Testimonials

We had a FANTASTIC time thank you! Every part of our trip surpassed our expectations. As for South Island and our (your!) itinerary it was wonderful-so many highlights-Abel Tasman, Wanaka, and Mount Cook being the most special as you would probably expect. We loved the variety of travel - car, coach, train, plane, boat (we went to Milford Sound from Queenstown) and kayaking (Abel Tasman). The accommodation you organised was superb, particularly the B&Bs in Wanaka (location and hosts), Queenstown (food) and Fox Glacier (view). So all in all - a holiday of a lifetime! Thank you so much for your guidance.

Friends recommended Silver Fern to us, and we, in turn, would not hesitate in recommending Silver Fern to anyone who wants a tailor-made, hassle free dream of an experience in New Zealand and Singapore. John's knowledge of New Zealand is incredible and his recommendations about bases, accommodation, excursions and fun activities were all spot-on for us - and for our budget. We covered both islands, taking in 10 areas, and the well-planned, detailed itinerary, which included driving times, accurate directions and precise arrangements for car hire, internal flights and transfers, ran like clockwork.  Nothing was too much trouble for Silver Fern - even when circumstances dictated that we had to cancel everything and rebook it all later. We have fantastic 60th birthday trip memories of our stay in New Zealand and Singapore.  Every bit of it was special! Thank you, Silver Fern!  We will be back soon, asking you to organise another trip for us!

In all stages of our booking, Silver Fern have looked after us with professionalism, efficiency and good humour. Laura has been exceptional in every way from tailoring our requirements and offering helpful tips and insights to what to expect. Everything was handled from beginning to end in a calm and helpful manner, including contact whilst in New Zealand and post trip follow-up. We have already recommended Silver Fern to friends.

We travelled with Silver Fern on one of their Small Group Journeys tours. Very much enjoyed the superb Gallipoli exhibition at Te Papa Museum, Wellington. Our train journey from Auckland to the Capital City, Wellington was brilliant and we loved the jet boat trip on our day out to Arthur’s Pass and the caves at Charleston. A wonderful holiday!  

We travelled as a group of eight, all with different agendas and timescales – it was marvellous how you put it all together.  The two track walks on  Abel Tasman and the Milford Track were outstanding. And, of course, it was a particular highlight for me to meet up with our son. Thanks for all the organisation.

Fantastic experience all round.  All the accommodations were superb. Many thanks for your help with the doctors and pharmacies!

The trip was very enjoyable - just what we hoped it would be. Thank you for organising everything for us.  

As you know this was my first holiday since the death of my wife, and when she was alive we had talked about adding a trip to New Zealand onto one of our visits to see our son and his wife in Sydney. I was not sure whether I was ready to do it on my own. I decided that the first move was to talk to someone so I spoke to John on the phone and arranged to come and have a chat. We had a long meeting and it all sounded ideal. All I needed to do was convince myself. Once I made the decision everything was so easy thanks to you. You kept in touch right up to me going and I always felt that I had a good contact if I had a problem. Now onto the tour. Not much to say. It was even better than I had expected. The coach and driver were top class, the hotels and food were very good and the itinerary meant we visited everywhere we needed to see New Zealand. However, as you know the highlight of my 6 weeks away was meeting my 5 month old grandson in Sydney. That said, I am so pleased I made the trip and even more pleased that I arranged it through Silver Fern Holidays; everything was first class. “wonderful” “exceeded expectations” “exceptional driver – very experienced” “the mix of people only added to the enjoyment”

Travelled on a Silver Fern Small Group Journey The Million Dollar cruise on Lake Wakatipu was absolutely brilliant – the guide was very knowledgeable and we would highly recommend this trip. Our meal on the Mission Estate was one of the best meals of the holiday and the gardens at Hamilton were a real surprise. But the main highlight has to have been the Milford Mariner overnight cruise – not the best of weather, we couldn’t get out on the kayaks – but a wonderful experience.        

We had a great trip to New Zealand. Everything had been very well organised so we had a trouble-free experience, giving us the chance to visit some great places with a mixture of cities and beautiful scenery. Silver Fern Holidays arranged excellent accommodation for us, with a good mixture of hotels, B&Bs and a farm stay. There were many highlights but some stand out: a walk through the rainforest in Abel Tasman National Park, with stunning views of the sea; a night on a boat on Doubtful Sound, and watching the sunrise over Mount Cook reflected in the still waters of Lake Matheson at Fox Glacier. Silver Fern Holidays gave us excellent guidance and advice and we have no hesitation in recommending them to others planning a visit to New Zealand.