Greg McElroy said... We did quite a few small group tours when we visited New Zealand and this was the only one that fell short of expectations. We ended up being the only ones on the tour but despite this, our hosts never asked us where we were from of any of the other friendly banter that we’ve come to expect from friendly Kiwis (our hosts were not New Zealanders). This made for a quiet and somewhat awkward seven hours. We visited many sites and stopped at numerous locations (too many really) but only had one meal stop all day. Our hosts did try very hard to make it a comprehensive scenic tour but the awkward silences and our need to keep asking questions about the locations, and the difficulty of hearing the driver without a microphone, meant we didn’t enjoy the day as much as we’d hoped.