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Relaxing Journeys

It was truly wonderful, especially the kayaking and the peaceful silence.

Sally made great arrangements for our 5-day trip, alerted us to a road closure and followed up promptly with one hotel that “lost” our reservation (but booked us in based on the voucher provided).

Accommodation was good however cabins at Hot Water beach had no ensuite which was inconvenient at night especially as you get older and or have health problems. Rental car was great however did not have GPS, so we had to rely on maps to navigate. Otherwise, the trip and organisation were great!

Service was easy to use and reduced the time and stress around planning and booking accommodation!

Relaxing Journeys is very professional and responds promptly to any queries raised.

I firstly want to highlight Sally Laurie who helped my friend and I throughout the entire process. She was very informative and kept us on track throughout the many months of our preparation. It was amazing working with her.

Other mentions would be our bus driver who took us to Hobbiton; I can’t recall the name but she was an older lady who was fun and vibrant and made the experience there and back brilliant.

Lastly, I’d like to say that our guide Leftie was amazing. I’m thankful to have had him as our tour guide; he was a wealth of information and was just fun and spontaneous and just a great guy to be around. He suggested the Wētā Workshop that my friend and I visited after the tour and it was amazing-and we have our outstanding guide to thank for that.

Overall…amazing trip. I was shocked it was only four of us on the trip as previous interactions with tours usually had a cap of like 6 or 7 or more for the trip to happen, but I’m glad they didn’t cancel it so that my friend and I could have a one in a lifetime experience. I’ll definitely advise those I know to visit NZ and to use this company.

Had a great time. Easy itinerary to follow, good accommodation, and excellent suggestions on the itinerary. All went smoothly. Thank you!

It was fantastic. New Zealand is absolutely beautiful made more so with the help of Sally who provided us with great accommodation, trips and itinerary.

a MUST DO experience! wonderful country with a variety of landscapes.

was an amazing journey of scenery and views while being given information about the sound and wildlife

Every aspect of the trip was well organised. Would have like a little bit longer for the Kayak and swim but otherwise it was the highlight of our trip and would love to do it again. I did particularly like the moment when we stopped on the way back and were able to be present in our surroundings with no sound or human element. The guide was excellent and had vast knowledge of all the different aspects about the Doubtful Sound. Thanks.

The trip was well planned for us (group of 4 girls) and met with what we wanted. The choices of accommodation were also excellent. The cars were in great condition with easy process to pick up and drop off. We had a great time and thank you for organising this trip for us.