Ultimate South Island Reviews

The South Island Ultimate Grand Pacific Tour was wonderful. It was exceptionally well organised, the coach driver/ guide was fantastic and the accommodation and meals were very good.

Would certainly use Global Journeys (Rachael McSorley) and Grand Pacific again and already thinking of dates to do a tour of the North Island NZ. Our coach driver/tour guide Linda Cruickshank was fantastic with her casual but very interesting commentary each day. The coach itself was extremely comfortable with only twenty passengers on board in luxurious read more seating and even the two ladies that operated our airport transfers were very friendly and professional. Accommodation was first class at every stop along the way, and everyone was very impressed with the quality and choices offered with our included meals. There was also a good mix between the very good, included highlight options and free time. All together I was extremely pleased with both Global Journeys and Grand Pacific, well done.

This tour was even better than we had hoped. The coach was spectacular, only one seat on each side and 20 person limit. Our guide was amazing - funny, great commentary, considerate about comfort stops, excellent suggestions and recommendations. The hotels were superb as were the destinations. Great time of year to go. Dinners were amazing in each read more hotel - really excellent. The whole trip blew us away. Sam at Global Journeys was very responsive to all my questions before we departed - thank you!

The itinerary, organisation and execution of the tour were exceptional. The luxury “business class” coach was a revelation and the Coach Captain, Craig, was the most professional I have had. To top it off we had good weather!!! Great value. Photo is the view of Mt Cook at dawn from our hotel room.

Everything about this trip was fabulous. The tour operator (Linda with Grand Pacific), the accommodations, the food, and that amazing luxury coach! All of the locations were breathtaking. We met some wonderful people -- we all got along so well that we are all still in touch. We would love to tour with this company again. (GJ. Fantastic photo Pamela and Craig!)

This was the best coach tour we have done. We only had 18 people out of a maximum of 20 on the tour. The coach is full size, modern with very comfortable seats and plenty of leg room for taller people. The hotels we stayed in were all of a very good standard and all the included dinners were excellent. Our Coach Captain Paul was exceptional and made read more sure every person was looked after and was getting the best experience from the tour. His commentary throughout the tour was superb. This tour is very well organized and ran without any problems. The South Island of New Zealand is quite spectacular, particularly the mountainous West coast. Thanks to Georgie from Global Journeys for booking this tour for us with her usual high standard of service.

Enjoyed the tour. Chris was a great driver/guide. Hotels were very good - a pity, though, the hotel in Queenstown was so far out of town especially when there were several similar hotels in the centre near shops and restaurants. Disappointing that the TranzAlpine train trip wasn’t the whole journey from coast to coast. Favourite places were Te Anau and Dunedin.

This tour was well planned and executed. It included the major highlights/cities/towns incorporating stunning scenery at every turn which made the long coach trips between destinations more enjoyable. The tour activities were generally good with plenty of opportunity to take advantage of other excursions where possible. The Coach Driver, Chris Hannah read more was excellent - professional, interesting, informative and importantly fun. He incorporated plenty of photo ops and comfort stops along the way. He was never late and the coach was pristine at all times. Everything ran to time and everyone on our particular tour was respectful of the start/departure times.

We had a wonderful time, were looked after perfectly from start to finish, and we barely had to lift a finger! Our Coach Captain Dave was always very helpful and an excellent photographer for us. We are going to book the North Island Ultimate tour for April 2019. The bus was so comfortable, we wouldn’t tour any other way now.

We had an enjoyable holiday and were well looked after by the driver who was both knowledgeable and helpful. The coach was comfortable and clean, the accommodation was of a high standard as were the meals. We would recommend Grand Pacific small group tours.

Just wanted to let you know that our trip was fantastic. The Ultimate Coach was great and our driver Linda, even better! All the accommodation was very good and the staff treated us like royalty! The scenery on the South Island was stunning, we were all amazed at how beautiful the countryside was. Thank you for your organisation, everything went smoothly read more with no hiccups. We would like to see the North Island too so we'll be in touch sometime next year.