I went to New Zealand in 2005 with my best friend. The trip was with Contiki and was for 17 days… some of the best 17 days ive ever had! We travelled the whole of NZ… both North and South Islands and i reccomend it to ANYONE – whether they want a relaxing holiday full of beautiful scenery or an action packed holiday full of adventure and extreme sports! We made amazing friends… especially with our coach driver who we still call our NZ big brother! We jet boated, zorbed, canyon swung, glacier hiked, partied and the best part was skydiving! A holiday I will never forget! The locals are all really friendly and we would often find ourselves chatting to store employees for half an hour without having even looked at anything in the store! The scenery was amazing… especially Milford sound where we stayed overnight in the boat! I was so sad when the tour was over and cannot wait to holiday there again!