Exploring New Zealand's Wonders featuring the North & South Islands (Auckland to Queenstown) (2024)

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  Deldi

  · October 30th, 2024
  Collette’s Covid policies leave a lot to be desired. Tour inclusions would have been nice but most of the best ones were rained out including Fiji extension. Tour leader was amazing.
  Trip date: January 2023

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  Diane

  · October 30th, 2024
  Our tour took started on the day that a state-of-emergency was declared in Aukland because of completely excessive rainfall and flooding/landslides. The next 10 days were spent one step ahead of the next disaster. Through it all, our tour manager (and the coach driver) were innovative and flexible with itinerary changes that may have ended up improving over the original plans! One example was the visit to the Antarctic Center, which was just plain fun. Collette's home office was good about approving and footing the bill for "substitute" activities to make up for planned activities that were closed/canceled because of the disaster, which we appreciate. We also enjoyed having a very small tour group of people who were on-time for departures and flexible about schedule/itinerary changes. A good experience overall, and we know it had a lot to do with our tour manager and driver working hard on our behalf.
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  Trip date: January 2023

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  Johnette

  · October 30th, 2024
  No……….. I already did this
  Trip date: February 2023

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  Christine

  · October 30th, 2024
  I think the flight schedule was not as thought out. I had an eight-hour layover in Chicago. The same airline had two additional flights after the flight from St. Louis that would have reduced the layover by hours. An eight hour layover is too long before a 16-hour flight. Also, there was a lot of driving. I thin you could have cut out one stop and reduced the driving significantly. Our tour guide was excellent and did a great job distracting us from all of the driving, but there was too much!
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  Trip date: March 2023

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  William

  · October 30th, 2024
  Our tour guide, Sharon, arranged birthday surprises from the hotel and group dinner location in Wellington for my 76th. Balloons, glitter and a banner in the hotel and a birthday cake and Happy Birthday serenade from the members of our tour and restaurant staff. Incredible!
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  Trip date: March 2023

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  Margaret

  · October 30th, 2024
  New Zealand is a beautiful country. Learning about the Maori people was very interesting. I enjoyed the food and me fellow travellers.
  Trip date: March 2023

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  Michael

  · October 30th, 2024
  The Collette Tour was exactly what we were hoping for. To discover the wonders of New Zealand from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island. The tour allowed us to see the diversity of the country, which opened our eyes to a number of places we wish to return to. It would be hard to pick one memorable moment. You see, from what we could tell, our guide made slight changes in our itinerary allowing us to enjoy incredible scenes and moments that we felt would not usually be enjoyed on most competitive tours. His knowledge around every corner of our 1939-mile trip was uncanny. From the best view, best bus parking areas, hints on the best places to sit on the boats that carried us to incredible waterfalls, views of wonderful sea life and don’t forget those ever-important rest stops. We traveled in a great coach with a professional and knowledgeable driver (a resident of New Zealand) around Auckland, through the lands of the Māori, back through rolling hills to the South Island of snow-covered knife edged mountains. Then you have the residents. Almost overly friendly and helpful. From the people in the airports to the everyday person you met on the street. It was such a treat to be in that type of atmosphere. A Collette tour must be on anyone’s top tour list. Thank you, Collette, and Joshua (Our Guide)! -- Oh, can't forget to thank our delightful fellow coach team who always tried to be on time!
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  Trip date: October 2023

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  Barbara

  · October 30th, 2024
  Learned alot about new zealand. Tour was well organized and tour guides were very helpful
  Trip date: December 2023

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  Marie

  · October 30th, 2024
  Comfortable coach, great hotels, variety of high quality food, ratio tour and free time about right, fine tour guide, nice variety of activities that gave us a taste of nature, history, ethnic background and geological happenings
  Trip date: January 2024

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  Paul

  · October 30th, 2024
  Great tour. Very professional and well planned.
  Trip date: January 2024

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