Get Social: New Zealand

1) Runty was not communicated about the fact that none of us could select our optional activities so he had to madly scramble while touring us around NZ to organise them. It was a bit tense because we were unsure if we were going to get the activities that we wanted.
2) The sky diving and heli-hike were cancelled but that is out of your control.
3) We could have done the activities in 14 days if...

Our tour guide runty was heaps of fun. Joining in some activities with us was fun as well.

Longer bus trip days dragged out a little bit but we all managed to make it fun, card games, music etc.

In this tour, having to cross the South Island multiple times. Took up valuable time of the trip we could have spent touring around the country.

I would definitely recommend this chosen tour for...

Get social New Zealand was absolutely incredible. Our tour guide, Runty, made the experience amazing, despite some long driving days in the south island. I would recommend this trip to everyone and anyone, particularly if you want a mix of some adrenalin and adventure, scenic views and landscapes and social connections with others in your group.

The travel days that went longer then 4 hours were not enjoyable and took a lot out of enjoying the trip. And the doubling back to Christchurch was pointless and would of preferred going down the west coast of the South Island from Abel tasman and down to Queenstown then going back to Christchurch but getting there the day before the trip finishes to allow people to go up to Kaikoura for the whale...

Our trip leader George made the trip very enjoyable. He was knowledgeable about every where we went and gave us great suggestions on activities and restaurants. Most of the hostels were very good, some were small with limited bathroom facilities for the amount of rooms. Overall a great trip, would recommend.

This was my first ever solo trip! I was very nervous to leave my hometown all on my own but it ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve ever made as I made so many new friends from all over the world and experienced things I’d never thought I’d get to see with my own eyes. Our trip leader George was super informative and highly knowledgeable. I highly recommend this trip, as well as Topdeck...

Such an amazing experience! My group was fantastic and it was such a great way to meet so many like minded people. My guide (George) was incredible at ensuring the trip ran smoothly and that we were all having a great time!

My top deck experience was full of jam packed action and adventure, but still allowed down time and chill out sessions, which were needed from time to time. I found that the organisation of both the company’s itinerary and of our tour guide Connor was as close to perfect as it could have gotten. I never once felt uncomfortable or worried about anything while I was touring New Zealand and can...

My trip was amazing! I enjoyed everything that we did and our guide Connor was great and super knowledgeable, either knowing the answers to our questions or finding them out for us. Everywhere that we travelled was fantastic. Just remember to rest a bit, even if it is on the bus, as you will be on the go a lot. The hostels were alright, some were better than others. I would have liked to stay...

Such an amazing trip, Connor was the best trip leader and had so much knowledge on the Country.

Incredible Topdeck trip. Experienced the beauty of New Zealand and provided a variety of adrenaline adventurous activities. Created an everlasting group with fellow members of the group tour and just had the best time getting to know and sharing this experience with new friends. My tour guide Robbie John made this trip enjoyable and provided a lot of knowledge at each stop.

In-depth tour. Great for adrenaline junkies. A few extra days here and there would have been perfect. My trips leader Robbie John was awesome - so knowledgeable and knew all the best stops.

The TopDeck trip was incredible! It was amazing to experience the beauty of the country and challenge myself with the array of adventurous activities on offer. The members of the tour formed a close group and it was fun to share new experiences with new friends. The tour guide was also very knowledgeable and made the trip seemless and enjoyable.

Robbie John was a great guide!

Fantastic trip, our guide Guy was very good. He was very knowledgeable on everything, and booked everyone onto all the activities they wanted, and I felt very safe with him as our driver and guide.

The only reason I took off a star was because of the awful state of some of the accomodation. Particularly Nomads, after our stay in Nomads in Wellington, where the Accomodation was filthy, and the...

Thoroughly enjoyed this trip!! Our guide Guy was brilliant & super knowledgeable. We were incredibly lucky with the weather so managed to do pretty much everything on the itinerary. New Zealand is incredible and I would 1000% recommend this trip as we got to see so & do so much!

It was a very fun trip! It was definitely a lifetime experience in NZ. Our guide Guy was very nice and fun. He always told very interesting facts about NZ and gave very good recommendations for food, action, etc.

Our tour guide, Guy, was absolutely amazing. Very fortunate to have had him during our stay in New Zealand! Loved the trip, so much to do and see, would 100% recommend to anyone who is thinking of going

Amazing trip overall! So much activity and things to do, the guide was well knowlaged and took us to ask the good spots. The accommodation was OK, some places better than others though, but not too bad for hostels.

I would highly suggest having Queenstown at the start or earlier in the tour. Having it so late meant that by that time my budget was spent and I wasn't able to do as much as I would have liked, I would have preferred using my budget in Queenstown and being a penny pincher in the smaller stays beforehand. My tour apparently was one of the last under that itinerary, so the information we were...

Guy our tour guide was the best one I’ve ever had he was great, super knowledgeable and really good social fun joking with the group. Such a shame he is leaving big big miss

I’ve done several Topdeck tours and this one would have to be my favourite. You get to see and do so much yet it is not the slightest bit rushed and you get plenty of down time if you want it. Plus we had the best tour guide EVER. Guy is so knowledgeable and I loved his commentary. Very approachable, full of tips and tricks and great fun! He made everything that extra bit special.

Great tour to experience the best New Zealand has to offer, I’ll definitely be going back again at some point. Lucky enough to get a great tour guide in Guy, he was very knowledgeable and passionate about his country. He gave great recommendations about things to do, places to eat, where to go out for a night out and most importantly kept us all safe. The views/landscapes were amazing, better in...

It would be great if you had the option to upgrade to a private room, especially seeing as most of the places you stay do have them.

Also rathe than ending in Christchurch it’d be nice to have more time there in the first visit stop, then end the trip in Queenstown.

Great value for money! Our driver even squeezed in a few extras when he could!

Awesome trip, amplified by awesome trip leader. Activities were so much fun and the places you go are just breathtaking. 10/10 would recommend.

Loved all the stops, however I hoped we would have more time in Franz Josef. Maybe worthwhile looking at going in more of a circular trip, rather than zig zagging down both islands.

Our guide cowboy was super helpful. Always had great suggestions of the best places to go, so we could maximise our time at each stop.

The tour was well done and I had a great tour. I did notice it wasn’t as longer as the trip I planned to do before Covid. I noticed compared to my previous trips there wasn’t as much included in the itinerary but I loved that our tour guide took us to some awesome places when activities were cancelled due to wet weather. I had a great time it’s just next time I would like less free days.

Guy, our tour guide was fantastic.
I was supposed to take this trip multiple times before and during COVID but due to government restrictions in Australia and New Zealand I wasn't able to take the trip straught away. Topdeck was very helpful with this and made it hastle free even with the confusion and cancellations.
The Topdeck app needs serious improvement but served its purpose to get us in...

Our guide/driver Guy was extremely welcoming, funny, knowledgeable and kindhearted. Alongside him were some amazing people I got to meet and experience the beauty of New Zealand with. The freedom and ability to do certain activities or have free time while having accomodation and transport sorted made the trip so much more enjoyable.

The trip was awesome! Beautiful scenery and the tour guide/ bus driver knew so much information, was friendly and made everyone feel comfortable (thanks Guy!) The trip felt slightly rushed and unorganised. Our guide also told us that the trip itinerary we were given when we booked was over 7 years old and we shouldn't read it!! TopDeck could have at least updated this, especially when some of the...

Trip was exceptionally organised, social for sure and all round fun! It would be appreciated though to have the downloadable trip notes updated so there was a better/ more certain idea of what we were getting up to on the trip each day, and more group dinner bookings would have been fun. Hands down have had the trip of a lifetime with no regrets and since day 1 was already keen to do this again!

it was good value for money

This was my first top deck tour and to sum it up it was amazing! Lots of things were ticked off my bucket list during this trip. The trip leader was wonder very knowledgeable about the places we went to and they also knew how to have a good time and have a laugh with the group. The trip is very fast paced and there's always something to do, though you can choose to have some downtime which is also...

Great trip, can’t fault it at all - just wish it was 20 nights and wasn’t as rushed. Stuffy hostels (but not Topdecks fault) AMAZING TRIP

My only recommendation would be to stay a few extra nights in a few places like, Franz Josef Glacier as we got bad weather the 1 day we were there and lots of people missed out on activities. The dive to Milford sound was also really long, it would have been nice to stay in the town before hand so we weren’t travelling so much. Although they didn’t change my amazing experience it might be cool to...

très bien dans l'ensemble, dommage que tous les participants n'aient pas payé le même prix et qu'une remise est faite à l'approche de la date donc les gens qui ont réservé longtemps à l'avance paient le prix fort.

Not having enough spots for everyone to do an optional activity is not good enough. I went on this trip for three activites, none of which I was able to do. There were many things in the itinerary that we didn't do? Most of the walking tours didn't happen and we didn't visit Arrowtown which I was very much looking forward to. The accommodation was appalling in some locations. The tour leader was a...

Simply the travel costs and accommodations would have made this trip worth the price. On top of that there was expert knowledge provided and several activities offered.

Perfect amount of time overall and in each place.

I swam with dolphins one day, then flew in a helicopter to a mountain top the next! AMAZING!

Trip was amazing and planned really well. However there were people on the trip with the worst snoring in the world and made sharing accomodation unejoyable