Travellers Testimonials and Reviews: First Light Travel

Dear Jo,

We had a wonderful time in nz thanks to your terrific advice, help, and planning of such a good itinerary. The trip was great and we want to thank you for your work in making this such a memorable experience. We will definitely use you again if we return to nz and will tell all our travel friends about First Light Travel. Your attention to lodging, places of interest, and transportation, all made the the trip so much easier than if we had tried to do this on our own. All you promised was delivered and the ease of contacting you made planning so simple.

Thanks again for your invaluable help.

Henry & Janet Capillary - North Carolina USA

First Light Travel and particularly Michelle put together a really terrific vacation for us. Overnight stops of more than one day allowed for exploration and also afforded the ability to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

We would highly recommend that anyone with only a 2 week holiday limit and a healthy travel budget use First Light Travel to create an itinerary. Great scenery, people, food and experiences.

Howard and Constance Simmons – Philadelphia USA

Jo gave an excellent service, a very good itinerary to meet our interests with great attention to detail and a personal touch. We loved the Bay of Islands bout trip, two forest walks with guides, Glow worm caves at Waitomo, Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Mount Cook and Tasman glacier bout trip, Southern Discoveries Milford Sound trip.

We strongly recommend First Light Travel.

Helgaard & Elizabeth Raubenheimer – South Africa

Jo helped me plan my sabbatical vacation to New Zealand. I didn't have time to research and plan my trip. I was on the internet trying figure out what I was going to do in New Zealand and happened upon their website by chance. We chatted and then we spoke on the phone. I told her what my husband and I like to do and she planned an itinerary for us and we made some tweaks to it. She was very responsive to all my questions and I'm glad I used her. We had an amazing vacation filled with great memories!

Victoria & Charly Baclig - USA

An experience of a lifetime. There is so much in the vastness of New Zealand and having Rhodri help us plan was he best decision we ever made. It was effortless, fun, and packed with activities. Would definitely do it again.

Kylie & Andrew Duby - USA

Jo at First Light Travel created a great itinerary tailored specifically to our expressed interests. All of the details required to coordinate transportation and scheduled activities meshed perfectly. All of our accommodations were top-notch. The hotels and B & B's typically included attractively-furnished rooms in scenic natural settings. All had extremely friendly and helpful hosts. All of our tours and guided hikes were with the best of the local tour companies and included knowledgeable guides and great local itineraries. We chose First Light Travel after reviewing about a half dozen different travel company itineraries because First Light Travel offered by far the best accommodations and combination of activities. We couldn't be happier with First Light Travel and would highly recommend them to anyone traveling to New Zealand.

Terry & Charlene Proeger - USA

This was to be a holiday of a lifetime and it lived up to its expectations. First Light Travel and their Consultant Michelle Srzich were brilliant. Great Itinerary, Accommodation and activities. No hitches or disappointments just plain sailing. We cannot recommend you enough we asked for variety of accommodation and that's what we got, All accommodation was first class.

John and Elaine Hebson - Great Britain and N. Ireland

Michelle was extremely helpful and responsive to all our queries. This was a trip we longed to take for a while and we wanted to get the feel for the North Island in just 9 days that we had to spend there. We couldn't have hoped for more! With Michelle's help we were able to nail our itinerary to get the best of what New Zealand has to offer – beautiful countryside, postcard-worthy sites, walks in the native bush, geothermal parks, glow-worm caves, unforgettable beaches, kayaking, long walks and great food and wine. Thank you so much Michelle and First Light Travel! With your help, we are quite ready for another adventure!

Piotr and Natalia Topolski - Poland

As first time travelers to New Zealand our trip was planned to perfection. Dawn seemed to know exactly what we wanted to see and do. Her planning never let us down and the smiles never left our faces. I cannot give a higher recommendation than the one I am giving Dawn and First Light Travel.

Jackie Gray and Janice Blizzard - USA

Our trip was wonderful thanks to Chrissy at First Light Travel! She planned it all out based on what our interests were and we were able to do all of the things we had wanted to do, and see what we wanted to see. She had it all so planned out and organized for us. She answered all of our questions along the way and made changes to our itinerary as we talked to make sure we were well taken care of. Having it all pre-planned and paid made for a very stress-free vacation. We enjoyed it very much. Her “suggested activities” for each place we went to, were very helpful too.

Rod & Julie & Stacy Lehmann - USA