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New Zealand Tour & Trip Reviews
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John Powell
Mar 2025
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New Zealand Vista
FEEDBACK FOR AAT KINGS – NEW ZEALAND VISTA Good Guide and Driver insightful shared commentary. Quality and cleanliness of coach and the standard of driving. Brea...
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Trusted Customer
Mar 2025
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New Zealand Vista
The tour was good with a good tour director and driver NZ is spectacular. Several downsides 1. Generally hotel were nice but rooms were too small 2 the showers ...
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Smiling Marianne
Feb 2025
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New Zealand Vista
Recently returned from a tour of New Zealand with AAT Kings and on the whole had a great trip. The tour guide Chantha was very professional and provided a lot of inf...
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Trusted Customer
Dec 2024
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New Zealand Vista
Accommodation was y
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Tracey
Dec 2024
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New Zealand Vista
Good tour which gave a great whistlestop experience covering a lot of places in two weeks. Well organised with a good guide and driver and a good mix of included and...
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Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
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New Zealand Vista
Well organized tour. Lisa or tour guide went out of her way to a make this trip an awesome event. Simon our drive had a wonderful sense of humour. Would highly re...
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Damian Mcgrath
Nov 2024
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New Zealand Vista
The accomodation was better in the South Island. However, throughout the trip all rooms were clean. This applies as well to the Ibis in Rotorua apart from the hotel ...
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Beverley Bradshaw
Nov 2024
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New Zealand Vista
A great trip. The tour manager Chantaveer and driver Dave were fantastic..Helpful, great knowledge, and information given. Very inclusive of all.cannot praise them ...
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Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
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New Zealand Vista
New Zealand Vista 15th October - 28th October 2024 Just returned from our New Zealand Vista Holiday, unfortunately this didn't meet our expectations of a coach t...
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John Costello
Oct 2024
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New Zealand Vista
Accommodation was ok ,one or two hotels a bit run dow...
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Khin Myint
Apr 2025
Written on
Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
I really enjoyed my trip around the South Island of New Zealand. I only wished that we stayed more than one nights at some of the spots !! For example two weeks tour...
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Ryszard Kowalski
Mar 2025
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
Everything worked really well and smooth. The tour guide Shanta and the driver of the coach were working as a team explaining everything together, very knowledgeable...
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Alistair Paton
Feb 2025
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
Most hotels were decent and in good locations
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Trusted Customer
Feb 2025
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
Both the driver and the tour manager were professional and knowledgeable. All the arrangements over the course of the week went well. By virtue of distance, some of...
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Trusted Customer
Feb 2025
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
Like any trip around South Island, the weather is important. I was lucky! The itinerary of this tour was great and the scenery amazing plus a good choice of 'extra' ...
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Trusted Customer
Dec 2024
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
I was very impressed with the quality of the Southern Tour and especially with the super job that the Tour Director, Chanthavee and the driver, Simon did. Both were...
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Trusted Customer
Dec 2024
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
I thoroughly enjoyed my tour round the South Island, enjoyed the ...
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Trusted Customer
Dec 2024
Written on
Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
I recently went on AAT Kings’ Southern Spotlight tour, and it was absolutely amazing! My sister and I had the best time exploring with such a fantastic group of peop...
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Wendy Halpin
Dec 2024
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Southern Spotlight (clockwise)
Whilst our trip was reversed due to operational requirements on the Trans Alpine Railway we still managed to have a fantastic time and met a wonderful group of like-...
Editor’s Take
What to Look For in New Zealand Tour Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
Many tours in New Zealand are adventure based, so a sense of safety, guide knowledge and competence are very important factors for reviewers of New Zealand tours.
Even though New Zealand is quite small, it can be easy to try and cram way too much into the tour itinerary - including quite long drives to get from place to place. Be sure to read the itineraries for New Zealand tours carefully to get a sense of the transportation time, and number of days spent in each place. If you’re looking for a slower pace, you don’t want to be disappointed!
When reading New Zealand reviews, it’s also important to bear in mind that tours of New Zealand often include Australia as well. For those travelers who have to travel a very long way to get to the Oceania region (which is most people!), this can be an excellent way to maximize your vacation time.
However, it also has the potential to feel like you barely skim the surface of what these incredible countries have to offer. Negative reviews may have been hoping for a more relaxed pace, and ended up feeling hectic the whole time instead.
Accommodations in New Zealand are usually up to westernized standards, with plenty of amenities available. If you are camping or staying in small towns, of course, expect to deal with some factors like wildlife and weather.
If you want a professional take on traveling in New Zealand, see the Travelstride new Zealand Guide »
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