Haka Tours

Our kiwi guide, Connor was the cherry on top of my incredible 23 day epic New Zealand tour with Haka. I chose the company because I wanted to support a small local business and I felt like they really delivered. A lot of activities in the beginning were cancelled due to Cyclone Gabrielle and Connor worked unbelievably hard to make sure he had a plan A, B, C, and sometimes D that made everyone in the group happy. He thought of games and activities to keep us entertained on days with long stints in the bus, told us endless fascinating facts about the land and the people, and anecdotes about his own life growing up in NZ. His local knowledge was beyond impressive and he generally went above and beyond to make the trip special for each of us. Most of the time Aotearoa speaks for herself in natural beauty and wonder, yet Connor created a safe, inclusive, family environment in his no-stress, friendly, calm Kiwi way that allowed us to experience her to the fullest. As mentioned frequently in others reviews, some of the accommodation bordered uninhabitable. Had a fabulous time in the rainforest retreat and many of the places provided. The hostels in Auckland and Wellington were some of the worst stays of my life. Haka should definitely look into other options for those locations.
Mar 7th, 2023

Best trip of my life , so far
Apr 7th, 2023

Booked a 16 day tour, which was cancelled 10 days before departure because they did not have a tour guide. Was offered to rebook in June, but my visa would be expired by then.
Mar 25th, 2023

I did the 21-Day-Tour over both islands in February 2023 with Connor as our tour guide. It was honestly the most sublime experience. The tour covered all the great places you want to see as well as unexpected wonders along the way. We slept in hostels for one or two nights and had enough time to explore the area or do booked activities. Connor, as our guide, was the perfect tour leader. He cared a lot about our well beeing, told us lots of facts and stories along the way and was a pure genius in organizing activities and re-planing stuff due to weather conditions or new wishes from the group. I felt beeing in very good hands with Connor during the whole trip. I can highly recomment the tour and Haka to any NZ-Visitors, it's been truely a life-changing experience.
Mar 19th, 2023

Just finished the 10 day south Island lick tour in New Zealand! Absolutely loved it our driver James was awesome, good laugh and joined in with the group! Shame the itinerary online didn't actually match up with what we did/was offered to us.
Mar 10th, 2023