Who is OUAT?

Who are we?

Adeline and Franck are a French couple living in Auckland with their two kids. We have 12 years of experience in the tourism and customised trips industry in France.

Adeline specialised in Southern African destinations, while Franck's expertise was on Northern Europe, with a true passion for Iceland. Our focus on niche markets allowed us to gain an in-depth knowledge of our destinations as well as of our local partners. Many of them have since become close friends.

We wish to replicate this model in New Zealand, bringing you sound advice at all times and meeting your needs with accuracy.

Our positioning

We pride ourselves in customised individual tours. We do not specialise on a specific price range. Although customised trips are often perceived as expensive, we believe that we can organise the dream holiday that fits your budget, from affordable to luxury accommodation, and possibly including everything in the mix. In short, we will adapt to your itinerary and budget wishes, while providing you with some advice on the way.

Our knowledge

We first travelled to New Zealand in 2003 as honeymooners. On that occasion we chose to travel on our own and spend three weeks in boutique accommodations.

From March to April 2009, we took 4 year old Pauline and 20 months old Gaspard on a 7400 km long adventure throughout New Zealand, traveling by car and campervan and staying in B&B's and self-contained units.

Since then, we have been spending most of our holidays in different places to get the most of it and be able to give you all the information we got. See our Latest News on the bottom of the home page.

We are in a position to talk you through the pros and cons of each region, as well as through the various accommodation options. This family trip with two toddlers also gives us credibility in our role as valuable advisers to families searching for the ultimate and spot on advice.