Travellers Testimonials and Reviews: First Light Travel

Just returned from our first trip to South Australia arranged by Michelle. Everything went so well and the experiences Michelle had organised were very enjoyable. We needed to change our original dates and Michelle handled this without any stress to us. We saw many places and the timetable Michelle had planned was not rushed and we had plenty of time to enjoy all locations.

Rodney and Judy Ellis-Edmonds -  Queensland Australia

Our Trip to & self-drive holiday around Tasmania for our 30th wedding anniversary was everything we thought it would be. Jess from First Light Travel helped us with all the bookings (hire vehicle, accommodation & attractions). Unfortunately due to unforeseen adverse weather conditions (snow & blocked roads etc), we sometimes needed to amend our accommodation & tour itineraries & Jess was able to assist with this @ short notice. Well, it was Tasmania in winter!

We would use them again & highly recommend First Light Travel to anyone looking to plan & book any type of travel experience.

We may have missed out on Lake St Claire & Cradle Mountain due to road closures etc but our time spent in Hobart, Strahan, Launceston, Freycinet & Port Arthur plus nearby towns & attractions were well worth it.

Bruny Island Safaris, Gordon River Cruise, West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tamar River Cruise, Bicheno Penguin Tour, Wineglass Bay Cruise & Port Arthur tour all well worth it.

Jacinta & Glenn Mobberley – Australia

Hi Emma,

Thank you for the welcome home and thank you for all the effort you put into organising all the booking, particularly as, due to covid, you had to do it twice with very little extra cost to us. It was a great trip, I enjoyed every minute of it. What an amazing and beautiful country we live in! I will get around to filling in your feedback form, sorry it is taking a while, but it has been a busy time catching up with things back home.

We did make it out to the Painted Desert which was amazing and I'm sure it would be even more amazing at sunset or sunrise. The West McDonald Range tour was excellent and we really enjoyed the Katherine Gorge. I guess the 2 highlights of the trip would have to be (not surprisingly): Uluru, Kata Tjuta national park, including the Tali Wiru dinner, and The Ghan.

Once again many thanks for a great adventure,

Kind regards,

Jenny and Andrew Bogema - NSW Australia

Hi Michelle,

Our Tasmanian trip: it was AMAZING, my sister and I had the most wonderful time - all thanks to you! I have made sure to leave a trip advisor review and a google review.  I have also told all of my family and friends about first light travel as everyone was wanting the details of who helped us plan!!  

Looking forward to hearing from you soon. 

Kind regards,

Maria & Marina Morks  – Victoria Australia

We found Daniel and The First Light Travel team to be very helpful, responsive and good value for money. Daniel made some great suggestions for our holiday to Tasmania and they were a great addition to our initial plans and were fantastic

Jodeen and Andy  Brewer - Queensland Australia

Hi Emma

We had a great trip thank you, very well put together!

The hotels were all great, we loved the accommodation at Freycinet Resort, very cool. There were some Farmers Markets next to Verge Hotel on Saturday morning which were great, worth recommending to future guests.

 All in all was a great holiday and only positive feedback!

 Photo below from Wineglass Bay.

 Cheers

Cameron Tuohy & Federica Boccalari – Australia

Hi Emma,

Oh my goodness we had the most amazing honeymoon! Everything was so well planned and went very smoothly. Tassie was absolutely beautiful. There was no issue with the car when we dropped it off at all. Thank you so much for helping us with that.

Our favourite moments were hiking the horse track across to crater peak and Marions lookout at cradle mountain and enjoying a wine by the fire at Peppers. There were so many animals to see there which made it so exciting. Another highlight was the cruise at Freycinet. The lunch and drinks were amazing and we saw so many seals! Our accomodation at Freycinet was astonishing! The spa bath and the beach views were unforgettable.

We really loved the wine tour at Tamar Valley and the food adventures at Bruny island. The wine and oysters in Tassie were so so good. I think we had both of those everyday for the entire two weeks. We also enjoyed St Helens was a nice little town that had character and things to do. The bay of fires rocks are so beautiful.

We can’t thank you enough and have definitely recommended you to friends and family and we would love to plan another holiday with you!

Kindest regards,

Lani Millington & Reyne Black - Australia

Our group of 5 started in Hobart for a 2 week self drive tour finishing in Hobart. Michelle of First Light travel arranged everything wonderfully (we arranged the air travel). The best travel agent we have used for a long time!

From Hobart we drove to Strahan, Cradle Mountain, Launceston, Bay of Fires, Swansea, Port Arthur, Bruny island. Highlights included 'lets do lunch' at Josef Cromy vineyard, Gordon River cruise, Devils at Cradle, Tasman Island cruise, Sarah Island and Tasman Island cruise. all were fabulous and we had a great no-rush holiday.

Ernest Waldstein Group - Australia

Daniel Walker with first light was very helpful and accommodating. We had a great time in Tasmania and can’t wait to go back. I would recommend using first light travel to assist you in planning a trip to Tasmania.

Stephanie & Samuel Mishler - QLD Australia

Thank you to Emma and the First Light Travel team for helping us plan our Tassie trip. We loved how we were able to tweak a few things here and there. Everything was super organised and smooth sailing. Not only did we thoroughly enjoy our holiday, but we also enjoyed the planning stage.

Here’s a pic of Greg and I enjoying dinner at the Freycinet Lodge restaurant.   The food was amazing!  We loved the accommodation.  Great location.  The staff were so welcoming. Actually all our accommodation was great!   But we loved Freycinet the best. Really enjoyed all our activities.   

Thanks for your expert assistance in planning our trip.  

Greg and Tanya Holdorf - Queensland Australia