ZigZag Tours NZ

Jemma Farrell & Grant Dobson Title founder of ZigZag Tours NZ

A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE OF NEW ZEALAND

Jemma & Grant established ZigZag Tours with a desire to create a safe and empowering environment for women travellers who wish to experience the cultural and natural wonders of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Having visited many countries on long overland tours themselves (either as passengers or guides), and witnessed the freedom, enjoyment and security that group camping tours on the road can bring, they wanted to create a similar travel experience in their own country that is both inclusive and accessible, whilst allowing women to explore New Zealand on their own terms.

“We believe travel enables people to step outside of their comfort zones, gain confidence, and discover new perspectives. By assisting and encouraging women to travel solo or in groups on our tours, we in turn hope to foster further independence and self-discovery in them.”

Jemma and Grant met in Africa while working on separate journeys. At the time, Jemma was an overland tour guide for a UK-based company, and Grant was completing an 8-month trans-African odyssey. Their love of travel and photography and their passion for adventure and the great outdoors led them to investigate potential tourism ideas during their extended Covid layover in New Zealand. During that time, they recognized an opportunity to offer small, personalized group tours across the country. Unlike other companies, their tours would visit unique locations no one else was traveling to. With several years of overland experience and extensive world travel, they created ZigZag NZ Tours. Their tours cater to the growing number of “wunderlusters” who have made New Zealand a top bucket list destination.

Jemma explains, “It’s an amazing feeling when a passion and a career come together.” ZigZag NZ Tours had been a shared dream for several years before its launch in 2021. Jemma and Grant wanted others to feel what they felt and see what they saw. They also aimed for travelers to experience what they had during their own journeys. With that in mind, they designed an outdoor, camping, overland-style road trip across New Zealand. The goal was to include everything that would astound, captivate, and charm anyone joining them on the journey.

 A 90-Day Epic Adventure

Our tour is a 90-day epic adventure through New Zealand’s beautiful North and South Islands, broken down into smaller segments that are shared alongside nine fellow passengers, all discovering together what this stunning little country has to offer.

From amazing one-day hikes to bucket list helicopter experiences, adrenaline activities galore and beaches to die for, New Zealand really has it all. One day you’ll be climbing an ice glacier, the next you’ll be sailing through underground caverns in search of glowworms.

Whether you’re on the open road in our new custom-made Mercedes Sprinter Van, speeding through the Forgotten World Highway in a jet boat with the wind in your hair or immersing yourself in fascinating Maori culture with its colourful maraes (meeting grounds) and unique history, you will experience this country’s most spectacular landscapes – straight out of ‘Middle Earth’ (minus the orcs). Cascading waterfalls, majestic lakes, towering snow-capped mountains, white sandy beaches, caves, caverns, forests, nature… the beauty here astounds.

Commitment to Sustainability

ZigZag Tours NZ is committed to: reducing, reuseing, recycling. Disposing of waste responsibly. Buying, eating and staying local. Respecting wildlife and the environment. Following local regulations. Being respectful of beliefs and cultures to help build local relationships.

Single Supplement Policy

Each individual person is provided with a large tent, a single camping stretcher and a chair for the length of their tour. There is also occasional shared twin/group accommodation in specified destinations as per the itinerary for individual tours.

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