We had a great day sightseeing with Jim. As we where on the Volendam, Jim made sure we were back to the ship with plenty of time to spare. Archer Tours of Tauranga/Rotoura is a very professional, comprehensive tour of the area. Jim is very knowledgeable and took the time to explain everything to us. We never felt rushed, but... More

This was a great tour. Jim was very knowledgable, showed us all the sights, and explained very well. Very impressive geothermal and scenic stops and drivebys. He was on time and got us back to the ship when he said he would. You might want to pin him down on WHEN the lunch stop will be - lunch stop wasn't... More

Aukland and Rotorua Shore excursions. Aukland...Jim picked us up from the ship (Sun Princess) and took us to all parts of Aukland, as we hadn't been to NZ before we were most grateful for Jim's home grown knowledge of the area, it was a great day.....one we can gladly recommend. Rotorua.....As we knew we were to be three hours late... More

I would like to thank Jim for a great day ( short but very fascinating ) Jim pick us up from our ship the sun princess which was running 3 hours late but jim was there and waiting to take us to Rotoura, jim was very knowledgeable and loved to tell us story of this area, I f you want... More

On our recent New Zealand/Australia cruise, we were fortunate to have Jim Archer as our guide for the Rotorua area. we were a party of 10 who were combined with another party of 7 from our ship - as Jim was now operating his tours as a solo guide. He mentioned that after our cruise he was booking only a... More

My husband and I took a cruise on the Volendam and arranged a private tour of Rotorua with Jim Archer tours. We were 7 people combined with a group of 10 others from our ship. Initially, we were 2 separate groups, but he lost a driver and we were combined which worked out fine. We were given the option of... More

A special thanks to Jim Archer of Archer Tours for making our two week tour of the north and south islands of New Zealand a time to remember. We booked the North and South island tour as listed on the Archer Tours website and for two weeks Jim shared his knowledge of the country, its history, its attractions and the... More

Jim picked us up at our cruise ship and took us on a very enjoyable and interesting tour. We visited a kiwi orchard, the lakefront area of Rotorua, and Te Puia, the Maori Village, where we saw areas of geothermal activity, including a geyser erupting. We also were treated to a Maori culture center performance of traditional dances and songs,... More

We have just travelled to New Zealand this March on a cruise & we were recommend by friends that Jim Archer was a very tour guide, they had booked him 12 months ago. We were very happy with Jim he took us around Auckland the first day then the second day he took us to Rotorua,that was the high light... More