This was an amazing experience, had such a good time and we were very lucky with such clear weather that day! Our tour guide Maria was great, and knowledgeable! You get to geek out and hold or take photos with prop replicas (axe/sword/flag) which was fun, and there’s a nice lunch included with it to finish the trip nicely! Would highly recommend.

We toured from a cruise ship out past the Lord of the Rings shooting site, to Erehwon Station, and it was all fabulous. Maria our guide was the best! The scenery, was smazing, from flat to towering mountains. We visited a working sheep farm, and all was wonderfully explained by Maria on ghe way, and Erin and Colin on the farm. Came back to the ship pumped, and feeling like we got to see a big piece of New Zealand!

MOLESWORTH STATION.. A dream of a life time to take a journey through a high country farming environment. Mark had a great amount of knowledge/history about Molesworth and made the whole trip very enjoyable. Morning tea at Acheron House was a welcome stop and then onto a yummy lunch at Molesworth Farm Homestead location. We really enjoyed our day and recommend you take this journey through a special part o New Zealand.

Our day began with being picked up in central Christchurch at 8.30 travelling over the Canterbury plains to Springfield and onto Mt Torlesse and Rubicon Stations for the 4x4 adventure followed by jet boating. After lunch we made our way to Arthurs Pass where we boarded the Tranzalpine Train where Mark collected us to take us home. So this was an excellent day, filled with laughter and excitement. Mark was very knowledgeable and easy going. Highly recommend.

We had an amazing day with Barry in the tour. We were the only two pick ups so we had our own wee private excursion in the land rover. The day went with clockwork and there was a contingency plan if the boat for whale watching wasn't going. We loved spending time with Barry listening to his stories. His knowledge of the area is immense and it was so interesting to hear the history as we travelled through the stunning countryside. The whale watching was something else. It is clear Barry is well thought of in the community. He seemed to know everyone and received a warm welcome at the stop offs and the other tour operators. He took us to the best local place for lunch and knew the best places for good photos. I was sorry it was Barry's last day but I hope he enjoyed our company as much as we enjoyed his. Best of luck for the future.

Three of us bought 2 day passes (January 28-29) in lieu of taking transit buses/taxis. Problem was that the downtown subway construction delayed the buses and made the initial downtown stop having to move about 3 block from the harbor area. We used it effectively getting on and off at various places like the Aquarium until we got off at the museum. We spent about 2 hours in the museum and then returned to the bus stop and waited for the bus. After over 45 minutes waiting, we gave up and hailed a taxi. Interesting that 3 rival yellow hop buses came to and left the museum. Hmmm. Next time, we will buy tickets for the yellow bus.

I had a great experience on this tour. I was picked up at my hotel and we headed to Kaikoura. Our guide showed us the sights as we drove to Kaikoura. We had a small group which was nice as we got to chat. The whale watch was wonderful. We saw a sperm whale right away. Then shortly after we saw another! I would take this tour again.

The driver of the red route speak to fast and wasn't so informativ, the driver of the blue route was perfect and very knowledgeable.

Having arrived in Auckland, where I was staying two nights, I decided to buy the 24 hour bus combo which allowed me to take the two different bus routes and to give me a quick overview of Auckland itself. John was our driver/guide for the following hour and gave a very informative tour, taking us to each of the stops on their easy to follow brochure and adding regular quips of 'useless' fun facts and information. There are several lots of roadworks being carried out in Auckland which affect both routes, however John used the time spent queuing to get through these, to elaborate about the area. The weather was glorious and sitting on the top deck gave a 'birds eye' view of the wonderful views available in Auckland and at the same time topped up my suntan. The red route bus was waiting when we got back to the original pick up point near the Sky Tower, and this enabled me to make a seamless transfer for a further hour of sightseeing.

Excellent day out. We were very fortunate with the weather though. Picked up from hotel on Christchurch Steve gave us a full commentary on the drive to Kaikoura, the whale-watching team were great and we had an excellent fish and chips before returning to Christchurch. Recommended but hope you are lucky with the weather.

It was interesting to see the devastation from the earthquake and views of the city...but the driver was from the UK and we are from USA and could not understand what he was saying 85% of the time. Be sure you get a guide you can understand.

The only hop on hop off bus around the world I have been on and asked to get off the bus to let people on. The company are selling to many tickets and not enough buses Had to wait 50 mins to get on the bus then was asked to leave at the next stop to key people on. Avoid at all costs

Like most of this type of trip it is a good way to see the layout of the city and learn about the history and recent events that happened, in particular the terrible quakes. The blue route specially addresses this issue issue with the graphic visits to the red zone where houses have been cleared leaving a graphic reminder of the event. It is sad to see the scars of the cathedral still remaining, however hopefully this will be addressed in the foreseeable future. The driver commentary, in particular from Chris, was superb with quiet, calm and immensely informative detail imparted in a highly professional manner.

It was an easy way to have an overview of Auckland. It made several stops making visiting major attractions easy and affordable.

We have just arrived back in our hotel after spending a very pleasant hour on this hop on hop off tour. The driver, Summit was very good and gave us enough information without overloading our tired brains! Whenever we visit a foreign country we go on these tours as it gets you orientated and gives you an idea what you want to see.