4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
Jo and Andy guided us through great adventures - hiking and mountain biking - as well as amazing cultural experiences to show us the best of New Zealand's North Island. The Tongariro Crossing was the highlight of the trip and Jo did a great job guiding us across.If you're thinking about joining a Kauri trip - go!
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
Challenging and full of different kinds of activities.
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
As we live in Mexico, going to New Zealand was by itself a great adventure to us. The tour overstepped our expectations. The New Zealand's scenery is just amazing, the landscapes flooded our senses. All those mountains, rivers, lakes, snow, were really awesome. We were lucky to be with the same guides in both tours. Ellie and Elder were extremely gentle to us, they tried to really help all the time, we are a Mexican family and english is not our native tongue, however they made the effort to understand us and even speak Spanish with us, they even helped us in situations beyond their responsibilities when we had days off in Queenstown, and they cook simply delicious! I really miss their food, it was healthy and delicious food. The tour is really well planned because it begins lighter and it comes more difficult as the time passes, there is one day of great effort but then we have a rest day, so it is perfectly balanced. As we went in winter time, the places we visited were not as crowded as they used to be in summer time, so it was much better for us. We couldn't do one of the planned activities which was the Tongariro Crossing due to weather conditions, it was very windy that day and we think it is much better to keep us safe and don't expose ourselves to an accident.
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
Good, really enjoyed it
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
We have traveled with The Wayfarers and with Country Walkers, so we have pretty high standards. Active Adventures met those standards. The key to anything like this is the guides/walk managers and Ellie and Elder were brilliant. Knowledgeable, informative, helpful, and fun, they were great traveling companions.
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970
4.5 Stars (754 reviews)
Knocked my socks off! The hikes, bikes, and tubing showed me things about nature that awed me to the core. It also showed me things about myself that opened a door to confidence and courage. Elder and Ellie knew just how much to push me on and how much to let me stand in silence and soak in the beauty. Every day was more beautiful than the last from the scenery to the culture. I was amazed at the ease at which E & E juggled the diverse needs of the group and made everybody feel like they were an integral part of the whanu (family).
North Island Volcanic Adventure, January 1970