“Top Tip: “Try the food the wine and to heck with the expanding waistline – remember to pack comfy clothing!”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “That’s a hard one as we have too many to choose from! But if I had to pick then I would say the Coromandel area – lots of beautiful beaches and walks.”
Director
Les Mehrtens
Director
Barbara Mehrtens
Product & Operations Manager
Marilyn Edgecombe
Top Tip: “Make sure you spend enough time in your destination – driving distances are deceptive so you’ll want to spend a few days longer than you might think.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Queenstown – its spectacular natural beauty, vibrant energy and host of excursions create the perfect backdrop for a visit full of adventure, exploration or relaxation – plus its restaurants and bars are pretty terrific too!”
Coach Operations and Training Manager
Ben Davis
Top Travel Tip:
Always take Sun Protection with you… and a warm, weather proof puffer jacket… for both North, South and Stewart Islands, our weather is frequently changeable… be prepared to ensure your comfort.
Sales & Marketing Manager
Vicki Annison
Top Tip: “If you want to travel more – make it a top priority! You’ll never regret it.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “For a city break I love Wellington, but for a trip into ‘real’ NZ it’s hard to beat the Coromandel.”
Financial Controller
Lynnette Bryant
Top Tip: “Prepare for any weather.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Waiheke Island.”
Tour Designer, Operations Team
Tina
Top Travel Tip and Favourite Destination/s:
Always remember to bring a power adapter, and your phone charger.
Coromandel Peninsula in Summer, Queenstown and Wanaka in Winter.
Tour Designer
Ashleigh Hines
Top Tip: “Allow enough time to truly explore each place you visit.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Anywhere in the South Island.”
Tour Designer
Megan Old
Top Tip: “Take your time and enjoy the scenery.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Bay of Islands.”
Tour Designer, Operations Team
Kalwant
Top Travel Tip and Favourite Destination/s:
Slow down so that you have a chance to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and sensational scenery. Also, never travel without Comprehensive Travel Insurance, without a doubt it’s the best way to ensure that you can relax and truly enjoy your holiday safe in the knowledge that you’re protected, just in case anything goes wrong… and unfortunately, things do happen out of the blue …strangely enough, almost always in the most remote areas!
Queenstown, Arrowtown, The Gibbston Valley, Roaring Meg and Wanaka are my favourite destinations. There’s just so much to see and do. As a mum of two kids there’s so much to keep them fully-entertained, as well as things for adults to enjoy too.
Tour Designer, Operations Team
Judith
Top Travel Tip and Favourite Destinations:
Enjoy every opportunity and exciting experience that you’ll have in New Zealand; and enter each day with your eyes wide-open.
Central Otago is my favourite destination, it’s an amazing place to visit with its fabulous scenery, wineries, skiing, hiking and quirky towns. There is so much to do and see that it keeps pulling me back there time and time again.
Tour Designer, Operations Team
Tamara
Top Travel Tip and Favourite Destinations:
Definitely try the almost limitless regional variations of delicious, local food that you’ll find available at each of your destinations, you’ll find that it’s usually the best of the best!
Queenstown is my most favoured destination. I find it perfect for adventurous types, just like me… Hiking up Queenstown hill, or Ben Lomond, or hurtling downhill on the luge from the top of the Queenstown skyline.
Also, the Hooker Valley walking track, it’s only about 5km long so fairly easy on the legs, but just has to be THE most beautiful walk in the most stunning scenery that I have ever been on.
Retail Tours, Sales Consultant
Camila
Top Travel Tip and Favourite Destination/s:
New Zealand offers so much for visitors, so I recommend being open to new adventures and lifetime experiences.
My favourite destination is anywhere with a beach. I love going to Whangamata and Mount Manganui over the summer and eating fish and chips overlooking the sea while watching the sunset.
Marketing Specialist
Graham Brown
Top Travel Tip and Favourite Destinations:
In North Island: All of Hawke’s Bay! In Waikato, Aratiatia Rapids together with Orakei Korako (The Hidden Valley) geo-thermal park which has 23 amazing, active geysers and the largest silica terraces in New Zealand; plus, one of only two geothermal caves worldwide… Awesome… and then some!
In South Island: The most outstandingly scenic, totally amazing, jetboat journey…Dart River Adventures; based at Glenorchy at the North end of Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown. The excitement generated by both the speed of travel up the beautiful, pristine Dart River to explore the surrounding, majestic landscapes that are inaccessible by other means, is forever memorable. Up into the Te Wāhipounamu – (The South West New Zealand UNESCO World Heritage Area of Mount Aspiring National Park) and around the base of Pikirakatahi (Mount Earnslaw). Beyond Stunning! …but there are far, far more favourite places – like the amazing beaches all along the East Coast of North Island… really; there’s far, far too much more to fit on this small page!
Accounts Assistant
Andrea Browne
Top Tip: “I always find you get the best information about top sights and activities when you talk to the locals”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Hawkes Bay”
Chief Motivational Officer
Ted
“Hi” I’m Ted, I work across all staff in each individual office delivering drive and enthusiasm through a range of techniques including chasing my pull-rope, strokes and snuggles and on occasion some motivational belly-rubs; and when having fun (one of our company values) I’m keen to bark out some happy/excited woofs, especially when I get to meet new visitors.
My hooman “Dad” gets quite strict with me if I’m meant to be actively motivating the hooman teams, or our guests with cuddles; but, he catches me wander off to visit Bailey and play toy-fights, or have zoomy chases around the offices. Bailey is my special friend and a lovely li’l fur-baby similar to me, she works with her “mum” upstairs in the MICE division of the business – I like her a lot! I’m also easily distracted from motivating my teams by offers of treats (my weakest link). I love working here because half the day involves sleeping, or eating!
Top Tip: “Never be in a hurry, that way you will not leave things behind!”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Doubtful Sound, Central Otago in November for the lupins, East Coast of the North Island, Coromandel Peninsula.”
Kiwi Ambassador
John
Top Tip: “Double check your room before departing hotel (wardrobes safes etc).”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Napier in the North Island and West Coast in the South Island.”
Kiwi Ambassador
Wayne
Top Tip: “Take every opportunity as it might be the only chance you get.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “West Coast of the South Island.”
Kiwi Ambassador
Hilary
Top Tip: “Do your homework on your destination before you go.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Where do I start?!”
Kiwi Ambassador
Ken
Top Tip: “Pack your case, empty it, halve the stuff then repack.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Paihia in the North and Te Anau in the South.”
Kiwi Ambassador
Clem
Top Tip: “Do your homework on places before visiting.”
Favourite New Zealand Travel Destination: “Napier”
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