Reviews
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SCSaibal Chatterjee Australia5 /5 May 2026
10 Day Ultimate South Island
This trip was an experience of a lifetime. I highly recommend it to anyone who might be interested.
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KFKristi Ford Australia5 /5 May 2026
14 Day South Island at Leisure
Read moreOverall I had an amazing experience with Sally at New Zealand Holidays. She organised the whole trip from start to finish with minimal input from me (sometimes it’s nice to have someone else organise for you). We had an amazing time and saw some spectacular sites. My only input is that some of the accommodation was quite old and disappointing. I don’t think this is on the team but some of these places are advertised differently to the experience when you get there. I would highly recommend using NZH and would definitely use them again.
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SNSam Nobes Australia5 /5 May 2026
11 Day Central South Island
This is a fantastic way to have your organised self drive travel without doing all the initial legwork. So easily customised to your own needs without all the research. Just have a rough idea (or not) and let New Zealand Holidays do the rest. Nothing was too much trouble and I highly recommend them. Sally was especially helpful and very patient too. Thank you so much a fantastic holiday!
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DWDavid White Australia5 /5 Apr 2026
14 Day South Island at Leisure
Everything is taken care of, no need to worry about any arrangements, enjoy your holiday knowing this. Big thankyou to Sally for arranging everything, will use this company again when we tour NZ again with a car and accommodation pre booked.
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T&Tony & Vivien Pritchard Australia5 /5 Apr 2026
11 Day Central South Island
Everything was extremely well organised. There were no issues and the whole trip went off without a hitch. We were so impressed we will definitely consider using New Zealand Holidays when we decide to travel the North Island in the future. Highly recommend Sally. She was very efficient in replying to any queries we had and/or booking another activity.
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H&Henrietta & John Mooney Australia5 /5 Apr 2026
16 Day Lord of the Rings Highlights
Read moreThe NZ Holidays Lord of the Rings Package deal made it an easy self-drive holiday with tours and accommodation included, (it would have been way too difficult to line everything up ourselves - tours/accommodation, etc). Rana was very helpful and friendly in answering all our questions and adding components like extra days to our package. We booked only 8 weeks ahead.
Most accommodation was great, only two average places we stayed - Ramada, Wellington (for a 4 year old build it was very run down, but the staff were excellent), and Holiday Inn Queenstown (be prepared to pay $20 per night for parking outside your hotel room, which was clean and tidy but also run down, but the staff were excellent).
LoTRs tour to Edoras by Hassle-Free Tours, is not hassle-free. Pick up was a fiasco and we were blamed by the tour guide for being at the 'wrong pick up place' (in-front of other passengers) even though we rang the day before to confirm and pick up location was on our package itinerary, its also a very expensive tour for what you get, we'd recommend doing this tour yourself.
LoTRs tour to Glenorchy by Nomad Safaris was ok, staff friendly and knowledgeable, but the tour company could put a bit more effort into it.
LoTRs tour to Hobbiton was a highlight of our package - not to be missed! Excellent from start to finish (you will fill like a hobbit from Hobbiton by the end of the day and not want to leave).
LoTRs Weta Studio Tour Wellington was also excellent, back of house tour with how they made characters, costumes, weapons, really a lot to take in.
The Mou Waho Island Cruise and Walk from Wanaka by Eco Adventures Wanaka was also a highlight of our package, the most enjoyable morning with the best tour guide, and we were fortunate to see a Weta and a Weka in the wild, a tour not to be missed, truly an eco-tour which we enjoyed.
We had no problems with checking into each accommodation stay (though check in time is 3pm everywhere) or picking up/dropping off car, that was all very easy.
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SGStephanie Gear Australia5 /5 Mar 2026
12 Day Great Rail Adventure
Read moreWe did the 3 Train Journey experience, and added a few extra days at the start, with car hire and travelled from Christchurch around Dunedin, Invercargill and stayed at Te Anau. So glad that was suggested to do it that way, as we headed off to Milford sound from Te Anau instead of Queenstown which was initially as it made for a more manageable day, and reduced the bus times by 4 hours, which made a great day. We met up with others who said the day was too long, and they didn't have time to explore Queenstown, which we did. Also if you can afford the Scenic Plus upgrade go for it, it was fantastic, and to me worth every cent.
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AHAndrew Holder Australia5 /5 Mar 2026
16 Day Lord of the Rings Highlights
NZHolidays planned our trip to perfection, Sally organised all accommodation and trips and all went like clockwork, extremely impressed.
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LLynette McDonell Australia5 /5 Mar 2026
9 Day Signature North Island
Well organised. Lovely hotels. Great food. Best bus with so much leg room. Experienced driver with so much knowledge and tour leader with knowledge and expertise. All went according to plan including pick up and drop off at airport.
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JCJoanne Casey Australia5 /5 Mar 2026
14 Day South Island at Leisure
Read moreThis was a great holiday. I went on a 15-night adventure with my daughter. We had the most incredible time. Everything was so well organised for us. And great communication when our accommodation was changed. The whole trip was very enjoyable. The accommodation was good, all motel style rooms. The location of most motels were great, except for the Cable Court accommodation in Dunedin. We felt like we were in the middle of the Bronx haha. Overall, it was a great trip, and I’d recommend to book through New Zealand Holidays
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BMBianca McConnell Australia5 /5 Mar 2026
11 Day Central South Island
The information provided by NZ Holidays was detailed and thorough and should be enough information for any traveller.
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MKMargaret Kerr Australia5 /5 Feb 2026
14 Day South Island at Leisure
Everything was well organized and a smooth trip. The scenery was beautiful and the extra features were amazing, except perhaps the Ice Bar. It would be better to do the gondola trip.