This was a last minute trip during the end of...
New Zealand
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Feb 21 - Mar 2, 2025
This was a last minute trip during the end of the high season. Monika was great in collaborating on the type of trip we wanted, responsive to changes and available whenever we needed something. She made it happen despite the time crunch! The quality of the tours was excellent - smaller groups, professional and well informed. Great overall experience!
Hotel Reviews
Great - a little far to walk to town.
Nice but a little dated.
It was fine a bit of a walk to town, not a lot of character, regular sized hotel room.
Activity Reviews

I'm a big supporter of dark sky initiatives, unfortunately due to the 1:30am booking we were booked on the previous (incorrect) night and had some issues rebooking it, although with Monika's help we ultimately did. Very late time, so not sure I would do it again unless an earlier time was available; made it harder to enjoy and tired the next day. Alternative is to find a dark sky in the area yourself.

Very nice mini-trip and hike.

Hike and tour itself and guide were great, however we waiting over 2 hours until our flight was ready, which we were not expecting.

Very interesting. There was a child crying which wasn't great, not sure why they allow young kids. Guide very knowledgable.

Guide was great, it's a long day. Recommend if you can not driving a long way to your next destination. We booked this late so had to drive to Queenstown at the end of the day, due to no availability in town (Te Anau).

Water was to low so this was cancelled.

This was a lot of fun. Outfitter great. Recommend doing most of the biking first!

Nice if you want to soak in a hottub outside of town, nice view, but not something I would do again.

I would have given this 5 stars, one of the best days of the trip, loved the scenery and the rafting. However while the guides were really good, the Jetboat operator was driving dangerously close to large objects (rock walls, bridge stantions, etc.) that if we had hit one people could have been badly hurt or killed. I have been operating power boats for a long time and was shocked that he was putting our lives in danger for a few "thrills." Not okay. He also got my daughter very wet on a very cold and windy day without warning. Not great. The picnic was A+.

Thank you so much for the kind words, Scott! I'm so glad I could help make your last-minute trip a success, and it’s wonderful to hear that you had a great experience. I really appreciate your flexibility and it was a pleasure working with you to create the perfect trip. If you ever need assistance again in the future, don’t hesitate to reach out!
Best regards,
Monika