Discover New Zealand Touring Holiday Reviews

Hi Kayla, Just realised that we were so busy on our return to Australia in February that I forgot to send you any feedback. We had a wonderful time in Northland - thank you for your itinerary. We really lucked out in that we have fine weather with blue skies for the full 2 weeks we were in Northland and on the Coromandel Peninsula. We both enjoyed the range of accommodation you selected for us and we found the mix of driving and settling in one place for a couple of days was great. Thank you for your help and your patience with us in setting up the itinerary.

Louise Hodge did an outstanding job of customizing the 11 day New Zealand Southbound Explorer to our requirements. She was prompt in answering all my emails and very helpful in adding any activity or making changes to the hotel selection. The trip started in Auckland and ended in Christchurch. All the pickups and drop-offs were on time. The pace of the trip was just right for us ( couple in our 60s) - meaning that each day was not jam-packed with activities or long bus rides everyday. The coach ride to Milford Sound was long but it was interspersed with toilet breaks and breaks for photos. The standout guides were Rachel from GreatSights (great commentary on the drive from Auckland to Waitomo) and Steve from Thermal Path Tour with Real Rotorua (very knowledgeable and informative). We had fun doing the Luge and the Shotover Jet in Queenstown. The scenery in Mt. Cook National Park was breathtaking. I strongly recommend signing up for Stargazing in Mt. Cook National Park as it is designated a gold status Dark Sky spot. The night sky with the Milky Way and the Southern Cross was awesome! We were blessed with good weather for most of the trip. It was bright and not too cold. It rained heavily on Day 10 of the trip when we were traveling from Greymouth to Christchurch on the TranzAlpine Scenic train. That's ok as we were on the train. Overall, an awesome trip and I would recommend "Discover New Zealand" to plan your next vacation in New Zealand.

LOVED the tour! We had so much fun and everything was very clear. It was so nice to have all the planning completed. We loved that we were picked up at our accommodations each day. Thank you!

Kia Ora Louise, Thank you for organizing such a wonderful trip for us!!! All the pickups and drop-offs were on time. The pace of the trip was just right for us - meaning that each day was not jam-packed with activities or long bus rides every day. The coach ride to Milford Sound was long but it was interspersed with toilet breaks and breaks for photos. The standout guides were Rachel from Great Insights (great commentary on the drive from Auckland to Waitomo) and Steve from Thermal Path Tour with Real Rotorua (very knowledgeable and informative). We had fun doing the Luge and the Shotover Jet. Stargazing was awesome! I managed to take a photo of the Southern Cross using my iPhone! I will write more in my feedback on Google Business later in the week. Still getting over jet lag. 😊Thank you very, very much. Will definitely recommend Discover New Zealand. Regards, Linda

Sabina, Thank You!! Thank You!! Thank You!! Truly a ‘bucket list’ trip for my wife and adult son!! I cannot thank you enough for the professionalism and responsiveness of your support in arranging and during their trip to Australia and New Zealand. You were a true pleasure to work with!! Please send us a list of your global peer travel professional network!! Your customized itinerary was great and absolutely met their need, especially given the relatively short advance notice of the trip and the relatively short (23-day) business/holiday window (+4 days would’ve been ideal – our bad!!). The tours you recommended and set up were awesome – especially Blue Mountain Tour and Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Kuranda Scenic Railway (Rainforest) and Outer Barrier Reef Cruise in Cairns, Glacier Explorers at Mt. Cook NZ, Milford Sound in Queenstown, Hobbiton and Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland in Rotorua, and the Waitomo Glow Worm Caves near Auckland - too many to name here. Your last-minute addition of LUNA was really fun. The 5 star hotels you set up in Sydney, Cairns, Christchurch, Mt. Cook, Rotorua, and Auckland were spectacular – never better. The app was great – they really appreciated all of your support during the inevitable hiccup or two. They made lemonade out of lemons - a private driver miscommunication, a cancellation, and a Mt. Cook Helihike fall weather related issue. On the flip side, the Milford Sound cruise hit one of the few crystal clear fall days in Fjordland so they got to fly back to Queenstown after the cruise!! As a husband and father, it is impossible to convey the gratitude I feel for your/my collaboration to set up this incredibly memorable “Mother and Son Bucket List” trip. We have, and we will continue to, share stories and pictures plus your contact info with friends and family. Thank you again so much, Steve M. (family trip coordinator)

Thank you Angela for organising a seamless and fantastic trip for me. From my first enquiry to the end, you were brilliant! All hotels, tour companies and tours were outstanding. I appreciated the checklist emails and I will organise a trip to the South Island with you in the future.

The holiday was amazing in itself but the planning and preparation done by Carly was fantastic. She gave us many options on activities and accommodation. The holiday wasn’t draining as her planning eliminated the fatigue factor and we were able to cover so much ground and view the amazing sights of New Zealand.

Hey! Kia Ora! To the whole team responsible for this itinerary and special thanks to Ang, it was amazing! We landed back in our country yesterday (Saturday 8th) and it was all really well planned and thought through. Many thanks for your expertise and New Zealand knowledge. Let's see if we can do this again sometime in the future. Take care!

Dear Owen, Our apologies for not doing this sooner. We have been back home for a few weeks now, but we are still floating along on the memories of our New Zealand self driving tour. We cannot express how grateful we were to have had you at the helm of the organising of our itinerary. We found every single step of the way to be smooth sailing and easy, and we can't credit you enough for it. In fact we have already verbally told anyone who will listen to use New Zealand self driving tours if they are planning on a New Zealand trip. If we had to pinpoint the best parts of the organising, it would definitely be the user-friendly app, the general communicating with us prior to the trip to see what kind of activities and things we liked to do and the fantastic accommodation that was booked for us. The whole trip was tailor made and perfect! So thank you once again, Kind Regards, Greg and Justine Peters

Our trip to New Zealand with Grand Pacific Tours was absolutely fantastic. The tour guide, Kerrie, and driver, Rod, were the most helpful and knowledgeable people you could have wished to travel with. The other travellers were all very friendly and co-operative at all times, making the trip very pleasant. The itinerary was very full, with many really interesting tours and activities included in the price. The accommodation was all of a very high standard. I would recommend this tour to anyone wishing to experience New Zealand for the first time. It was comprehensive and covered much of both Islands.

Thank you so much for helping us with this spectacular holiday. Everything was just so easy to follow, from arriving at airport to all our accommodation, picking up hire car and booked activities. The app was a great help, it made finding place and other points of interest easy. We had a fabulous time, weather was kind to us, even giving us a good level of snow at Mt Cook. We could not imagined it being better than this. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone asking us about our trip. To look at using your service, and great help in every way. Fiona and Noel

We had an amazing time on our driving tour of the South Island. Our travel consultant Kayla was amazing and helped us along the way whenever we had questions or we wanted to change a pickup time. Having the app with our itinerary on it made it a worry free experience as the whole trip was laid out for us. We would recommend this to anyone.

Hi Kayla. We had a wonderful time in New Zealand even though we did get COVID. The itinerary you provided was well presented, extremely thorough and catered to our needs. I have been extremely happy with the service you have provided and would not hesitate to recommend your company to anyone travelling to New Zealand. You have been very quick with your replies during the preparation of our itinerary and the information you have provided along the way has been extremely useful. Thank you again, Jeanette, Matt and Megan Kivivali.

Well, Jon, the tour is done. Vicki and I would like to say that we had the best time. The itinerary was absolutely perfect for our limited time availability, but we will definitely be back. All the accommodation was perfect as was the locations. We really want to see Napier in February so will keep that in mind for future plans. Lastly to you personally, thank you so much for the arrangements made. Scott & Vicki

I had such an amazing time on my trip, it was truly the best trip of my life. Owen did an incredible job, I couldn't have wished for anything better.