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Travel CommentsVeronika, Thank you for all of the arrangements you made for us for our recent holiday in your beautiful country of New Zealand. We had a great time and will cherish the memories of what we experienced. The helicopter flights to White Island and over Fiordland, as well as the Siberia Valley experience were the highlights of the trip. While the physical beauty of both islands was quite extraordinary, what impressed us even more was the quality of the people of the Kiwis we met during the trip. The accommodations were very, very nice. We have traveled quite a bit in our lives and visited many countries around the globe. Prior to this visit we regarded the Mauna Lani hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii as being in a class by itself with regard to the level of customer service provided to guests. I would have to say that the Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, the Whare Kea Lodge, the Dock Bay Lodge, and the Spire Hotel were all at least the equal of the Mauna Lani, if not even better! We have probably never experienced (nor likely ever will again) the concentration of gourmet meals in one fortnight as we did on the trip -- excellent food with every meal you set up for us. I suspect the very good seatings we received were due to your influence also! The drivers who provided transfer services to us were all very professional and interesting, informative, and people-friendly folks. Special mention is deserved for Jack Tragear. I must say, he is a very vibrant fellow for his age -- very informative and a sheer pleasure to be around! We were extremely comfortable with him and never had one awkward moment, which is not an easy thing to accomplish spending all the hours we spent with him in six days of being driven about. Once again thank you very much for all of your efforts in making our visit such a delight. If I put together a golf trip to New Zealand with some friends sometime in the future, I would certainly like to work with you again. Sincerely, Rob and Shirley Moser, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Dear Veronika, many thanks for arranging such an amazing holiday. Anthony + Maria Haggar, Haggar Holding, Sudan
Dear Veronika-We're back home trying to get over our jet-lag. The trip was great and your arrangements generally were very good. Martin was particularly knowledgeable and very helpful, and we thank you for a job well done... Regards from Joyce and me....Myer Deitcher, Nucor Trading Canada
Hi Veronika, We had a fantastic holiday thanks to your organisational skills. Jurgen was an excellent guide , thoroughly professional and an exceptionally nice man. The whole trip was memorable even winter in Queenstown! I'll be recommending you to my friends. Clive , Natalie , Victoria and Kathleen Appleton, Melbourne, Australia
We enjoined the trip very much and learned a lot from our professional guide Martin about New Zealand.
All the services we received including all the accommodations, the planned schedule of the tour, have been in very high class. Rafi Lebel, President Perrigo, Israel
Veronika, it was a pleasure to meet you and to have you as our very competent, reliable and friendly guide! I definitely will back. Javier De Onate, Zurich, Switzerland
Overall we had a wonderful trip and a wonderful experience. It is a shame Diego (9 month) will not remember much of it!!! I know Maureen and I will never forget it!!! For this many thanks to you and your professionalism!!!!! Carlos & Maureen Cuellar, Jakarta, Malaysia
We had an awsome time! Thank you very much.Christina Barho, Australia and Thomas Barho from Germnay
Thank you so much for giving us such a personal tour. You really made
it special and I feel like I made a new friend! Jody Castano and Dean Neikirk, Austin, Texas, USA
Hema and I would like to thank you for a wonderful trip. Martin was simply outstanding – made the trip even better. Hema and I will cherish this trip all our lives. Regards Anand Antur and Hema Tharoon, Chennai, India
Thank you so much for the wonderful tour of the land you call home. Your personal tour of the beautiful country was top notch and we couldn't have asked for anything more. Its not possible to really experience New Zealand for the first time without Aroha Tours.
You've openend our eyes and heart to new wonderful thinks, thank you for that. Ronald LaVecchio and Katy Tsu, Waipahu, Hawaii
Hi Ronnie, We reached safely though after an hectic journey. First of all THANKS for a lovely tour that you arranged. We enjoyed every place that we visited and are thankful for your assistance at all levels. I admire your patience. What a great and fascinating country N.Z is. Such lovely landscape surpasses any other country that we have visited including Switzerland and Scotland. Wow. The tour was memorable as promised by you and your expertise knowledge and details of all the places we visited was fascinating and illuminating. Ravinder Sethi, Delhi, India
Just want to thank you for giving a us a great time (one of the best time for any holiday) and also making my parents dreams come true, of course with awesome feeling to the fantastic view of New Zealand that you took us to have opportunity to touch it and a marvellous selection of accommodations. Kora Sukonritikorn, Bangkok, Thailand
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Even that doesn’t say enough. We have had the holiday of a life time. One we will never forget and we have the pictures to prove it.
Linda & Dennis Toth, Kendry, USA
Veronika. We sincerely appreciate your expertise and kindness in showing your beautiful country. We are so happy that we chose you to be our guide. We wish you well in the future. Julie & Chuck Dumas, Michigan, USA
Veronika, Carolyn and I enjoyed ourselves very much. We not only enjoyed your beautiful country, but thoroughly enjoyed our time with you. Thank you for all the arrangements. Overall, this was the best vacation Carolyn and I have ever had. Thanks to Jack and yourself. David and Carolyn McLemore, Boart Longyear Limited, Utah, USA
Dear Veronika, thousands of thanks for so wonderful time in New Zealand, country of amasing beauty! We are traveling a lot and have seen many beautiful places, but the beauty of this country of contrasts, human warmth and your sincere concern for us were very pleasant surprise for us. Thank you for the wild places shown, that are available not to everyone tourist! Thank you for your care of our complicated diet:) Thank you for your kind stay together! All our friends know now that New Zealand has to be explored only with Aroha Tours and Veronika - otherwise, the country will lose half of its charm:)! Lina & Gintaras Grybeniene, Lithuania
Dear Veronika, I returned back from Singapore on 11th and have settled down with work. I am very much grateful to you for making our trip to New Zealand a memorable one. We will always cherish this trip during our lifetime. Our special thanks to Gibby who made us feel very comfortable during the whole trip and went out of his way to make sure that we enjoyed every moment of our trip. I can say that you as a Tour Organiser and Gibby as a Tour Guide make a terrific combo. New Zealand is a God's gift to mankind. Your country is rich in natural resources. I am very much impressed by the way the citizens are taking pains in maintaining the ecology and environment and this is a very good lesson for us to learn to improve the same in our country. Warm regards. Harish & Pallavi Ghandi, Mumbai, India
Veronika, Thanks for the great time! Beautiful country and you are a wonderful host.
Nita & Myles Hutton, Joan and Ed Kura, Janet & Bruce MacDougal,Texas, USA
A huge thank you for everything you did for us - the trip went so well and flowed along. It was well paced and we did enjoyed the variety of accommodation and trips/experiences very much. Amanda & Arthur de Haast, England
Hi Veronika, We had a very memorable holiday in New Zealand and we all need to give a special thanks to Mellisa. She was simply superb...very patient and accommodating. We all feel that she made a great trip even greater. Narendra Kudva, Bangalore, India
No words can express how greatful we both are for you taking very good care of us in NZ!!! We so very much miss your country. Corwin and I cannot stop talking about our experience in NZ to everyone we here on Kauai! We both want to return to NZ soon!!! You were saying how you wanted to know how we would rate our experience from most memorable to memorable? Well the entire trip was OUTSTANDING!!!! We actually enjoyed all the places, B & B's and people we met. They were all very, very wonderful and unforgetable! Joanne & Corwin Acoba, Kauai, Hawaii
Hallo veronika, vielen dank für deine bemuehungen. Bin gut angekommen und bereite schon meine produktion ueber meine traumreise vor. danke auch fuer die informationen ueber neuseeland. wuensche dir erstmal alles gute und viel spass auf deinen touren und sende dir ganz liebe gruesse aus good old germany. Reinhard Listl, Kelheim, Germany
The tour you arranged for us 'exceeded expectations! We have been boring all our friends and family with the details of our flying fox and rafting experiences, and the Chalet Eiger with its unique lightening and fab hospitality. Mel & Gary, England
Thank you very much for all your arrangements of the tour, we very much enjoyed our holidays in New Zealand. We also would like to thank Melissa, she is a very good guide. We will let our friends know how great our holiday was. Roland Fung, Hong Kong
Once again, many thanks for a truly memorable holiday in NZ. We had a great time. We recently viewed some of the 1000 odd photographs that we had taken, and they immediately brought back the wonderful memories. Arun-Anjali Argawala, United Arab Emirates
Thanks again for everything. My parents had a wonderful time. Sincerely, Nomi Igra, Berkeley CA, USA
Dear Veronika! Thank you very much for your care. You are really the best in the industry. And it is not a complement just a fact. You can trust my opinion – almost 7 years I am organizing our tours around the world and have been in contact with so many agenesis, companies and individual tour managers that I have some understanding of the situation. Melissa was fantastic! With best wishes personally to you and Aroha Tours.' Cordially Igor Chernov, Finland
“The Rotorua/Taupo Rift'. What the world looked like when it was born. Powerful stuff, Veronika, Rich Shapero, US - Auther of Wild Animus, USA
Our dear Veronika, when we think of our trip to New Zealand at the wheels we have only fond memories of you and about the places we visited with you. The houses we stayed and the ambience of the atmosphere will remain in our memories for long. We are really envious of your country, it is God's own country! With blessing. Dr.M.I & Saramma Joy, India
We are back in India after a great holiday. Thank you for your help. Both Roy and Melissa were faboulous and a pleasure to be with. I do hope that I can come back to NZ...if not with family maybe with some friends. I have still some unfinished busness...as trying to do some of the crazy stuff the Kiwis have invented. Regards, Ajith Pai, India/Singapure
Wir hatten eine wunderbare Zeit in Neuseeland. Veronika is sehr kompetent, geht sehr gut auf die Gaeste ein, ist eine sehr gute Fahrrerin und hat uns Neuseeland nicht nur von der touristischen Seite vermittelt. Kurt Massuthe & Sylke Hagedorn, Hamburg, Germany
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