Hobbiton was beautiful.

The gardens were stunning and our guide Sonny was upbeat and passionate. But it was packed and it completely ruined the experience. Large tour groups, could barely hear the guide. Couldn’t move or see through all of the people. 3 groups ended up merging into 1 and then we just got stuck in lines waiting for a brief glimpse at the houses. 10/10 for our guide but we hated how packed it was.

Reviewed almost 7 years ago

The South Island is amazing and we are super stoked that we did it in a campervan.

We got a budget campervan with shower and toilet at $170 per day from kiwi campervans. It pretty much had everything we needed and worked well enough for our holiday.

However, the foam sections that made up the bed didn't fit our camper, so we had a very lumpy bed with ditches each night. The pillows were terrible and stained a dark brown. We were provided 2 thin, single donnas and no blanket. And it was freezing, even in February. The fitted sheet provided had numerous holes. The complimentary chairs and 'table' were broken and the table was a stool... couldn't use it as a table.

The 'free pick up and drop off' advertised cost us $60 return from north of Christchurch.

The van was economical and honestly wasn't bad if you're thinking it will be a step up from camping. It's just a shame that it could have been better with new bedding - which isn't expensive to occasionally update.

Reviewed almost 8 years ago