Your One Stop Tour Shop

“We have a deliberate policy of differentiating ourselves in the tour market and the coach charter market.”

Tour Time is different from the usual group Tour Operators, because we take care of everything.
Contact us and we can arrange your whole tour from start to finish. We’ll design the itinerary – with your input of course, take care of international airfares, accommodation, meals, organise games, performances, experiences, leisure time activities AND because we also own and operate our own fleet of luxury coaches (NZ), we’ll even drive your tour ourselves.

“YOUR ONE STOP TOUR SHOP” – You deal with one Company only and we’re on hand 24/7.”

We individually design every tour so you can make the most of the unique one-off opportunities that always seem to materialise when Tour Time is around. Because we’re involved every step of the way, we offer unparalleled flexibility. If you see something you would like to explore further, we can stay a little longer, if you want to move on, we can skip ahead.

There’s plenty of opportunity for spontaneity – and time to take advantage of unique opportunities that crop up along the way. Of course we have an itinerary and a schedule, but at the end of the day, it’s your tour, it’s your experience. Here are just two examples:

• On a recent tour returning to Queenstown from a day spent in the Milford Sounds, our Tour Time driver noticed that a local farmer was draughting sheep in the nearby paddock. Our driver stopped, jumped the fence and with a bit of friendly persuasion, the farmer invited the complete group of 48 tourists onto his farm. He conducted an impromptu shearing display and some working sheepdog displays. The group loved it!
• On one of our Music Tours our driver arranged for an impromptu stop at the Waiouru Army Camp as they were passing. The tour group were then treated to the second half of a New Zealand Army Band concert. The group thought it was great!

Why choose Tour Time?

Normally, if you were arranging a group tour, you would need to deal with a Wholesaler, a Travel Agent or a Tour Operator. They would then contact a Coach (Bus) Company and give you whatever vehicle they have available, find a driver and put an itinerary in his hands just before he picks up the group. The driver has little preparation to provide an interesting tour which then, in most cases, turns into a series of point to point travelling sectors which lack flexibility.

Tour Time driver guides apply three “BP’s” to make a great tour happen... Be Prepared, Be Personable and Be Professional.

Our drivers are extremely knowledgeable - if you’re on a sports tour, we’ll make sure you have a driver who has played, coached and probably even refereed. If you’re on a Music tour, your driver will know how valuable your instruments are and knows how to care for them and pack them accordingly. He will know how to tell a tenor from a tenner.

Tour Time put YOU, at the centre while sightseeing and touring in New Zealand. We know the local market inside out and are heavily involved throughout New Zealand. We never compromise on personal service and we never just rush a tour through. Every client is different, every tour is a special experience. People who tour with us often return again and again and have become our treasured friends.

Coach Charter only:

If you are looking for a coach charter only, contact Tour Time for a luxury coach or coaches that can display your brand, not ours. Usually coaches (buses) are heavily sign written with the Bus Company’s logos etc – ours are unique in understated prestige silver with no Tour Time branding.

Supporters tours with a Difference!
Let’s say you are an English Cricket supporter and you and a few friends have decided that you are going to follow your team on their tour to New Zealand or Australia. You enjoy watching but are itching to play too. We can arrange for your team to play social games with local teams. A supporters’ tour with a big difference! You name the event and we can base a tour around it.

Contact Tour Time now - For an unforgettable tour or coach (bus) charter contact Tour Time now and experience touring like never before.