From Travellers
REFLECTIONS - a selection from recent
years
MILFORD SOUND 1 day
..we thoroughly enjoyed our day...due partly to the incredible
nature setting...also due to our guides who were
fantastic...courteous, responsive and knowledgeable. We felt safe
with them at the helm. Paul & Isabelle, Canada
...it was a great day, which we have highly recommended to anyone
who will listen and the guides just added another dimension,
beautiful place, perfect weather and very very amusing company.
Catherine, Australia
...it was a great day and without a doubt one of the highlights of
my trip to New Zealand...the guide was professional and well
informed. I was surprised actually by how much we were able to see
and how far we kayaked. I loved Milford and in particular
appreciated the commentary that the guides provided about the area.
Jenny, Australia
...the best guide imaginable. We learned so much from him, had lots
of fun and at the same time found Milford Sound a very special and
still a bit mysterious place. Kristina & Martin,
Germany
...just wanted to say thank you for such a wonderful day!..the
guides were great. Tamar, USA
The scenery and overall experience were simply unforgettable. You
guys have a top notch operation and some fantastic people. Thanks
again for providing a top highlight to our month long trip down
under! Jason & Jennifer, USA
In all the travel, guided trips and hired services we encountered,
yours was by far the most organised, professional and
courteous...it was really a pleasure. Thank you so much. Jonathan
& Jenni, USA
DOUBTFUL SOUND 2 days
Thank you for a wonderful experience in one of the most stunning
places I have ever been - like watching the earth being born, in
slow motion. My photos have made several friends decide to visit NZ
later this year. Elke, Australia
We had an awesome trip with you - we think it was our best
experience in NZ! Solli and Sven, Germany
Thanx for a wonderful trip in Doubtful Sound! It was unforgettable!
Martine, The Netherlands
Jon and I just wanted to give you a big big big thank you for
running such a beautiful business! The kayak trip we did was
amazing...we had so much fun and it was so exciting...we traveled
for about three weeks and the kayaking was my favourite part...an
amazing guide...so full of energy and soooo patient, that was
really great!..thanks again for letting us enjoy your beautiful,
breathtaking country through a kayak!! Kally and Jon,
USA
...a big thank you for such a superb couple of days. The guide did
us proud and the kayaking was excellent...Doubtful Sound was
stunning, especially with the waterfalls all in full flow...lucky
enough to spot penguins and hear kiwis! Will, UK
...your organisation was first rate...I've seen good and bad
adventure sport operations but the preparation, equipment, guides
and organization of your company has to be one of the best I've
ever witnessed. We have tremendous memories and lots of great
photos...I will thoroughly recommend your organization to anyone
looking to do some real kayaking on the NZ fiords. Steve and Kathy,
USA
...thank you for a great 2 days kayaking...one of the best
experiences I have ever had. Your equipment was excellent, the
organizational skills and set up is fantastic and our guide was one
of the best...am very keen to return. Frans, Australia.
Thanks for giving us the opportunity for a great couple of days
kayaking...you guys run a great operation, made life easy and fun
in a superb environment. Sara, NZ
It is hard to put into words how extraordinarily brilliant this
trip was. FWE is arguably the greatest tour guide on this planet!
Their commitment to maintaining the natural environment is evident
throughout and truly lends to such a wonderful experience. They
made every effort to make our trip exceptional...our guide was very
professional and extremely fun with which to spend two glorious -
yet wet! - days. Mark, USA
We really enjoyed the trip. It was well organised...our guide was
excellent, highly professional as well as making the trip
fun...utmost confidence in his technical ability but his efforts to
get to know us and to gel the group really made a difference...we
particularly liked the way in which you have tried to minimise the
environmental impact of your trips. It really was a great way to
see the sound. Kam and Rich, UK
...the experience in Doubtful Sound was most definitely the
highlight of the whole trip...privileged to have so many dolphins
swimming so close to our group...it is the time and effort you put
into your business that really ensures that people like ourselves
have such an amazing and what feels like a rare experience. We
appreciated the small group size and your drive to have as minimum
impact on the environment that we were there to marvel at. Emma,
UK
...I have left the whole experience not only grateful for the
opportunity to witness a part of nz previously unknown, but also
impressed beyond expectation at the awesomeness of the
environment...I feel privileged! I realise that city slikkers like
myself could not have these experiences if it was not for the
expertise and courage and wisdom of people like you...thank you for
a fantastic time. The whole trip was powerfully symbolic for me.
Catherine, NZ
I found the trip excellent...the opportunity enabled the
mountains/fiord to do the talking. My comment is about my
appreciation that you have enabled this to occur. I thought the
whole thing, from beginning to end, was professionally yet
personally organised and run...I would never have considered this
without the support that FWE offered. Mike, NZ
...thankyou for such a great experience. The enthusiasm and wicked
sense of humour that the guides we met on both our Milford and
Doubtful trips shared, was infectious. I learnt an awful lot about
the fiords, both legend and geological...the genuine love of
Fiordland was evident...(the Doubtful group) went out to eat last
night...everyone had an amazing time. loads of fun and we were
raving about it all night. For me it has been the highlight of my
trip and it would be great to do it again. Emma, UK
Just wanted to say thanks for an awesome trip. Doubtful Sound is a
truly sublime landscape and your tours the best way to see it! It
shows that you've been doing these trips for some time, the
attention to detail was cool! I'll certainly be recommending you to
everyone I ever meet from now on. Glyn, UK
We had an amazing trip through Doubtful Sound...Sam was a great
guide who taught us many things about the area and about
kayaking...Job well done!!! It was definitely the highlight of our
travels so far. Michael & Meredith, Canada
DOUBTFUL SOUND 3 days
...it was by far the three most fun, exciting, interesting and
memorable days of our entire tour of NZ. We both come from places
with easy access to wilderness...but we had never known a place
quite like Fiordland existed...we were not only in awe with the
magnificent and serene piece of wilderness we were able to
experience, but also that you have done such a magnificent job
making it available to people like us while continuing to preserve
its remote nature and raw beauty. Our guide was also
fantastic...incredibly knowledgeable...exuded a humble confidence
in his guiding abilities...we commend you on an extraordinary job
and hope many more have the unforgettable experience we had.
Colleen and Francesca, USA
The professionalism of your outfit and the expert knowledge of our
guide ensured that the trip was one of the most rewarding that I
have been on in my years as a sea kayaker. Doubtful is truly a
remarkable and special place. Tony, UK
...I'm a kayaking addict now. Debbie, Australia
Absolutely speechless...the trip was divine, the scenery amazing
and the company thoroughly topped it off. Ben was professional,
enthusiastic, knowledgeable and encouraging throughout the trip. I
would highly recommend this to anyone and all, especially New
Zealanders who like me didn't know such amazing scenery is on our
back door step...Moka, NZ
Thanks for a really great trip guys. Every trip has its problems
though, including this one...maybe in future you should warn the
clients that they probably won't want to come back out (of Doubtful
Sound)!!! Steve, UK
DOUBTFUL SOUND 4 days
...can say without hesitation it is the best outdoor experience we
have had. The guide was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and really into
where he was and what he was doing...the organisation and small
group mentality of FWE enable you to relax and enjoy the whole
experience...make time to go for a longer trip as it will really
enable you to get out there and experience this amazing place (you
won't want to come back...) James and Louisa, UK
We really appreciated your hard work, organisation, local
knowledge, good humour and excellent equipment that made our
paddling trips on Doubtful Sound, Lake Manapouri and Lake Te Anau
such a success. Thanks again...look forward to seeing you once more
when we paddle in Fiordland again. Stephen and Sandy,
UK/Australia
DOUBTFUL SOUND 5 days
...some of the most spectacular and breathtaking scenery I have
ever seen...an excellent guide with phenomenal knowledge of the
area...FWE was utterly professional from start to finish - the
organisation was superb, the equipment relatively new and in
perfect working order and your safety procedures were extremely
impressive...James, UK
