Total tours was very accommodating to organise a special tour for our work do. Thanks so much Shona, everyone had a great time and the meal at Ake Ake Vineyard was amazing. Totally recommend. Paihia/Kerikeri is a beautiful place. More

Contact with Shona was an absolute pleasure and response time was fantastic to any queries that I made. Shona was there to meet us as we got off the tender from the ship and it was go, go, go from there. There were two cruise ships in the day we were there and nothing was a problem. We did the... More

In october 2011 myself and my boyfriend were in New Zealand travelling and we came across a leaflet about the tours they do! we did the all day one, food, craft and wine tasting with a lovely lunch. VERY good for money and very friendly and lots imformation and it was a brilliant day!! If you visit Piahia which is... More

3 Great winery trips with a fantastic meal, a great way to spend an evening with friends a family. Very well organised and great staff, a must for any visit to Bay of Islands More

Shona was wonderful to deal with, I organised this for my Mum's Hen's weekend. We had the bus to our selves. It was carefree, and very relaxing. Shona gave us a bunch of different options to choose from which enabled us to custom pic what we wanted for the day. It wasn't rushed at all, altough we got to see... More

A girl friend and I did a winery tour with Shona of Total Tours and we both thought it was a great afternoon. Shona was very informative and fun and the 4 wineries she took us to were all in the same area but each with their own distinctive "feel" and taste. The people who met us at each winery... More

Our Guide for the day Shona Hunter, well informed and very helpful. We enjoyed the Vineyards and the tastings at the different wineries were most enjoyable. We were never rushed from one place to another, in fact Shona made arrangements for lunch to be changed when we stayed ..a little too long at one Vineyard. I would recommend the tour... More

If you are looking for a 1/2 day trip you can't go past the Wine Trip with Shona. She has so much knowledge of the Bays and history on how the wine industry started. Look forward to doing another trip with you the next time we are up at the Bays. More

This is the second year running that we have gone on a tour with Shona checking out the attractions in the Bay area, and it's definitely on my wishlist for next time we go up North. She is friendly and knows a lot about the area and people (without being overwhelming about it), we always get to check out great... More