Discover New Zealand Touring Holiday Reviews

Lydia was absolutely excellent as a consoltant and could not do enough to assist.

Looking back on the trip to the South Island, it was pretty much perfect. Spending so many hours each day on a tour bus got to be a bit tough but I know it was the only way to see as much as I did and thank goodness, I wasn't doing the driving! So, I really can't and shouldn't complain about that! Queenstown was crowded and touristy so I was very happy to have my hotel on the outskirts. Everything was still in walking distance. The tour buses were all good, all on time and the drivers really made a big difference. Some spoke a lot, gave a lot of history and information of the area we were going through. Others not so much. As I think I mentioned, if I had to do it over again, I would have spent another day in the Franz Josef area and taken a day off in Queenstown to make up for it. But that in no way is your mistake or some omission on your part. Just what I liked once I was there and didn't have enough time to see much of. I think if I had spent some time online really looking at these places while you were setting up the tour, I might have caught it. The helicopter ride was a blast! So glad I did it. Hadn't been in one since I was 16 and had forgotten how much fun they are.

We travelled from the USA and had a wonderful experience. Our itinerary was prepared by Harriet - discover New Zealand. Thank you!!

Everything went to plan as per our itinerary. Hire car was comfortable and spacious. Both the reps we met were very friendly and helpful. All the accommodation was comfortable - some of the apartments were fantastic and the overnight cruise to Doubtful Sound on the Milford Wanderer was superb. The app provided us with so much extra information which we found very useful. We would definitely recommend NZFT to others planning a trip to NZ.

Thank you Kayla for all your assistance on our recent holiday to New Zealand. We had a fantastic time and saw so much of this beautiful country. We loved it. Your help was awesome - you booked all accommodation for us and activities that we wanted to do and it was so organised, no trouble with checking in each time or turning up for the activities. It was all on record. The app was the best thing that there was that you sent us - for us to refer to when we were driving ourselves each day. It contained so much information that we could organise times we wanted to leave and arrive in each town, where to go in the towns, it was easy to navigate. You were so organised and couldn't do enough for us, evening sending us the link to complete our travel declaration. We have already recommended your site to our friends and relations who may travel to New Zealand for a holiday. Thank you Simone

Tia (our travel assistant) was superb. She arranged the itinerary perfectly. We really really love New Zealand and enjoyed our trip. It was very impressive, amazing and wonderful. I recommend everyone who want to visit New Zealand to choose discovernerzealand.com, it is helpfull and excellent service. Thank you for assisting us.

We had a great time on this tour. We were well taken care of by the various drivers and got to do everything we expected. Hotel accommodation was good and the included food was great. It seemed expensive when we booked but the complexities of moving people to the various locations explained that. I would recommend your company to friends going to New Zealand. Thanks.

This once in a lifetime tour was such a lovely experience that I would recommend this NZFT group to anyone. From the time that I decided to take this tour to the very end I felt as though I had someone looking after me. I loved the fact that this was a self guided tour (even though I drove the whole time on the left side of the road) getting some used to, but one I was used to it loved it. The tour was planned in such a manner that we never felt stressed to get from point A to B. We always had time to take all the pictures we wanted and then some. I would say that most of the lodging was above standard, there were only a couple that could use some improvement, mostly it was a language barrier on the owners part. Overall I would repeat this tour again maybe even spend some more time exploring some of the areas. Loved all the areas, loved the cleanliness even the cities, and most of all the people were friendly and helpful.

We completed a personalised 21 day South Island Self Drive Tour in February/March 2024. The itinerary was created by Jon (Discover New Zealand) in consultation with us and our wish list. The creation of an itinerary was giving us a headache but this was no problem for Jon who has an intimate knowledge of New Zealand. Jon arranged good quality self catering accommodation, car hire, activities and tours including the train trip from Greymouth to Christchurch. There was prompt communication between ourselves and Jon at all times before and during our trip. Nothing was too much trouble for him to check or organise. With the use of the downloaded itinerary app everything during the trip worked very smoothly and we had a very enjoyable hassle-free holiday, capturing all the major sights and attractions of the South Island. The tour started and finished in Queenstown. I would definitely use this company again for future travels in New Zealand.

Our 21 day road trip in New Zealand was amazing and the four of us thought the people on this country were so friendly and welcoming. Lisa from Fine Touring was so obliging and helpful in getting our tour organised and it was so good not to have to worry about accommodation and hire car and these were all done without any hitches. Tours included boat trips, helicopter flight and overnight cruise. If I had anything to suggest for improvement on the tour we did it wasn’t long enough and if doing it again I would stay an extra night in towns and cities that we were required to be there for a tour the same day we were travelling. We had a horror day the first day going to the Bay of Islands as there were two accidents and a main highway closure, both with detours and hours of holdups with meant arriving 8 hours late for our Hole in the Rock boat trip. A phone call to Lisa and her quick response to organise the same tour the next morning was greatly appreciated and so helped make the start of our trip bearable. Regards Fay

We had wonderful trip and enjoyed every bit of it. we loved the town of Wanaka and wished that we had more time. Thanks to Niesha for arranging the trip

Thanks to Neisha for arranging the trip. we enjoyed the TranzAlpine Scenic Train trip. It was wonderful and all accommodations are great.

We were overwhelmed by the amount of detail provided, nothing was overlooked and it made things very easy. The trip was in a word, fantastic. We have been to New Zealand a number of times but not the top of the South Island or down past Dunedin. This time we saw all of that and ticking off our bucket list, Invercargill and Stewart Island. The accommodation booked for us was all excellent and my favorite was the Rutherford in Nelson. Well I was very keen on physics at school. Quirkiest? Loved the old elevator in the Grosvenor in Timaru and the Poshtel in Oamaru was close. The side tours were good but alas inclement weather meant we missed the whales. New Zealand is so beautiful but the magnificent old buildings in the cities are fabulous. Took many photos of them, oh yes, and the scenery too. So all up a great time for us and Nicole, thank you so much and best wishes. PS most steps? Dunedin and it is so hilly!

Hi Anna, This custom tour that you put together was a fantastic experience. All of the activities and tours that were book were great fun and travel between every location was punctual and was easily accessible. This was definitely a 5 star trip. Thank you for everything From Shaun

Mackenzie at Discover New Zealand prepared a custom itinerary for our holiday to the south island at very short notice. With just a couple of days notice Mackenzie packaged up everything we were looking for including amazing scenic flights, Milford Sound cruise, hotels, helicopter flights to the glacier, winery tours, a train ride on the Tranzalpine, hire cars and more. When I tell people what we did they are amazed at all the incredible things we did. I can't speak highly enough of the effort Mackenzie went to to put together our once in a lifetime trip! Incredibly we were blessed with great weather for the trip and it all went perfectly smoothly with no hiccups at all. It's a credit to Mackenzie given this was a one off itinerary with so many moving parts. Highly recommend Mackenzie and Discover New Zealand.