Sun & Steam

I loved my “Sun and steam” New Zealand trip with Contiki. The trip was great for seeing the best of New Zealand’s north island with limited time. The hotels were central and clean. I also really liked the food provided on the tour- the fish and chips were so so good! The recommended “extra” activities, although amazing and adrenaline pumping, are very expensive. so be prepared to spend more money than you anticipated! Our tour guides Mazzo and Chels were brilliant - they were very knowledgeable about the places we were visiting. They were both fun and engaging with travellers yet always maintained a strong professional boundary! Personally, this was my first Contiki experience and trip as a solo female traveller. For anyone who is scared to travel by themselves with Contiki, don’t be- the majority of people I found were also travelling by themselves on the tour too. we all got along really well and created fantastic memories together. Overall, I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who loves outdoor activities, meeting new people and having a great time. X

This trip was good value for money!

We all know the feeling, sitting in the airport with your carry on in one hand, duty free alcohol in the other, waiting to catch the flight home after an amazing holiday... It never gets any easier, especially meeting so many great people, seeing incredible landscapes and getting the adrenaline pumping! New Zealand was never anywhere near the top of my bucket list, but I'm so happy I made a last minute decision to make the trip! Highly recommend it! The contiki made it so easy with almost no planning involved and what turned a solo trip into creating lifelong memories with good friends from across the world ?? #contiki

I haven't done a Contiki before and i have already made a list of things to come back and do. The only issue is that the Sun and Steam tour was also on the same bus at the Big Tiki, so when they continued south, i actually finished in Rotorua and they organised a bus to take me back up to Auckland.

Perfect options and loved to be able to do a short trip. We will definitely come back.

Same as the main review really fun and our team was top notch

Made for a nice little getaway with half the days planned by Contiki and the other days free for us to pick.

Susie and Patrice were awesome! No regrets inclusions were great and all the optional extras ticked all my boxes

Great trip, no ragrets!!!

excellent experience, would like to do it again

My purchase was seamless .

Absolutely worth every cent. Amazing trip

Glad I did it for the experience but I wouldn't recommend it.

Great experience...covers the best of the North Island of NZ

Very beautiful place to go to, money well spent

False advertising a 6 day tour when it is actually a 5 day tour. We didn't get a chance to see a Kiwi bird. Hobiton should not be included in tue tour. We are not into LOTR and would have preferred to see the Kiwi hatchery instead. Far to many tour groups crammed into the one bus made it an awkward and divided group.

Was over priced for what was included in the trip

It was totally worth it, got to see the beautiful New Zealand, and I now have friends that live all over the world!

A great mini-trip that showed us some of the highlights of the North. We jumped in on all of the action-packed add ons & had the best time!