Christchurch Explorer Trips

This is a great itinerary, not too rushed or busy but plenty of beautiful NZ to see and experience. All the hotels were great with comfortable rooms, they just need to learn how to cook bacon and eggs 😉

Our trip leader Blair was excellent. He was always in a good mood and looking for ways to help us have fun. He knew a lot about the destinations so he always had activities to suggest or even when food wasn’t included he would book somewhere or give us suggestions on places to go. I was surprised by how easy he made everything. We made plenty of stops between destinations so we were always kept busy with activities or sightseeing. The locations were amazing and the group was kind and easy to talk to. The only thing I can fault was a communication mishap. I’d never used WhatsApp, which was chosen for our group chat and it required phone number 2FA to verify registration. I did not have access to my Australian number and the Topdeck ESIM was data only (no number) so I ended up buying a NZ sim just to be included in the group chat. If the allocated app could be communicated to us before departing for NZ I could have prepared this before I arrived. Otherwise a 10/10!!!

Amazing holiday and well worth the price. The dinners included are amazing (especially the last one). Topdeck pack a lot of stuff into the itinerary which always makes it like you have something to do. Also our tour guide was ace. Although there is a lot of driving since New Zealand is a big country so worth being prepared for that.

Our overall experience was very positive. We were able to see the things we wanted to see. Some of the travel was long but that is the size of the countries. Would recommend it to others.

G does a great job packing in a lot of scenery and activities - many on your own. They have great guides who usually go the extra step to help. I made this recommendation before and I will do again. Under the accommodations when people are choosing a room - PLEASE add that if a person has a habit of snoring or uses Cpap or other annoying habit or behavior they need to get a single room for the courtesy of others.

Overall, an amazing tour through Australia and New Zealand. A very large area to cover in 38 days, but we managed to see a large portion of it thanks to the aggressive itinerary provided by G Adventures. Hiking, snorkeling, rafting, helicopter, boats, ferries, planes. We did it all!!!!