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Anonymous

Oct 2023

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South Island Immersion

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...

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flavia

Oct 2023

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Breathtaking landscapes and marvelous hikes

We booked this trip a year ago and were marveled by the scenery, the people, rain...

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Mammam

Oct 2023

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Get to know New Zealand south island

A unique way to discover the different geographical features of the South Island is the Vbt bike and walk tour . From city life to rainforests and glaciers,the expie...

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One Week Kiwi

Oct 2023

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Glad I Went

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...

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James L

Oct 2023

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Exciting & fun!

Great guides, lot's of interesting diversions, challenging off road rides, lot's of fun!

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Stefan

Oct 2023

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A "once in a lifetime".....look no further!

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...

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Bounder

Oct 2023

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Fantastic South Island Adventure

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...

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Sheila B

Oct 2023

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New Zealand doesn’t disappoint!!!!

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...

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GinaM

Oct 2023

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Amazing

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...

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JanJan

Oct 2023

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Great Kiwi Experience!

We loved our hiking/biking/kayaking trip to New Zealand South Island. The guides were amazing, there are incredible vistas around every turn and the trip coordinatio...

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MS412

Oct 2023

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Wonderful guides

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...

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Laurie K

Oct 2023

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New Zealand South Island Bike and Hike Tour

Everything was wonderful! The guides were friendly, informative, fun and left no detail undone. The hikes and bikes were amazing. The scenery is stunning and the opt...

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Jack in Seattle

Oct 2023

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40th Wedding Anniversary Trip

Angela and I are celebrating our 40th. We did the November 2019 trip along with the Auckland pre-trip and the Queensland post-trip. Both cities are pretty, the museu...

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Happy Travelers

Oct 2023

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Amazing scenery & great guides!

New Zealand was a "bucket list" vacation for us. VBT and it's wonderful guides showed us the highlites of the western & central regions of the South Island up cl...

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Cathyb

Oct 2023

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Beautiful New Zealand

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, ...

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NiceNancy624

Oct 2023

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Can I give higher than a FIVE star rating!

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...

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Nate

Oct 2023

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Disappointed

We have been on 5 other vbt trips and this was a very disappointing tour. Accommodations, food and itinerary were not close to what we had hoped. The trip failed to ...

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Anonymous Couple

Oct 2023

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New Zealand Biking & Walking Tour

Overall, we loved this trip. Highlights included 3 guides who accommodated our every need, excellent group comraderie, the stay at the Wilderness resort, and the hik...

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Jon c Hankinson

Oct 2023

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New Zealand south island

The guides were great the trip was fantastic. The bikes needed bigger tires for the gravel roads and would be nice to be able to extend the handle bars higher to acc...

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Leah

Oct 2023

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Our first trip with vbt was a success!

We are new to activity-based group touring and really enjoyed the experience. What a relief not to have to coordinate all the lodging, activities, equipment and food...

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