Exceptional New Zealand Self Drive Tours

We got to see a lot of both Islands over two weeks. May have done better to slow down. Could easily spend two weeks on each island apiece. My brother has back and heart issues, so hiking was out. I thoroughly enjoyed the 2 – 4 hour hikes including some arduous climbs–climbing Rangitoto or the main ascent at Rob Roy Glacier Track I would say is similar to setting the treadmill at 3.5 with an incline of 10 for 30 min. You don’t have to go that fast and I talked with a couple in their mid70s who made it up Rob Roy. The views are worth the work, as I watched a piece of ice fall off the glacier while eating my lunch–wow! And when was the last time you caught five trout 3.5 lbs or larger in two days? That is doable in NZ. Recommendation to tourists–there is a lot to do, we picked one key thing each day, sometimes different due to my brother’s and my different interests or physical abilities. Each day was special.

Ben is the ideal tour operator! He makes very helpful suggestions, very patient in understanding the group’s needs, and is very prompt with his answers when questions arise. During our trip, Ben was easy to contact when problems arose or changes had to be made with tours. No problem or question was too small or too big for him to handle. The highlights of our trip: The Hobbiton day tour, the very early walk to Lake Matheson, ATV drive in Franz Josef, drive from Franz Josef to Queenstown (Blue Waters, Mirror Lakes and The Remarkables really deserve their name), Canyon Swing in Queenstown. I would highly recommend Ben and NZSelfDrive Tour to those who are willing to go an adventure and see NZ in all its beauty! Be ready to swap drive time with other people in the group as the drives can be long, but you wont be disappointed with the routes that Ben plans for the trip.

Ben Neynens was our tour adviser and provided a fantastic service to us. From the moment we arrived in Christchurch, everything went according to plan and very smoothly. The suggested activities were ideal and suited our interests and levels of fitness, and we were absolutely amazed at the beauty of the South Island of New Zealand. Thank you Ben for your guidance and suggestions. They were very helpful and we had a wonderful holiday.

When we had a last minute change requiring a different sized rental car we really appreciated your hustle in arranging a new car after the rental car firm had told us a change was not possible. Your high service level and attention to detail is rare these days. Thanks again!

NZ Selfdrive was fantastic! Since we had never traveled to New Zealand before and had group of 6 people, I wasn’t sure where to begin in booking a trip of the South Island. Ben was fantastic! He answered my many questions and provided lots of helpful information about locations and activities to suit our group, which included grandparents and two young children. We had so much fun and everyone was happy with the itinerary and activities. The packet of info provided was very helpful as it included travel times and restaurant ideas/activities/sights along our route. Best of all, Ben was very helpful when our daughter broke her arm just before we departed for our trip and we thought we better make some changes to our itinerary. Overall, we were amazed by New Zealand. It was the best vacation we have ever taken and we have NZ Selfdrive to thank for it.

We really enjoyed this self driving tour. Without Indulgence Tour’s guide we would not of know of the nice places to stay. It was very well planned out and we saw a lot of beautiful places. Thank you Ben!

Ben provides a service that makes it easier to plan and book your holiday. New Zealand has so much to offer his insight makes your holiday work better for the family.

I thought our tour was well researched and very well organised which provided us with one of our most treasured holidays. Also South Island New Zealand is an awesome island and an excellent holiday destination.

We booked a 17 day Self Drive Tour with Ben over the phone and Internet. He was very informative and offered very good advice on where we should stay and things we could do in each town. The entire booking process was fast and easy. The provided GPS unit was easy to use and had saved ‘favorites’ pre loaded which was useful for stopping along the way at various points of interest. Our Tour Manager “Ben” was always available when we called him during our road trip and was fast to respond and handle booking requests and so on. Overall, I would highly recommend NZ Self Drive Tours to friends and family when asked about booking packages to NZ.