We (a group of girls) ended up with Discovery Travel for a wine tour after the company we had originally booked with unfortunately had to cancel at the last minute and Discovery stepped into take over the booking. Discovery were amazing, very professional, prompt with queries and great customer service. We visited four wineries and the first, Torlesse, was definitely... More

My wife and I docked on a cruise ship at Akaroa. John picked us up drove us on a tour of Christchurch with a stop for lunch at the George Hotel. It was a lovely time, despite the horrible damage done by the earthquake. More

This trip is a must do if in Christchurch. Our guide John was amazing, he took my brother, mother and I (all adults) down to Kaikoura in a comfortable people carrier, stopping on the way to show us seals on the rocks. We arrived in good time to check in where John would meet us after the trip. The trip... More

During our Waipara Wine Tour, we visited four different wineries. In the first one we had an excellent lunch and in the last one, Pegasus Bay, tea or coffee in their lovely garden. I was very impressed with the variety and quality of the wines we could taste during that afternoon. My favorite wineries were The Mud House and Greystone,... More

If you are thinking about traveling to Arthur's Pass on the tranzalpine train this is a great way to get the best of both worlds. Your tour guide John will pick you up from your Christchurch accommodation drive thought the Canterbury plains to Springfield. At Springfield you can hop on the train to Arthur's pass which is a great experience... More

Great tour of 4 of the Waipara wineries with John who was a great host. We'd all highly recommend the tour, our only suggestion would be to change the second stop to something with a better setting than the room used which just looked like the side of someones house. Highly enjoyable day !! More

I arranged for a group of friends and myself to take the Waipara Valley Wine Tour with Discovery Travel - we had a great time!! Excellent communication from Jo and John, and I found that they were very accommodating - even picking our party up from a residential address to save us all having to make our way into town!... More

Our travel agent booked us on the one discovery whale watching tour to Kaikoura. It was a beautiful sunny day, just my husband and I in the car. The whales did their part--seeing those flukes come up the air was so graceful and amazing. And our driver and guide, John make it pleasant and comfortable all the rest of the... More

We went on the Arthurs Pass tour with John and couldn't have had a better time! John was incredibly accommodating, friendly, patient and knowledgable. We had the added advantage of a personalized tour as we were the only two with him today - John was open to stop wherever we had requested and took pictures for us anytime. He knew... More