Personalised New Zealand Tours: Our Concept

Our Personalised Tours of New Zealand

Our exceptional knowledge of our destinations such as Queenstown, Christchurch, Paporoa National Park and Franz Josef Glacier allows us to select smaller, intimate lodges and B&Bs that are run by their owners. Traditional New Zealand hospitality, reduced costs, high quality and the host’s willingness to help and give advice are determining factors in our choice of accommodation for our clients.

Your New Zealand vacation is special to you and to us. Changing hotels each night on holiday is not the best way to truly enjoy New Zealand. We like to arrange your itinerary so that you stay at least a couple of nights in each lodge. This will enable you to travel at leisure and explore your chosen region more thoroughly. You will be able to gain better insight into country’s culture and traditions indulge in full day excursions to such attractions as Fiordland National Park. It is your holiday, let us tailor it to you.

We recommend allowing at least three weeks for extensive tours of both islands. If less time is available we suggest that you focus on one of the islands or even a particular region on one island. This will enable you to travel at leisure and save you from spending most of your New Zealand holiday inside your vehicle. In our experience less time on the road is more enjoyable.

During high season many of the small and personally hosted B&Bs in New Zealand are fully booked several weeks in advance. Arranging an itinerary with us prior to travel will give you the peace of mind of knowing your destination each day and where you will be spending the night. This will save you much trouble while travelling in New Zealand and give you more time to concentrate on planning your daily activities and enjoying your holiday.

We prepare your tour of New Zealand according to your specifications. All our itineraries are tailor-made and customized to suit your needs. We can change the routes, the number of persons travelling, the time schedule, the standard of accommodation or the type of vehicle. The tour may commence on any date from any location such as Christchurch, Auckland or Wellington.

What we do not offer: “We did it all in two weeks”

We are a private limited company (Ltd.) located near Cologne, Germany, with branch offices in South Africa and New Zealand. We began as a special tour operator for South Africa in 1998 but soon extended our programme to Germany and other countries, encouraged by the positive feedback from our clients. "Umfulana" means "stream" or "little river" in Zulu and is the literal translation of the German surname of one of the company's directors, Martin Bach, who began designing and selling tailor-made, self-drive itineraries while living in South Africa.