New Zealand Travel Blog

Aotea Great Barrier Island Escape with Kiwi Guide Tim

This summer at MoaTours we were all really excited to be adding Aotea Great Barrier Island to our New Zealand small group tour programme.

For many of our guests it will be the first time they travel to this wonderful part of New Zealand. But what do our guides think of visiting Great Barrier?

Back in spring before the season got under way the MoaTours team all headed out to "the Barrier" to check out all the places included on our newest tour, our 5 day Aotea Great Barrier Island Escape tour.

Among the team was Kiwi Guide Tim, who was visiting for the first time and wrote a travel diary for us from that trip which we'd like to share with you here.

Please enjoy Kiwi Guide Tim's Aotea Great Barrier Island Escape.

The MoaTours team on Aotea Great Barrier Island

MoaTours Travel Stories - Toni's Southern Beauty

19/12/2020

Toni Roberts-Hislop and her husband (also Tony!) were guests on the the very first MoaTours Southern Beauty tour in October 2020. Toni and Tony travelled with Kiwi Guide Tim for nine fun filled days exploring the very best of the South Island.

Guest Reviews

South Island

MoaTours Kiwi Guide Matt on the wharf at Lake Hauroko, Fiordland

Kiwi Guide Stories - The Far South

03/11/2020

Read Kiwi Guide Matt's travel diary as he journeys from Dunedin to Bluff and Riverton then into Lake Hauroko in Fiordland before taking the "back road" to Queenstown via the Mavora Lakes and Mt Nicholas Station for lunch followed by a cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown. A real adventure into some of the hidden treasures of the South Island.

MoaTours Kiwi Guide Tim scanning the QR code on the coach

Tour Safety in 2021

28/10/2020

Here’s an overview of what we’re doing to keep everyone safe in this brave new world, for the peace of mind of our tour guests and family members.

MoaTours Kiwi Guide Nigel and friends on the Bridge to Nowhere on the Whanganui River

Guide's Perspective - The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds

11/10/2020

MoaTours Kiwi Guide Nigel shares some stories from a tour last season to the Bridge to Nowhere on the Whanganui River, the Forgotten World Highway and more. For Nigel part of this tour took him back to where he grew up so it was a real trip down memory lane.

Guide's Perspective

Kiwi Guide

North Island

Guide's Perspective - Molesworth Station, Abel Tasman & Golden Bay

03/09/2020

MoaTours Kiwi Guide Richard shares some stories from his latest trip to the South Island icons of Molesworth Station, Abel Tasman & Golden Bay. Tag along for the ride as Richard shares stories from countryside he knows so well...

South Island

Guide's Perspective