Testimonials

We were introduced to Silver Fern through Hyde Barker, both companies based in Southwell.  We were planning a trip to New Zealand with some stopovers there and back and Laura at Silver fern was able to put together an excellent draft itinerary.  After making a few amendments, the result was a seamless trip which went absolutely according to plan.  The attention to detail by Laura was excellent, all hotels, cars, flights, campervans and trips were booked in advance and one great thing about this was taking away the worry of getting it right ourselves and days of searching for information on the internet.  It was wonderful to be met in Auckland by the resident Silver Fern representative and being presented with all tickets and information required for the four weeks ahead. David & Yvonne, Nottinghamshire

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!

We had a fabulous holiday...not sure I can pick out the best bits! Tiri Tiri Matangi trip, Bay of Islands (dolphins), Kauri trees, Cathedral Cove, Tongariro, Queen Charlotte Sound in to Picton, Kaikoura Peninsular, Lake Matheson, Glaciers, Wanaka, Milford Sound, shotover jet in Queenstown, Mt Cook Hooker Valley walk.....all of it really! The accommodation was all superb and we loved the book of prepaid vouchers...I know we've paid but not having to think about how much we were paying as we went along  made things more enjoyable somehow, especially given the excellent B&B's and hotels you found us and the 5 star nature of some of them! I also want to say that directions to the various accommodations given in the final itinerary were spot on and took us straight there every time..I don't think we ever got lost which is impressive! Everywhere we stayed we found ourselves ideally positioned for whatever we were there for which was much appreciated and well thought out. We loved the scenery everywhere we went...as one fellow tourist commented at the top of Mt Ruapehu it doesn't seem fair that one country should have everything! We never felt it was time to go home since there was always something special to look forward to the next day and the one after that...the four and a half weeks just touched the surface but we're so lucky to have been able to make the trip and will remember it for years to come. Thank you for helping us to have the holiday of a lifetime. We are certainly recommending Silverfern to everyone we talk New Zealand to!  

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!  

I could not mention all the highlights because there were so many. It really was a fantastic trip. We did not have any of those “I wish we’d made time to do that instead” moments, which is real testament to your expert local knowledge and your understanding of what we wanted to do. THANK YOU!!!

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.

I had been to a presentation and met Laura. She came across as very knowledgable and confident and she inspired me to seriously consider booking a once in a lifetime holiday. The attention to detail given by Laura Ling was second to none I would have no hesitation in booking another holiday through Laura. I cannot wait until I am able to return to NZ. Well, that was indeed the holiday of a lifetime… but we want a re run! There is still so much we want to see and do. Many thanks for all your efforts, it all went swimmingly.

The organisation through the whole trip was marvellous – much better than if we’d planned it ourselves.

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

We thought we’d email you to express our thanks to you for organising the holiday, it went like a dream.  Right from being met at Christchurch airport by your representative and being handed the book of vouchers and road atlas (which was priceless).  Every voucher worked without a hitch (amazing). The Milford track, Abel Tasman, Muller hut at Mount Cooke, Tongariro crossing and many of the other walks you suggested were stunning.  New Zealand is such a well organised country and the people so friendly and the roads so empty. The car hire worked well and we’re pleased we decided not to have a camper van with the mileage we were travelling a car is so much easier. Again many thanks to you for the hard work you have put in to making our holiday a success and the link up with Emma and Josh went really well.