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Our trip to the New Zealand South Island was made spectacular through the careful planning of Janette Bagley from the Self-drive Tours Company. Janette worked with me to plan this trip, carefully...
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My wife and I had a 38 day driving tour through the North and South Islands. It was a fantastic adventure with breathtaking scenery around every turn, and there were a lot of turns. The itinerary...
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Had booked my trip a couple of years ago, but trip was delayed due to COVID. The company helped me through the process of holding everything until New Zealand reopened. Chelsea, the person I...
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First trip since COVID so I was weary of planning a trip on my own in case of cancellations etc. Found New Zealand Self Drive Tours and Nichole helped us plan a fantastic 2 week trip from...
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We were very pleased that our trip was able to proceed despite the devastating cyclone that delayed our arrival and curtailed our Hawkes Bay visit. The quick change of itinerary was a credit to...
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Neil & Teresa Renwick, The Length & Breadth 30 Days North to South - V2, Travelled on 8 Feb 2024

Absolutely fantastic holiday – all our arrangements worked like clockwork from taxi pickups, trips, car hire and directions, and the standard and location of accommodation were brilliant. The App gave us all the daily information we needed and we were impressed from the very start of our contact how quickly our queries were responded to by Janette Bagley and the information and checklists that were available to us on your website. We feel that that our leisurely tour of the North and South Island gave us the full New Zealand experience without us feeling like we were ‘just another tourist’ and we would certainly recommend your services to anyone else planning a similar trip.

Philip & Gillian White | The Essential New Zealand Journey, Travelled on 30 Jan 2024

My wife and I undertook our tour from 30 January to 4 March 2024. We want to say that every single part of the organization and administration of this brilliant tour was carried out faultlessly by ‘New Zealand Self Drive Tours’. In addition, the personal service that we received from Harriet McGregor was outstandingly efficient, completely understating of our particular needs, and was at all times most courteous and friendly. It was also re-assuring to know that, should there have been any problems, Harriet would have been readily available to sort them out for us. It was a pleasure dealing with her. We recommend the company and Harriet wholeheartedly.

David & Ellen Even, Extensive North and South Island adventure, Travelled on 10 Feb 2024

Finally after a four year delay our trip to New Zealand is now complete. Had a wonderful time and it was just a stunning experience. A few issues with two hotels but nothing major. We were in NZ for 29 days and traveled both north and south Islands. Queenstown traffic is intense and parking is not the best. We enjoyed all the activities that were scheduled with no regrets. Mt Cook and Fiordland were just amazing. Truly a trip of a lifetime.

Katie & Mark Garrod, A Custom North Island Highlights, Travelled on 1 Feb 2024

Brilliant Tour from start to finish. The communication from Cristina from our first chat was brilliant. She tailored our trip perfectly. The APP was great and we followed all of the recommendations, which were worth seeing. All accommodations were lovely, especially the bay of islands. The trips booked were great. The barefoot boat trip in bay of islands was great. Te Pa Tu cultural experience was also a great event. We were lucky to be in Bay of islands on Waitangi Day which was a cultural experience! Also many of the little towns were having their summer festivals as we drove through which was also great to see. February weather was perfect, we were very lucky. Everything on this trip was times like clockwork and we felt very reassured that Christina was available if we need her, but it was so well planned we didn’t. Thankyou very much. 100% recommended you as a company.

Robert & Leaona Hamood, David Stokes & Diane Button, The Natural Wonders Of New Zealand, Travelled on 21 Jan 2024

Hi Nichole, On behalf of Leaona, David, Diane & myself, i would like to again thank you so much for your professionalism, kindness, support in the planning & execution of our magnificent NZ Holiday - everything was perfect - even down to the weather. It was an amazing insight into the wonders of NZ & has left us wanting for a future return. Nichole & your team, warmest regards, Robert, Leaona, David & Diane.

Kim & Ronald McGuire, Rae South ,Auckland to Queenstown Self Drive Tour , Travelled on 3 Feb 2024

We (sister and husband) have just returned to Oz from a wonderful holiday in NZ. from 3/2/24 to 20/2/24. Louise Hodge arranged all big and little details for us prior to the trip and contacted promptly when we had a very small hiccup on the trip. It was great to deal with a company based in the country as they know what we need to know. I can recommend them highly and especially Louise who was fantastic.

Anne and Michael Ansell, Anne and Michael's New Zealand Adventure, Travelled on 4 Feb 2024

We had a fantastic holiday organised by Neisha. She took time to find out what we wanted from our holiday then put together a great itinerary. We packed a lot into our 17 days but all the bookings worked perfectly and the hotels were great. We had several recommended pre-booked activities, the highlight of which was the Dart River Wilderness Jet. New Zealand is a lovely country with stunning and varied scenery. We highly recommend a trip organised by Neisha at New Zealand Self Drive tours.

Helen Young, Rhonda King & Elizabeth McCrohan, South Island Highlights, Travelled on 10 Feb 2024

We had an amazing time, I will be coming back next year. Everything thing went perfect all the transfers with great drivers. The car was really comfortable especially with the heated seats. Accommodations first class. All attractions were wonderful.The only thing is it was Chinese New Year and when it came to Queenstown all adventure tours were booked out. Next time I will book ahead of time so I will be sure of getting my thrills. I needed a bit of info from your company when I was in New Zealand and had great help from your office. Five stars all around. Took some amazing pics 😍

Tony & Pam Knife, South Island Luxury Adventure, Travelled on 2 Feb 2024

Accommodation excellent, meals excellent, everything was organised well and pick up and drop off for rental car went smoothly. The accommodation highlights were Wilderness Lodge, Tin Tub Luxury Lodge, Camp Estate and Prospect Lodge. The dinner at Larnach Lodge was excellent, one of the best evenings of our trip. The cruise on Wanaka Lake and climb to see the Arethusa Pool was made special by Chris who looked after us very well on the climb and would like to convey our thanks for his help. The Elm Wildlife Sanctuary in Dunedin was very interesting and informative. The best scenery was on the west side of the South Island. We would like to thank Louise for her communication and working out the details of the trip.

Roger and Elisabeth Wolff, Dale and Mary Lempke, The Natural Wonders Of New Zealand, Travelled on 10 Jan 2024

Incredible planning on our logistics and selection of places to visit and stay. I would recommend you to anyone traveling to NZ! Roger