"We had a great holiday lasting about six weeks on both North and South Island using a motorhome from New Zealand Frontiers. Right from the first enquiry to finalising the booking Kenrick was extremely helpful, always replying promptly to any emails. One had the feeling that one was dealing with an individual and not a large faceless company. The motorhome was delivered on time to our central Auckland hotel in immaculate clean condition and Kenrick gave us a very thorough briefing on how everything worked, not complicated but good to have it all well explained in what was to be our home for six weeks. He also gave us comprehensive advice on New Zealand road use, camp sites etc. We noted he had even remembered our request for extra pillows which we had made several months before! The van was well equipped and Kenrick kindly stored our suit cases and some excess items so our storage space was not too compromised. A word of advice to travelers regarding packing, less is really best, most camp sites had very good laundry facilities so large amounts of clothes are not needed! The van drove very well, not much different to a car but with much better view due to the height, steep winding mountain passes (of which there were many) did not seem to bother her unlike many of the much more cumbersome motor homes which are common. As we experienced a few very cold nights, particularly on south island, the gas heater was very efficient and welcome when freedom camping without mains power connected. On mains power the aircon/heater was also very efficient. We would recommend travelers intersperse a certain amount of freedom camping with staying at organised sites, it was wonderful to be able to open the rear doors (something which did not feature on many of the big motorhomes) and enjoy stunning views of scenes such as Mount Cook or beautiful lakes, waterfalls and beaches. Kenrick's vehicles carry the motto on their paintwork "vacations in paradise" - have to agree completely!"
Jan & Alison, Nov-Dec 2014
From United Kingdom
