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Wonderful and Varied Adventure
This is an excellent trip with a great variety of activities and adventure. A train into the mountains, biking, hiking, kayaking, glaciers, ocean, rainforest, and po...
New Zealand
Guides were terrific and NZ is beautiful. The biking on t...
Biking, hiking and playing with friends
It was a great trip, with good friends and everything I had expected and more. It is a beautiful country and we enjoyed every part of the trip, including the before ...
Amazing
We had an incredible time on our VBT multi-sport adventure to New Zealand. This was our third VBT trip. New Zealand is a special place and our guides, Jan, Josie and...
Spectacular!
Four months after our trip, still thinking of NZ, our incredible and charismatic guides (Elysia, Lauren, and Wayne), and our wonderful co-travelers (miss you guys!)....
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Gorgeous, Raw Beauty
Some of the best scenery i've ever seen! It's like another world. Breathtaking.
GreatSampling of new Zealand's Wonder
New Zealand is a land of great beauty. VBT's trip showcased the South Island with a variety of locations and activities. The biking and hiking were fun and easy, eve...
Our fav activities:biking, hiking, kayaking
We just finished our third VBT tour "New Zealand: Bike and Walk the South Island" in February 2018. The new format includes biking and walking on mostly trails plus ...
Exceeded my expectations!
This is our third VBT trip so we had high expectations. This exceeded them. Jan, Wayne & George were fun and were so informative in their knowledge of the flora ...
New Zealand is a must see place. Do it with VBT
3 wonderful local guides that enhance your educational & cultural experience
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More than WOW
VBT's planning made sure that you were exposed to all of the various countrysides of New Zealand. From the rainforest to the coastline to lakes and ranch land. Trip ...
Out of 12 VBT tours, this one needs more planning
VBT has always offered wonderful tours. New Zealand is absolutely SPECTACULAR. Our tour leaders were terrific! Their E-bikes are great, except they have no convenien...
Really fun trip
New Zealand is a beautiful country with really fun and interesting people. But the trip leaders made this an exceptional experience. The trip was well organized and ...
Amazing scenery, awesome guides and lots of fun!
VBT's New Zealand hike & bike tour is fabulous! I really enjoyed the amazing scenery on both our trail rides and our hikes. The guides were super enthusiastic an...
Trip of a lifetime! Paradise!
VBT has it right! The best way to experience New Zealand is to cycle, hike and kayak. If you only want to cycle on a VBT trip, I would suggest choosing a destination...
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The Best VBT trip Yet
We have been on several VBT trips over the years and everyone seems to to be better than the previous. This is true of the New Zealand trip. Our guides, Jan, Josey a...
Go to the West Coast of South Zealand
We had never been to New Zealand before and wanted to explore it on a bike. We not only biked, we also did some "wanders" and a little kayaking. The West Coast of th...
VBT and New Zealand ROCK!
Our New Zealand holiday had it all: Bike, hike, kayak, train, boats and planes. And of course, some rain. That's why it's so green! We did it all! The VBT did a grea...
Great trip
We enjoyed (mostly) great weather, outstanding guides, and truly gorgeous scenery. The trails are mostly gravel, but the bikes are well-designed to handle these type...
Great South Island Trip
Got to see a lot of New Zealand from Christchurch to Queenstown!
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