Travelers' reviews about New Zealand
3 reviews
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Sarah
New Zealand
We have always wanted to visit New Zealand but we’re unsure about how to plan itinerary so it was brilliant to use a local agency for this purpose and prebook accommodation and activities. It was a very busy itinerary but necessary to see what we wanted to in time available in 2 weeks South Island and one week on North Island.
The best parts:
Scenery amazing and prebooked trips and excursions excellent. Home stays and most other accommodation good.
The worst parts:
Some of the motel accommodation of a standard below expected.
Karen A
New Zealand
In approx 24 days we went from Auckland, up to Pahia/Russel and then all the way down to Doubtful Sound stopping at various places on the way for a night here and two there.... We loved the scenery and how friendly everyone was. Highlights had to be the light aircraft - whale watching in Kaikoura and the scenic flights over the volcanoes in Tongariro but the helicopter trip over the Franz Joseph, Fox and Tasman Glaciers was just out of this world!!! All the hotels were wonderful and exactly what we asked for. All in all a perfect trip - didn't want to come home! Thank you Carolyn!!!
The best parts:
We loved everything about the trip.
It was nice to be met at the airport rather than having to find our own way into town and to be taken to the car rental depot with our luggage.
What was amazing was to be able to travel through both the North and South Islands of New Zealand taking in the beautiful scenery and fresh air.
The worst parts:
The only downside was purely of our own doing - not having enough time to really see everything. Having 2 nights in each place was great but occasionally we need 2 nights when we only had 1. Or even having 2 nights and still wanting more!!
We'll just have to come back and do some of it again....
travelling light
New Zealand
Trip was excellent - car hire was good - and scenery to die for. Apart from Christchurch which should not be used as a tourist destination until it is rebuilt
The best parts:
The scenery in New Zealand is incredible and well worth the long trip. Kiwis are very friendly people
The worst parts:
The accommodation we were provided with fell short on several occasions and, the last accommodation turned out to be, literally, a shed on stilts with a toilet attached and just enough room for a bed - no television, wardrobe etc. Backpackers accommodation really - entirely unsuitable and totally misrepresented in our itinirary
Sina
Dear Tina,
Thank you for taking the time to time to share your experiences in New Zealand.
We are sorry that you were not always happy with the accommodation on your trip.
As you know we had great trouble trying to find properties for you as most properties were already fully booked. We recommend to all would be travellers to New Zealand to book at least 6 months in advance to avoid such problems.
We appreciate that the photos of your last accommodation were not representative of your actual room. We have since asked the accommodation provider to send updated photos so that this confusion does not occur again. At the time we immediately changed the accommodation in question to a suitable alternative. We also paid for this alternative accommodation for you.
Regarding Christchurch: as you know due to massive landslides we had to reroute your itinerary. Christchurch is a city redefining itself with a vibrant mix of old and new. Lonely Planet rates it as a “must see city” post-quake. We allowed for one full day in Christchurch and believe there were a lot of things for you to see and do. It is a shame that you did not make use of our service line. We would have been happy to suggest a number of worthwhile things for you to see and do based on your individual interests.
Regards, ANZ
