We had an absolutely fabulous time on our tour. The time just flew by. All of our tours were exceptional and accommodations likewise. Most of our tours were with just a very small group which made things very enjoyable for everyone. We loved the idea of the tour guide pulling over to a special spot to have our morning or afternoon tea/coffee break and the ability to get up close to our guide and some of the other people on our tour to share the experience. Every tour was completely organized with pick ups being on time. Your choice of tours and operators was outstanding. Our self drive went very well in New Zealand. It took a little doing, but between the both of us we got accustomed to driving on the opposite side of the road. We ended up driving about 3,000 km and we enjoyed traveling on our own time. Loved Australia also but I know we just touched on a few areas. It sounds like we were very lucky with our weather. If we would have booked a week later we would have run into the bad weather in Sydney and the cyclone close to Port Douglas and Cairns. We loved those areas. Hopefully there hasn’t been too much damage. Thanks Dianne for putting this tour together for us. It was definitely our best trip ever!