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Amazing experience, which can only be described as "a once in a lifetime trip". The South Island of NZL is like no other destination in terms of flora, fauna and maj...
Our biking, hiking, kayaking trip to New Zealand was five star plus in every way! Every detail was attended to - and our guides were not just extremely knowledgeable...
A unique way to discover the different geographical features of the South Island is the Vbt bike and walk tour . From city life to rainforests and glaciers,the expie...
What a trip! From the professional, knowledgeable and fun guides, to the beautiful country seen from a variety of bike and hiking trails and interesting special even...
We loved our hiking/biking/kayaking trip to New Zealand South Island. The guides were amazing, there are incredible vistas around every turn and the trip coordinatio...
This was our 16th VBT tour, it might very well be the best. Wonderful guides; wonderful scenery; wonderful experiences; wonderful country. The one downside was the g...
Mark, Wayne and Tereza did a wonderful job of providing options for members of the tour group, with some riding longer on beautiful added rides and others able to ta...
There are no words to describe how beautiful, how perf...
Beautiful trip around the South Island. Great hikes. Bike rides made challenging by some narrow rock/gravel trails, but very beautiful. The guides were amazing. Know...
Biking through temperate rain forest along the Wilderness Trail was sheer delight. Loved all the hikes too. Well planned itinerary, lovely lodging, delicious food an...
We very much enjoyed the diversity of activities that VBT offered, the beautiful South Island and our wonderful guides. We have previously traveled to NZ but this VB...
Great way to see New Zealand for the first time. Food, hotels and non bike related excursions were great. Biking was at times somewhat challenging if your not used t...
Highly recommend this trip! The geography of New Zealand is quite diverse, and you’ll see a lot of it on the South Island. I enjoyed the mix of activities - hiking, ...
This trip revealed scenery unmatched anywhere in the world. We went from tropical rain forests to glaciers to the ocean. The bike trails were great and the accommoda...
Overall, we loved this trip. Highlights included 3 guides who accommodated our every need, excellent group comraderie, the stay at the Wilderness resort, and the hik...
We are new to activity-based group touring and really enjoyed the experience. What a relief not to have to coordinate all the lodging, activities, equipment and food...
We have been on 5 other vbt trips and this was a very disappointing tour. Accommodations, food and itinerary were not close to what we had hoped. The trip failed to ...
The guides were great the trip was fantastic. The bikes needed bigger tires for the gravel roads and would be nice to be able to extend the handle bars higher to acc...
Excellent trip. Wayne and Bryan were great, fun, knowledgeable, and complimented each other's personality and expertise. Good mix of biking and hiking. Beautiful and...
New Zealand is gorgeous and the guides are phenomenal. Quality of the guides is why we travel with VBT. Anyone looking to go on this trip should be aware that this t...
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