“Great trip, well planned and a packed itinerary.”

The itinerary was packed but varied, every day was different. We visited amazing places and saw beautiful sights and learned a lot about Japan while travelling. I would recommend this holiday.

Phillip James

“Great experience from first contact, very helpful knowledgeable staff, great variety of holidays to choose from, reasonable prices. Good customer support. Would highly recommend”

Kelvin Horseman

“Great Customer Service”

In February we got stuck in India due to the Iran war. Distant Journeys were fantastic in sorting everything out for us any making us feel that they were doing everything possible to make our extended stay safe whilst arranging our safe passage home.

“Holiday of a Lifetime. Well organised but with freedom to explore”

First escorted holiday, my cousin recommended Distant Journeys, and what a great recommendation. We booked Highlights of Australia and New Zealand, and had the most wonderful experience. Wonderful customer service from booking, travelling and after care when we returned home. It’s so nice to speak to real people who care and understand your holiday needs. Will be booking again, and recommend Distant Journeys to all. First class UK booking office. People so friendly and knowledgeable.

Julie Fort

“A must trip on everyone’s bucket list.”

Trip of a lifetime. The whole experience was amazing. The group, the tour guide and the tour manager were absolutely great.

Androulla Colocasidou

“A 2nd fantastic experience...roll on my 3rd next January”

An eventful but brilliant holiday experience...I had used Distant Journeys previously for my retirement holiday the previous year when I visited Australia, on the Very Best of Australia tour. I am a solo traveller, but I went on a group holiday with a group of 38 or so other Brits. The whole holiday faced a couple of challenges , mainly Mother Nature related, so completely outside of DJ's control, but the way responded to each "situation" is why they would have been award 10 stars if possible, and why I have booked my 3rd adventure next year with them. A comprehensive tour with Road travel, in luxury coaches, frequent stops for toilet breaks and photographs, safe drivers despite the "interesting" roads and mountain passes... 3 Rail adventures, on iconic New Zealand train routes, Views and scenery which was amazing, and Sea or Boat, Milford Sound, blue sky , the perfect weather to view this stunning location. I added 3 helicopter trips as "optional" extras, Fox Glacier, Cape Reinga, and Franz Josef Glacier. Amazing experiences...and photo opportunities. Memories that will last a lifetime. Freedom days in most cities, meant you could do you own thing, or explore the local area, as I did every day.. I even managed to play 2 rounds of golf in Dunedin and Rotorua, hiring clubs etc. The hotels selected were all clean, good locations, and probably 4 stars, I had paid, a single supplement as travelling alone, but in all cases i had similar if not larger rooms than those travelling as couples... The tour manager Mel , was a Brit by birth, but had lived in New Zealand for many years, she appreciated the tour group's sense of humour and was great fun, but more importantly knowledgeable about the places we visited. The challenges.....The ferry from the South to North Island was cancelled for the day we had booked, and eventually for the next 3 days as it turned out. Distant Journey somehow charted a small aircraft, and over the course of an afternoon, all 39 of us were flown to the North Island....absolutely superb...Other travel groups were not so lucky.. Mr Trump, I was not directly affected , as I was on an early morning flight out of Dubai, on the day that Iranian war started......... but several of our touring party had selected to extend their holidays by a few days to Bali, Australia, or even New Zealand, I think about 10 fellow travellers were stranded in various countries , due to the closure of airspace. DJ organised the re-patriation of all those stranded, covered all costs and provided OUTSTANDING customer support, in a situation NO ONE could have foreseen. The Australia and New Zealand Whatspapp groups created our both adventures, meant that all my new "friends" from both adventures, remain in weekly contact, exchanging news, photos and stories about other holiday experiences. I have booked my 3rd trip with Distant Journeys next year, back to Australia, on the East Coast Jewels tour, again on my own, but I am meeting up with a couple I first met on the Australia trip and then again on the New Zealand holiday. I have no hesitation in recommending Distant Journey for your next far flung adventure...........

Andy