Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Our trip with Active Adventures was indeed the trip of a lifetime. We've travelled extensively, throughout the world and always seek to have some type of physical activity when we travel. This was an intense, adventure filled, informative and beautiful vacation.
Our guides, Craig & Elder were first class. They did everything possible to assure our comfort AND safety.
This isn't a vacation for the faint of heart. It's PERFECT for people who want to discover a fascinating and beautiful part of our world...while engaging in a variety of physical activities each day.
FIRST CLASS!!!
We'd do it again!
| January 1970
New Zealand Family Vacation
4.7 from 155 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Carolyn W
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Prior to going on the trip I had concerns whether Sandy and I (not concerned about our kids) could actually do all the activities. I told Ken at the end of the trip, if I really understood what we would be doing, I might not have done the trip. That being said, we accomplished each and every hike (including the 3 day Angelus hike), bike and kayak on the itinerary and we now look at this as the greatest experience of our lives. Our guides, Ken and Alex, could not have been better. Ken's experience and can do attitude and Alex's youthfulness made for a great team of guides, attentive to everything and helping create the fantastic experience we had. New Zealand is absolutely beautiful, and being able to see it through the activities we did made it even more special. Everyone back here is amazed at these stories and photos we have come back with. Thanks to all for making this a great experience for all four of us.
| January 1970
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
New Zealand Walking Adventure
4.8 from 387 reviews
' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
The style of this holiday was a perfect fit for me. I like to be kept busy and to spend my time outside. I loved staying in a variety of different accommodations in scenic places and loved the food prepared by our Guides.
| January 1970
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Definitely an adventure of a lifetime! New Zealand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and Active Adventures provided an amazing experience - terrific hiking, biking, and kayaking with breathtaking views, and days filled with interesting historical, ecological and geological accounts by the expert guides. Thoroughly enjoyed the group experience and am looking forward to another trip!
| January 1970
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
Ultimate Galapagos Islands Adventure
4.7 from 1376 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
My husband and I chose to celebrate our honeymoon in New Zealand with Active Adventures - it was truly the trip of a lifetime. We loved the hiking, the great accommodations, wonderful meals and absolutely spectacular guides! I can only begin to describe in words the incredible beauty that is New Zealand.
| January 1970
New Zealand Walking Adventure
4.8 from 387 reviews
' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Great and excellent trip! Friendly people, the guides were cheerful, knowledgeable and were very caring of us (Amanda and Dave)! There were so awesome landscapes (To see the Mt Cook the first day of 2015 in sun Wow)! I had much fun than I've expected! So I would really recommend this trip!
| January 1970
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
New Zealand is breathtakingly beautiful and this trip was a great South Island experience. Our guides, Craig and Elder, were fantastic and made the weather a really important part of our adventure. Rain and shine we hiked in amazing locations and learned a lot about NZ history, kiwi culture and the birds! I couldn't call out one single highlight because every day was unique and special in its own way. From daily hikes to jetboating to heli-rides to mountain biking to kayaking we were on the go and it was fantastic! We had very full days and covered a lot of ground! We enjoyed the group comradery. It is a trip our family will always remember & appreciate!
| January 1970
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
We had a fabulous time -- all four of us. We weren't sure what to expect and were a little concerned that the hiking/activity level might not be rigorous enough but it was, and we had so much fun exploring the spectacular scenery of New Zealand while enjoying great hikes and other activities. We really liked everyone on the tour and our guides were the absolute best! Our only regret was that we couldn't stay longer.
| January 1970
New Zealand Walking Adventure
4.8 from 387 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
This experience exceeded my exceedingly high expectations! Our guides, Amanda and Dave, were both terrific and worked well together to make our experience wonderful.
| January 1970
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| January 1970
North Island Volcanic Adventure
4.5 from 754 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
We were done with an awesome trip and jumped into another one! You already know we love Nat...so this is all about Andrew! He was amazing! His knowledge of New Zealand and its history truly made the trip complete! I loved listening to him while he explained the wars, people, animals, plant life and so much more! I cannot say enough about Andrew! The trip itself was amazing! What a diversity of things to do and places to see! We loved the Kauri trip!
| January 1970
North Island Volcanic Adventure
4.5 from 754 reviews
' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Good, really enjoyed it
| January 1970
Milford Track Adventure
4.6 from 826 reviews
' ' ' ' Robert F
This was a really enjoyable trip that provided exposure to a broad range of habitats and some of the iconic scenery of the South Island. We were really lucky with the weather -- only a couple of days of rain and even then not heavy -- and traveling at the holidays was fun, even if it made things a bit more crowded in some places. I would tweak a few details but liked the itinerary overall.
| July 8800
Classic South Island Adventure
4.7 from 1727 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
We really enjoyed our trip and New Zealand is gorgeous! We really enjoyed all of the activities. It was a nice balance between hikes, biking and water activities. We loved the plane ride to the valley - really awesome! All of the accommodations were really nice and the food was over the top. Our guides went above and beyond ensuring we had a great time.
| July 8800
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
| July 8800
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
This exceeded any guided trip I had taken so far. The scenery, the food, the guides were beyond my expectations!
| July 8800
Ultimate South Island Adventure
4.7 from 4483 reviews
' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
We wanted to see and participate in the great outdoor activities offered in New Zealand but we lacked both time and the desire to drive on "the wrong side" of the road so Active Adventure tours were a great option. We loved kayaking in Milford Sound, doing day hikes along the Routeburn and Kepler tracks and seeing Mt Cook up close. The highlight of the trip was staying at the beautiful Braemer station. The scenery was breath taking and viewing the Southern night sky was a life long goal. We might have seen and hiked these sights with some other tours but staying at Braemer made this a one-of-a kind experience.
| July 2400
Everest Base Camp Trek
4.8 from 271 reviews
' ' ' ' ' Trusted Traveler
By now, I trust you folks know I had an excellent trip with great experiences, accomplishments and memories. Trip of a life time, well I think any long term trip to Nepal is a trip of a life time. I have now been fortunate enough to experience three of them. As I mentioned to the Team at our farewell dinner, I have been fortunate to been to the Everest region on three occasions, and to now revisit and retrace all of my original steps after over 20 years. With that, I offered to my Team that sharing this trip with them made it the best of the three. I continue to standby that assessment. Thanks guys!!
| July 6000
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