Atomic Travel My wife and I made a return trip from Christchurch to Greymouth early Nov to visit family.After booking I read some negative reviews and wondered if we had made the right choice.

Fortunately we did not experience any of the negatives expressed by some earlier reviewers. The fares were very reasonable at about 1/3 of the Trans Alpine Rail fare. Departure & arrival facilities were very easy to find, services were punctual. The shuttle buses were very new 16 seater Mercedes 4 wheel drive vehicles with comfortable seating & heating/ cooling .Comfort stops were brief but adequate. The drivers were friendly & helpful. They acted as drivers and did not provide a commentary of the passing countryside or landmarks which did not concern me at all but overseas visitors might have liked comments.

My only negative comment was that the windows in the back half of the bus were covered with a layer of stippled material which greatly reduced the view of the

very picturesque & often spectacular landscapes we passed through.

It was a very comfortable trip which I would not hesitate to take again for Christchurch - West Coast travel

Reviewed about 5 years ago