New Zealand Customer Reviews
We are very proud of the feedback that we get from our trips and are pleased to share reviews from past travellers. These are kept as up-to-date as possible. Please read through these New Zealand customer reviews to get a genuine sense of the kind of experience you might have on a family trip with us.
Abel Tasman National Park
Comonte Family (with two adult children)
Travelled October 2024
Dear Helene and all at Stubborn Mule. We are now back from our epic trip down under to Sydney and New Zealand and had an absolutely amazing time, 3 weeks we will never forget, we were absolutely stunned by the beauty of New Zealand and the itinerary was spot on, very busy but we saw everything and even the weather was great apart from the day at Franz Josef but everything else worked superbly. I think the poignant moment was when we were on the cruise on Doubtful Sound and the boat stopped so we could listen to the birds and waterfalls and a couple of crested penguins appeared on the shore, I looked at my family and shed a tear, it was a moment we will remember for the rest of our lives.
One of my sons did the bungee and the other and I did the swing bridge jump in Queenstown, terrifying but another great memory.
I cannot believe how much we did with 11 hotels, over 1,500 miles driven around stunning scenery and every activity on the itinerary apart from the heli hike due to the weather so 3 weeks as I say we will never forget as a family.
The only sad part was saying goodbye to our 22-year-old who of course is living in Sydney these days so a few tears at Sydney airport but he is likely to be there for another couple of years so we want to do something again next October over in Asia area .
So we are thinking of Borneo or Sri Lanka so will be in touch with you in the New Year about possible trips. I am not sure anywhere will top New Zealand for scenery and adrenaline activities but other places will offer different things.
Thanks again to you all for putting such a great itinerary together including the hotels, our favourite was the apartment overlooking Lake Wanaka, stunning!!
Wood Family (with children aged 8, 10 and 11)
Travelled Christmas 2019
Wow, we had an amazing time! Terrific scenery and no traffic to worry about. Only a few days left now remaining of our campervan excursion… it will be so hard to give all of this up. The entire country is a magical wonderland. The glaciers, mountains, beaches, rainforests and the wildlife – we loved it all. The overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound was a real highlight for us all and we also loved the Queen Charlotte Sound – the kids really enjoyed digging our own thermal pool on the Coromandel Peninsula. We can’t wait to go back! Thank you so much for all your planning down to the last detail, making the holiday run so smoothly. We’ve planned for so long and it’s every bit as special as we had hoped.
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01728 752751
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