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  • GrandTour26960008004
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Just right. Great value for money.
    It was a very informative and wonderful experience. Esther our driver and guide was vey humorous and engaging and was a very safe and good operator.
    The lake visits (2 for us) were well worthwhile and I gained a good insight into the area on this tour from the commentary.
    It was an experience to travel in the old WW2 vehicle and take warm clothing if it is likely to be a windy day as you can be exposed to the weather. It does have clears you can roll down though but the experience is better with them up in my opinion.
    Recommended.
    Review of: Rotorua Duck Boat Guided City and Lakes Tour
    Written 12 October 2024
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  • Charlotte B
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great day trip. Lots to see.
    Great trip. Lots of options available. Waitomo caves were very cool. The scenery along the way was beautiful. John, our driver, gave us lots of information about NZ and answered all our questions. John also gave me lots of tips for my stay in Rotorua. I would definitely recommend. Thank you for a wonderful day.
    Review of: Auckland to Rotorua via Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour (One Way)
    Written 27 September 2024
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  • Abdullah880
    Klang, Malaysia9 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Canterbury Leisure Tour: A trustworty and Excellent Service Provider
    I just returned from a 8-day North to South Island tour. Lizzy was helpful and professional in her dealings with my bookings. The driver in Christchurch by the name of Graham was very very friendly and informative. I strongly advise all visitors to look for Graham if they are visiting Christchurch. I hope Leisure Tours will give him a good bonus!!
    Review of: 7 - Day North to South Island Grand Tour - Auckland to Queenstown
    Written 6 November 2019
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  • Connector52700576842
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful and great storytelling
    Esther was an amazing guide, loved the fact that she's Maori and really tried hard to make sure the stories were accurate. My partner and three kids loved it and they all Whakapapa to Te Arawa so it was awesome confirmation and learnings for them
    Review of: Tarawera and Rotorua Lakes Eco Tour by Boat with Guide
    Written 14 August 2024
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  • charlenemmm
    Annecy, France62 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent
    10/10 experience for me : the locations we have visited, the country, the friendly and knowledgeable guide (Connor), the friendly group, the people back at the office were also helpful and efficient. The whole experience has been excellent from booking (the website provides good information and gives everything you need to know for your trip, and makes your booking really easy) to the last day of the tour. As a solo traveler I highly recommend this experience as you get to see so much of NZ with lovely people.
    Review of: 20 Day Legendary New Zealand Tour
    Written 5 April 2024
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  • Mary J
    2 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Don't travel New Zealand with Intrepid
    While New Zealand was spectacular the trip left a lot to be desired. There were 11 of us on the North Island portion. 8 of us had signed up for for an ADULT ONLY 40 and over trip; yet there was a family on the trip with 2 young teens that acted their young ages and didn't have any interest in the activities included in the trip negatively impacting the enjoyment of the trip for the rest of us. Our guide was nice and informative yet lacked some of the leadership skills to make it a stellar trip and some of his information, while interesting, was incorrect. Some activities were canceled due to weather and other extra curricular extension trips were canceled due to low number sign ups. Because Haka tours is being acquired by Intrepid, we were Guinea pigs for them to work out gliches, which there were many. One is getting refunds. Haka can't do it and says we need to go through Intrepid. I have sent emails- 2 weeks have gone by and NO response- typical Intrepid. I called and got the canned response- 'this is highly unusual for our company....' not from what our group encountered- they do NOT respond and are terrible communicators. I have gone on many trips with travel companies and this was the worst by far. I would NOT recommend Intrepid
    Review of: 20 Day New Zealand Uncovered Haka Plus Tour
    Written 8 May 2024
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