Travel By Design

02/01/2025

Happy New Year to all our wonderful clients who have trusted us with their travels in 2024. We are looking forward to helping with new dreams and destinations in 2025.

02/01/2025

2025 travels, here are some ideas for that bucket list! We’d love to help you tick these off that list. Get in y to ouch if you see something you really want to do😊

Happy 2025! It's a new year, which means it's time to start planning those bucket-list trips ASAP. These are the ones you absolutely cannot miss this year. http://cntrvlr.co/8h62Cps

27/12/2024

A bit of feedback from our special clients who travelled to Botswana, Egypt and India in November and December 2024 -

“Absolutely awesome trip, brilliantly put together, drivers great, representatives proactive as they were in contact to check in with us, which was really reassuring, tour guides and Safari Drivers/Guides absolutely sensational. Loved it all and guess what.......Gary has started on our next trip !!!"

30/11/2024

Gala evening at The Boatshed

30/11/2024

NZ Travel Brokers Conference Boomrock dinner and events

16/11/2024

For all UK passport holders, this may affect you.

Don't get caught out 👀

11/11/2024

Hello NYC here we are! After a bit of a hiccup with accommodation we are now settled and have ticked off a few things on the list
Staten Island, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street and the subway.

13kms of walking, might need a new pair of shoes

08/11/2024

First day of On The Go Tour to Niagara Falls, lovely drive out of the craziness of New York, to Lake Seneca and on to Niagara Falls. Lucky to be able to cross over to the Canadian side (benefit of being on a NZ passport) half the group needed to stay on the US side. Falls looking spectacular!

06/11/2024

Day 2 Houston
Full day touring, the underground tunnels in the city taking in a few of the historical buildings, and then out to NASA.
Highly recommend this tour, great guide and very well run.

06/11/2024

Day 1
Arrived in Houston and went straight to the Galleria Shopping Mall, had to stay awake until it was dark so what else could you do? Phil was so tired he didn’t have the energy to complain 😂
Shopping Mall not for the faint hearted shopper, security on so many of the shops, great eating places, skating rink and feeling a bit Christmassy with the decorations just starting to come out.

16/10/2024

Africa by Rail with special guest Hilary Barry.
Offering flight discounts with Qantas. From Johannesburg to Victoria Falls departing 28 August 2025 this exclusive 10 day charter will take you through the heart of South Africa and Zimbabwe with a group of likeminded travellers and of course Hilary Barry. You will head to some of the region's most iconic destinations including Kruger National Park, the exclusive Kapama Private Game Reserve, the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre and the Hwange National Park. All offering unique opportunities to witness the majestic "Big 5".
We cannot recommend Africa highly enough, it is a destination you will never forget the marvels of.
Please note, availability is limited on this one-off charger trip to get in touch today to reserve your place onboard.

14/10/2024

Dubai Desert Safari
Self drive a dune buggy, dune bashing in convoy or enjoy a drive out to the desert with Premium Heritage Safaris.
You will experience traditional head dress, a falcon flying show, desert dunes, camel ride, henna painting, superb three course dinner in a traditional Bedouin camp. A very worthwhile experience.
Contact us for first hand information [email protected]

09/10/2024

Burj Khalifa Dubai
In all it’s magnificence and the view from the top even more spectacular
160 floors 830 metres high
A spectacle day or night. Very much worth the cost to go to floor 125 in 60 seconds!
The views outstanding but the photos not so much through the glass.

09/10/2024

Dubai’s Shopping
There are plenty of air conditioned Malls to choose from, or the traditional Souks for jewellery, spices, dried fruit and nuts.
Dubai Mall boasts an enormous Aquarium, Ice Skating Rink where they have Ice Hockey games playing, two level waterfall, outdoor musical light show fountain, luxurious shops, restaurants and cafes.
Mall of the Emirates has the 400m ski slope so if you think you might be tempted to have a few rubs while shopping you best include it in you Travel Insurance policy!

06/10/2024

Dubai - A Wow Experience
3-4 days is enough to see not everything but will give you a taste of what Dubai is about. June to August/September are the hottest months and can reach 50 degrees Celsius, however they will only ever record to 48 degrees as any hotter is not good for tourism. Dubai is supersized in every way. Eight lanes of traffic each way, cars are the most elaborate you will see, magnificent buildings grace the landscape and it’s a shopping Mecca. The Hop on Hop off City Sightseeing bus is a great way to get started as it will give you your bearings. We did the 48 hour option which was perfect to take us to Dubai Mall, Emirates Mall, Burj Al Arab, Museum of The Future, Gold and Spice Souks, Dubai Creek, Dubai Frame, Atlantis The Palm, JBR Beach, The Palm View whilst seeing all the amazing architecture along the way.
Stay tuned for more about some of these sites.

27/09/2024

La Sagrada Familia - A definite must see.
Barcelona’s most famous icon and the most famous of Anthony Gaudi’s 4 Architectural buildings. The exterior is a crazy looking structure but every square inch has Vern architecturally mastered with meaning, once you hear the story behind the creation you will understand its brilliance.
The interior is something else, a biblical cathedral but with modern futuristic qualities, a true masterpiece.

24/09/2024

Just to add to the delights of Valencia, City Hall, Cathedral du València and Central Market, all a feast of magnificence. València would also not be complete without trying their traditional drink Agua du València - outstanding 😊