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November 2, 2025

We had a lovely trip! Well equipped van, easy to drive. Gilson was a great host, great communication and very flexible with pick up and drop off! Also, he provided us extra blankets as we were afraid to be too cold - it was amazing! Thank you Gilson!!

August 10, 2025

We had the best time exploring the South island of Aoteorea in this van!! It had everything we needed and Gilson was the most fantastic host; offering pick up and drop off which was seamless. We will 100% hire this van again when we come back to Queenstown!

April 29, 2025

Highly recommend plus a great hire for tall people. I'm 1.93m tall and most other vans have very short beds - not this one. I easily fit in this bed and was very comfortable. The van had great power and also diesel is MUCH cheaper in NZ compared to petrol, so it was cheaper to refuel. The fridge and amenities included worked well too.

April 18, 2025

Thanks to this amazing van, we had the best trip ever! The van is still quite new and very well-maintained, and we had no issues at all during the entire week. It had everything we needed for van life absolutely perfect. The owner, Gilson, was incredibly kind and provided excellent service. I highly recommend this van. Thank you so much for the unforgettable memories!

April 17, 2025

We had the van for 2 weeks and it was great! Easy to drive and ran well. Its very spacious inside so its great to eat around the table or play cards when the weather is bad. The kitchen had everything necessary and good fridge. The bed was comfy, perfect for two people. The van was clean aswell. Gilson was very easygoing and friendly. Delivered the van to our hotel and met us up at the airport later for drop off, very convenient. Recommend 10/10.

April 6, 2025

We loved this Van. Gilson was so helpful and accomodating. He delivered the Van to us in Queenstown and also dropped us to the airport when we returned the Van. 100% recommend hiring this Van. Very tidy and well set up, we had everything we needed. Thanks again Gilson!

March 15, 2025

We had the best 2 weeks travelling round the Fiordlands and Aspiring national park in Gilsons van. Right from the beginning he was super helpful, picked us up from the airport and even met us there at the end of the trip. Van is spacious and simple but perfect for two. Comfy bed, plenty of kitchen stuff and can be very cosy if the weather is bad. We will definitely be back! 10/10 recommend :)

February 26, 2025

The Voyager ran so well. We had no complications with the van. She was super clean and had everything you ever needed, including a drying rack and camp chairs. Gilson was an amazing host and we are thankful of his communication and time. Cannot wait to come back and use her again for our next NZ adventure. Also- ran super well on petrol. Couldnt recommend her enough!!

February 17, 2025

Amazing trip in the van! Everything you require is in the van and its very neat and tidy. Amazing communication with Glison making pick up and drop off easy. The length is shorter than that described on the page making it easier to park in standard parks.

February 3, 2025

Gilson is a super responsive and kind van owner. The van pick up and drop off was remarkably flexible-he picked us up at the airport to give us the van, and then met us at our airbnb in Arrowtown to pick up the van 9 days later. The van was super clean when we picked it up. Gilson stocked it with some thoughtful treats. We drove all over the South Island for 9 days, and the van was very easy to drive. We had no trouble finding diesel on the trip to gas up. The prices varied widely so we tried to gas up outside of Queenstown (where it was more expensive). The bed is super comfortable. We slept so well in the van! The van is pretty sound proof and the windows are tinted, so you have a lot of privacy. Heads up that the back windows (where the bed is) do not open. We didn't find this to be a problem because the temperatures dropped a lot at night even in the summer, so we slept comfortably. If you plan to spend more than a few days in the van and want to do a lot of cooking, we recommend bringing a sauce pot, a can opener, a spatula, a small camping light to hang up at night, and a lid for the frying pan (this will help your food cook way faster). We picked up a big spoon to stir dishes/ladle food at a thrift store and added it to the van's dish set. We were able to borrow a can opener from other caravaners at various campsites. The sink was a little hard to use, so we mostly heated some water in the tea kettle, poured this into the big Tupperware in the van, and used the campsite water spigots to wash dishes. The sun awning is best used when there is no wind. We do recommend that you make sure the van has the green certified self-contained sticker when you pick it up. We thought it did, but it didn't so we found ourselves in a pickle and had to leave one campsite late at night to avoid a fine. But Gilson was responsive when we communicated this to him and refunded us for the night. This was the only issue we had. The van isn't really set up for hangout inside- you can sit in the front seats, or put down the bed and lay in the bed. So you may want to pay attention to the weather. We found that when it was raining hard we had to find a place to cook inside, because the rain just blew in beneath the awning. We highly recommend that you check out White Horse Campground! It was gorgeous. We hope you have as wonderful a trip as we did.