Travellers Testimonials and Reviews: First Light Travel

Bottoms Up!

Hi Chrissy,

 I had the most brilliant trip. I was lucky to be with a lovely group of people and a great driver. I felt so lucky to be on a small group tour, especially when I saw the large coach tours. It felt like a personal tour, Ron really looked after us and took us some interesting stops on the way. We stopped at some great coffee stops and I really appreciated him telling us possible places to eat or arranging for us to dine as a group in the evening.

Although there was a lot of travelling, it provided a great snapshot of New Zealand. I thought that the country was stunning and it seemed that every corner we turned revealed more fantastic scenery. The accommodation was lovely and I was especially lucky to stay at The Old Schoolhouse. The hosts were charming and made me very welcome. The itinerary was very interesting, varied and with different activities.

A great holiday, through which I have made some lovely friends.

Thank you so much for your help in making this a trip of a lifetime.

Best wishes

Sue Southgate (England)

I was exceptionally pleased with the services provided by Shelley Kirk of First Light Travel from the start to finish of our New Zealand odyssey. Shelley could not have been more responsive or helpful, and provided detailed and accurate information which made our trip run so smoothly. The itinerary she produced was outstanding, and everything she arranged for us ran according to plan--no glitches. It was definitely the best organized trip that we have ever been on--and we have been on many trips all over the world.

Also, when we ran into some trouble during our trip in connection with my husband's dental problems, Shelley again could not have been more helpful in assisting us with locating dentists in Blenheim and Wellington on very short notice. This really was above and beyond her mandate, and we were very appreciative of her extra efforts in this regard.

I would not hesitate to recommend Shelley and First Light Travel to any of my friends who are considering travelling the New Zealand.

Allyson Landy

Chrissy was super efficient in planning the itinerary based on some inputs that I gave her. We had to circle back only a couple of times before we had a winning itinerary. Everything went as planned without a glitch. I had very memorable 18 days getting a feel for the beautiful country.

Thanks Shailesh Phansalkar - USA

Our one month stay in New Zealand was absolutely fantastic and exposed us to an incredibly wide range of scenery and experiences. We could never have done it without Shelley's guidance and support. Interestingly enough, we were often asked on our travels whom we had booked with. On hearing First Light Travel, the response was always, "Ah, they're the best!" And we think so, too!

Susan and Neil Murphy (Canada)

We had a great visit, and we would have been confused and stressed without Chrissy's help! First rate service and itinerary. The whole process was very smooth, and itinerary changes were handled with no fuss. We enjoyed a special trip, and would recommend First Light Travel to others –

Heather and Matt Adams (USA)

Shelley,

Just a huge THANK YOU to you! You made our trip and we loved every minute of it because you took the stress out of the planning! I don’t write reviews most of the time because I wasn’t impressed but I was overly IMPRESSED with your follow up and communication and helpfulness!

Thanks again

Steven and Kirsten Reeves (USA)

“Thank you for your insights into New Zealand, its land, its flora and fauna, its people – and thanks for being so patient with us! We loved the trip. “

William & Carol Charping - United Kingdom

To be speaking about first light travel is like talking about a close friend to me. My association with first light travel has been for more than a year and has been extra special. I have no words to express my gratitude and appreciation for Verity, Brent and first light travel. My tour to New Zealand was phenomenally awesome and the best I had in my life. I really think it was my good luck to come across first light travel while googling for a tour company to explore New Zealand. Verity has been extremely professional, cordial and punctual with me. She patiently acknowledged all my woes whether it was money hassles or visa issues and many such problems which made me wait for more than a year before I could actually make this tour. And this made my holiday in NZ even more special. Verity sorted out everything and made an awesome itinerary for me. Right from when I was picked up from the airport and dropped back, everything was exceptionally well planned and taken care of. I was given ample time to look around by myself and relax. I met awesome people from across the world and made many friends. The best thing I did overall in New Zealand was skydiving! The fox glacier hike and the journey through the tranzalpine express were breathtaking. I was just having the most thrilling adventure of my life. Even by itself New Zealand is so picture perfect and people are so friendly that it seemed nothing can even otherwise go wrong. I fondly recall the day when Brent from first light travel called me the moment I stepped into the reception of my accommodation at fox glacier informing me about the bridge collapse between fox and greymouth. I was amazed to see the extent to which the tours are taken care of. I always felt safe and had that comforting feeling that someone is watching my back! Especially considering the fact that I was touring all by myself in New Zealand. Even after reaching home, Verity was kind enough to promptly inform me that I would be getting refund of the activities which I could not make due to weather conditions. I mean how much more can u expect from a travel company! I can go on and on about first light travel but to cut short I would really say I would give a ten on ten to first light travel in every department! My only recommendation is that if they can provide more visa assistance to people like me from third world countries. After coming home, my friends and family are amazed and bewildered to know that New Zealand is such an awesome place. The photographs have turned out to be picture postcards, each one of them. The overall experience has been overwhelmingly good. I should go beyond just recommending first light travel to someone who wants to visit New Zealand. I wish first light travel covers more and more places all over the world so that I can plan all my future travels through it!!! The sky is not the limit!!!! I would really want to visit New Zealand again and again. I have even recommended my mum and dad to travel to New Zealand this year. I would just tell everyone to blindly choose first light travel because its simply the best! Verity now I miss planning on the tour with you!

Vivek Gupta

Dear Steve,

I wish to express our gratitude to you and FLT for a job exceptionally well done. We enjoyed every day of this trip as it was planned to fit both young ones amongs us and the adults. All the activities were equally fun for all ages. Everything worked really smoothly and we were not much affected by the bad weather on the South Island. This was the best trip we ever had. Thank you!

Thanks again and all the best,

Blaženka Scheuer

"A brilliant trip with a better view around every corner. The passion of Ian was very evident for New Zealand. Excellent from start to finish."

Brian Bowring