“Thank you so much for a wonderful day Stu, despite the rain. We learned so much, saw so much & truely enjoyed our day with you” – Christy Becker, NC, USA

“Thank you for everything! Thanks for telling us all about Christchurch & the South Island, I so enjoyed it! You made a damp rainy day so memorable”  – William Becker, NC, USA

“Thanks so much for the great gay in Arthur’s Pass Stu. Even with the rain, I still really enjoyed the sights, the hikes & guesadilla for lunch! it was great!” – Carina Becker, NC, USA

Hey Stu thank you for the best day of our New Zealand holiday, we learnt more today about NZ than the rest of our time we have been here.

Thank you very much for giving as much time to our 3 children and they enjoyed their icecreams and the playground at Springfield. You rock, best wishes

Thank you Stu for a lovely day! We really enjoyed it and appreciated all the specialist knowledge – we always like to learn about the places we visit.

Afternoon tea by the lake – magical!

We will certainly recommend the tour & Stu.H our guide

Great day. Treated like Kings & Queens. The weather “provided by Stu” was perfect. The boat ride seeking dolphins was exhilarating. Lunch was excellent. An informative and fun day. We can’t wait to come back

“Stu, thanks for the beauty of New Zealand. You were a gracious, informative host / guide. We delighted in the gorgeous gorges, splendid peaks and pristine mountains ponds / lakes. Especially the wonderful illicit trip to Castle Hill – a lovely place for afternoon tea!” – Linda & John, NC, USA

“Great tour Stu, you showed us some amazing panoramas and great stories”  – Bill & Rebecca, NC, USA

What a wonderful day, thank you so much for everything Stu.H

great experience you were awesome very professional & very knowledgeable. We would highly recommend you to our NZ touring friends – thank you again

Wonderful day, Wonderful trip, Wonderful guide

“Excellent trip, great guide” – Phillip & Donna, IL, USA

“Thank you Stu for an awesome tour, wonderful experience” – Emil & Barbara, MN, USA

“A breath taking experience guided tour by a real gentleman”  – Klass & Siv-Britt, Stockholm, Sweden

“Thank you Stu – it was a very interesting & educational day – and a beautiful national park” – Georgia & Alex, USA

“Stu’s friendliness banter & knowledge of the areas we visited with him made for a very pleasant and fun trip. He asked questions, we asked questions & everything went well & made for a great tour – Thank you Stu”  – Chris & Lyn, United States folks !

“Glimps into Stuart’s world. We learnt a lot. Thank you to hear all about Arthur’s Pass and to be shown a lot about it was lovely. A really fun and interesting day with a brilliant host. We really enjoyed our day”  – Ian & Kathryn Herbert, Somerset, UK

“Stu – you definitely do NOT a face for radio maybe the movies! Thank you for a lovely tour of your beautiful country. Informative friendly and charismatic and road side afternoon teatime was the BEST! Thank you !  – Marc & Robin Orion, OR, USA

“Thanks Stu for sharing your knowledge, it was an amazing experience”  – Mary, Asheville, NC, USA

“Stu – we really enjoyed today. Your personal touch, local knowledge & stories made this day we will always remember”  – Pat & Peg, Asheville, NC, USA

Wonderful day Stu, best guide, thank you very much

Thank you Stu for sharing so much local information and looking after us so well

We had a lovely day exploring Arthur’s Pass and the area with Stu. We saw young Kea birds playing which was really special. We didn’t know quite what to expect but we were really pleasantly surprised by the beauty everywhere Stu took & showed us. Thank you Stu for a lovely day

“Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Even though the Whale Watching was canceled we didn’t feel like we were cheated because of Stu’s good humour & local knowledge. Thank you very much for sharing your time and goodwill” – Jerry Witt, TX, USA

“Jerry and I had a wonderful day with Stu seeing the sights and hearing about the history and culture in New Zealand. Thank you very much! You excel at what you do!”  – Joan Witt, TX, USA

“My son & I had a wonderful day with Stuart guiding us back from Arthur’s Pass. We thoroughly enjoyed his stories & history lessons. I would high recommend him to anyone who would like a fun & informative guide – thank you Stuart !”  – Cheryl, USA

“Awesome tour Stuart! the story’s and commentary really added to the trip. Keep up all the great work!”  – best, Brian, USA

“Great day, &thanks Stu for organising the weather, unbelievable” – Paul & Wendy, Chester, UK

“Great day, very well organised & excellent local knowledge added to the day. Appreciated the lovely afternoon tea, beautifully presented Stu” – Jacqueline & Susan, Dorset & Kent, UK

Great experience. Stu was awesome, very professional and very knowledgeable – would highly recommend him to my friends, thank you Stu

“What a delightful day thank you Stu so much for everything. We will always look at rocks from a different perspective now. And you will have to try pickleball ! Thanks again for a fantastic day – All the best ” – Ruth & Howie Miller, NJ, USA

“Fabulous day, the most amazing scenery and Stu has been a great & knowledgeable guide. New Zealand is such a wonderful country!”  – Roderick & Jane J, London, UK

“Excellent excursion & lunch with you”  – Kelly Scherbenske & Jane Young, Reston, Virginia, USA

“Fabulous whale & dolphin spotting but the full day with you was more fabulous, thank you Stu”  – Mandi & Steve Serplershi, Wirral, UK

“Stu we so enjoyed a wonderful day with you. The walks were gorgeous, the information so interesting, your stories helpful & amusing and the hours flew by. A rich day of memories we will treasure! Thank you for sharing our passion for this wonderful land with us & taking such good care of us. All the best L,S,B&C”

“Fabulous trip Stu! So informative & fun! We loved the day for sure. Thank you so much! Best to you P&C”

“Stu you were terrific, really really our day with you” – Bob

“We learned so much about the beautiful mountains of the Southern Alps & the natural environment. Stu is the best guide and we recommend touring at any time again with him. Thank you for such a great day Stu!” – Al & Dianne, Bloomington, IN, USA

“Fun day ! enjoyed our trail walk where Stu showed us all his interpretations of all the rocks at Castle Hill”  – Gazzer & Shells, MI, US

“Loved the mossy trail and Castle Rock, but mostly the conversation about New Zealand. Thank you Stu for our wonderful experience” 

– Judy & Elle, Washington DC, US

– Allan & Diane, Karen & August, Michelle & Gary

“Thank you for the nice day” – Nina & Christoph from Austria

“Stuart – thank you for a wonderful and awe inspiring day to Arthur’s Pass. You have given us a great picture of the magic of the mountains of the South Island – we are very grateful” – Rich & Sharon, St Louis, MO, USA

“We have learned so much today & the Trans Alpine gave us such views however the time we spent with Stu was outstanding as the best bit was the company & the laughs! many thanks!” – Mel & Steve, Cheltenham, England

“Thank you for a wonderful tour” – Katherine & Harold, Richmond, Virginia, US

“Such a wonderful tour I would love to return the compliment Stu for you and your wife to visit us in the US” – Boyce Tankerzky, Cornslake, IL, USA

Had a wonderful day with Stu. So much information. We could never have seen so much & heard so much history on our own.

Incredible guide, certainly a day to remember. Thank you Stu for going well beyond our expectations

“Today was a wonderful day, we learned a great deal about New Zealand, loved the people & the time, thank you Stu for all your time today”  – Dick Dowen, Sedona, AR, USA

“Wonderful, informative fun day – learned so much that we would never have learned on our own – thank you STU!” – Peggy Dowen, Sedona, AR, USA

“We had a wonderful time. would not have had the pleasure of seeing another side of New Zealand if it were not for Christchurch. Our guide was very knowledgeable & pleasant” — Dan, Marie, Emallie & Zach, Turloc, CA, USA

“Excellent, Friendly, and Professional guiding thank you! First time here in Christchurch! All the best Stu ” – Lissa & Lauri from Helsinki, Finland

“We all had a great day with Stu.H, thank you for looking after us so well. Merry Christmas Stu”

– Henrik & Manja, Silkeborg, Denmark

– Lynn & Dave, Dorset, UK

“A spectacular day with Stu.H, friendly, informative and varied – we loved all our stops and I was very taken with the Castle Hill rocks – thank you for making this such a memorable day”  – Connie Sandman, MH, USA

“Stu added a real personal touch to our day, sharing first hand experiences making for a more interesting and meaningful day!!”  – Mark Scholer, MH, USA

“Have had a very informative & fun time, thank you Stu”  – Donna Ford, Billings, MT, USA

“Great Day! Stu was awesome! He is a very good driver and also told us alt of history. Thanks!”  – Kim Franke, Billings, MT, USA

Stu today you knocked it out of the park, you are a class act

We had a fantastic time travelling to Arthur’s Pass, the train trip was very scenic but that was only the start of it

Our guide was Stu.H and he was amazing, he looked after us so well, he told us a lot about the history of Arthurs Pass but a lot also about Christchurch & New Zealand. We would recommend him & will tell our Singapore friends about this day out, thank you Stu