5 Stars (540 reviews)
Long story short, I will recommend Active Adventures to anyone I know that is planning a trip to New Zealand. My trip started off a little rocky, thanks to a couple of delayed and missed flights. Luckily, all the stress and worry about getting to where I needed to be and meeting up with my group quickly disappeared. The wonderful people at Active Adventures sorted everything out. They even had a guide waiting at the airport when I arrived to drive me to meet up with my group. The two guides for my trip, Dave and Celia, were wonderful when it came to making sure I was introduced to the rest of my group and that I felt welcome. Overall, my trip was fantastic, and it's not anything that I'll be forgetting anytime soon.
Classic South Island Adventure, January 2015
Megan, United States
5 Stars (540 reviews)
This was an amazing trip, which more than met my expectations. The variety of activities was just right and it was great to share it with a small group of like-minded fellow travellers. I really did appreciate that it was a small group, as we got to know each other well and hopefully made some lasting friendships.
Jasmine and Natalie were fantastic: professional, friendly, passionate and fun. I felt so safe with Jasmine's driving and I can only praise her organisational skills. Natalie provided fantastic meals and was great company. Nothing was too much for these lovely young women and I feel so lucky that we had them as guides for the trip. I would definitely recommend Tui for its variety and choice of activities and locations. Worth every cent!
Classic South Island Adventure, December 2014
Maz, Australia
5 Stars (540 reviews)
If you take all the best bits of all the best places you have ever visited and put them all in one Country, guess what... you get New Zealand! Beautiful, enchanting, relaxed and that's just the Kiwi's! 10/10. Thank you New Zealand, you were magical.
Classic South Island Adventure, December 2014
Paul, United Kingdom
4 Stars (540 reviews)
Awesome trip. Cassie and Alex were fantastic guides and ensured everything went smoothly.
Cassie was truly amazing the way she confidently drove the bus, kept us on schedule and handled the heavy luggage. The cooked meals were delicious. The other guests were not only extremely interesting but very accommodating. Thanks for making it a memorable holiday. Bob & Glenna
Classic South Island Adventure, December 2014
Glenna, Canada
5 Stars (540 reviews)
"Essence of the South Island" really is a sampling of the phenomenal scenery flora and fauna of a beautiful, seismic, and waterfall laced temperate rainforest. Hiking, biking, kayaking and sharing meals with a small group of travelers, with experienced and unfailingly upbeat guides made for a warm experience. We could have spent much more time at almost any of the locations and activities we sampled!
Classic South Island Adventure, December 2014
Bill, United States
5 Stars (540 reviews)
This trip was such an ideal way to see New Zealand. I especially appreciated the expertise of our guides, Cassie and Alex. Not only did they know the history, culture, and mythology behind many of the sights, they could identify most plants and birds on the spot. Alex even had us eating leaves and ferns! Both Alex and Cassie really went out of their way to personalize the trip for each of us, which made it all the more special. Thanks again ladies for an awesome NZ experience!!
Classic South Island Adventure, December 2014
Farran, United States
5 Stars (540 reviews)
From the first inquiry about a trek and all the way through to the trek itself, Active Adventures was a pleasure to do business with. Office staff are friendly, quick with responses to questions posed and very knowledgeable. The guides were friendly, fun, experienced, professional, knowledgeable, patient and made sure every participant had the experience they had come for, and then some. I hope I can trek with them again some day. Based on my personal experience I would not hesitate to recommend Active Adventures to anyone looking for an exciting and fun way to see New Zealand. You are well taken care of and all that is left to you is to enjoy the experience. Bring a can do attitude and they'll make sure you have the trip your life!
Classic South Island Adventure, December 2014
Jeannine, United States
5 Stars (540 reviews)
I can't say enough good things about this Company, from the time of booking to the end of my trip. Very user friendly booking and everyone I spoke to was very helpful and always very happy, which was great for someone who had little personal time to plan a vacation. The group was small (9) which was great in both being able to meet new people while not feeling lost in a crowd of people. The guides Dan & Sarah were quite amazing in keeping us seeing and learning about the beauty of of New Zealand and accomodating our style of "active and adventure level". The guides went to the nth degree to make sure you were having a great time and were happy. Its been 1 month now since my trip with AA and I'm still roaring about it to my friends and family. What a blast -Thank you AA! -Tracy
Classic South Island Adventure, November 2014
Tracy, United States