John took our group of 6 to four different wineries. He picked us up from our house in the Christchurch suburbs and gave us a map of the Waipara wine region with about 7 wineries on it and told us we could choose 4. He offered recommendations (which we took) and the day turned out great! We had a bunch... More

We went from Akaroa to Christchurch to Alpaca Farm and back to Akaroa. Private Tours for 6 are the best way to go. Both financially and for comfort. John was good but not great. I think he had more knowledge than he shared. You can tell that Christchurch was a beautiful town before the earthquake. Going to the Shamarra Alpacas... More

We booked the day tour from Christchurch to Akaroa. It was one of the best tours we have ever experienced and as a former travel agent I have had many of them! The pick-up was at our motel which was very convenient. The van was very comfortable and the guide simply top class. He was able to tell us a... More

We were picked up early by John, our guide for the day. He was driving a spotless Toyota Tarago. John is a very polite well spoken man with excellent knowledge of the Mount Cook tour. When we stopped for tea or lunch the people were friendly and professional. As we left early and made such good time, we were early... More

For my birthday my friends organised a Wine Trip. We were picked up from my house by our driver John, who was just awesome. We could listen to our own music in the van which was great for our trip out to North Canterbury. Our 1st stop was at a beautiful wiinery where we were treated to lots of lovely... More

Jon picked us up on time and was just amazing. You could say he has found his calling as a tour guide. We went to 4 amazing vineyards and where able to have wine tasting at all of them. We where given as much knowledge we wanted about all the different wines the people at the vineyards had amazing knowledge.... More

I recently had a 'hen day' wine tour. We went to four wineries during the day. it was an excellent day. Our bus driver was fantastic, he was organised and friendly. I reccommend this tour to anyone.

We want to make the Whale watching Tour, but the whales are so far, that the tour was cancelled. But insteed our guide John Carter propose to do the Swimming Dolphins Tour and it was an amazing day. We saw nearly 200 dolphins and the kids are swimming around them. It was a great day! Thank you John. It was... More

Docking in Akaroa, we wanted to visit Christchurch. Found Discovery Travel Day Tours and was glad we booked with them. John picked us up at the pier and we drove to Christchurch via the most beautiful scenery. John was an excellent tour guide and the information was wonderful. In Christchurch we had time to visit the Botanical Gardens, have lunch,... More