. Coffee in hotel breakfasts. Again with the exception of Rotorua and the Bealey Quarter, the hotel coffee was not good. This is New Zealand after all, the land that prides itself on its coffee culture. Acturally one of the best breakfasts we had was in Hokitika where the motel didn't have food so Runty took us to a cafe in the town- excellent. Further suggestion By contrast with the rest of the trip, Wanaka was not that interesting, and restaurants were ok but mostly fast food types. Wanaka certainly didn't deserve 2 days. The advertised jet boat ride/ wilderness walk didn't seem to be available. I did take the boat across the lake and it was ok, but it was quite expensive for what it turned out to be. The 'guide ' didn't seem that knowledgable or indeed, interested. Instead I'd suggest at least another day in Abel Tasman National Park which was so, so beautiful. Maybe an overnight stay there and opportunities to walk more and spend more time on the idyllic beaches.

Amazing company that got me introduced to Japan and in the future new Zealand! Takes the stress away from travelling to new destinations with amazing guides! Special shout out to Dan, hes a master at his craft, he could have done half of what he did and still be a 5 out 5 guide, hes the literal definition of going above and beyond! If he ran a tour in the place I hate the most in the world Id still do it as I know Id have an amazing time!

Amazing company that got me introduced to Japan and in the future new Zealand! Takes the stress away from travelling to new destinations with amazing guides! Special shout out to Dan, hes a master at his craft, he could have done half of what he did and still be a 5 out 5 guide, hes the literal definition of going above and beyond! If he ran a tour in the place I hate the most in the world Id still do it as I know Id have an amazing time!