History Tour & Trip Reviews

There are no words to describe how beautiful, how perf...

We very much enjoyed the diversity of activities that VBT offered, the beautiful South Island and our wonderful guides. We have previously traveled to NZ but this VB...

Beautiful trip around the South Island. Great hikes. Bike rides made challenging by some narrow rock/gravel trails, but very beautiful. The guides were amazing. Know...

Great way to see New Zealand for the first time. Food, hotels and non bike related excursions were great. Biking was at times somewhat challenging if your not used t...

This trip revealed scenery unmatched anywhere in the world. We went from tropical rain forests to glaciers to the ocean. The bike trails were great and the accommoda...

Mark, Wayne and Tereza did a wonderful job of providing options for members of the tour group, with some riding longer on beautiful added rides and others able to ta...

VBT never disappoints. Biking trails were challenging but can be done on e-bikes for novices. The addition of hiking and kayaking if you wanted, made this New Zealan...

We had a great time. It was challenging and fabulous.

This was our 16th VBT tour, it might very well be the best. Wonderful guides; wonderful scenery; wonderful experiences; wonderful country. The one downside was the g...

What a trip! From the professional, knowledgeable and fun guides, to the beautiful country seen from a variety of bike and hiking trails and interesting special even...

The trip was fabulous and especially the three tour guides (Wayne, Mark and Teresa) who went above and beyond to make sure we had a wonderful and memorable experienc...

Amazing experience, which can only be described as "a once in a lifetime trip". The South Island of NZL is like no other destination in terms of flora, fauna and maj...

A wonderful introduction to a marvelous country that left us hungry for more. The trip was a smorgasbord of sights and experiences that comprised a very rich reward ...

Highly recommend this trip! The geography of New Zealand is quite diverse, and you’ll see a lot of it on the South Island. I enjoyed the mix of activities - hiking, ...

Our biking, hiking, kayaking trip to New Zealand was five star plus in every way! Every detail was attended to - and our guides were not just extremely knowledgeable...