South Pacific Journeys is a boutique travel agency located in Kingston, Ontario.
Our travellers are curious and adventurous. They seek authentic and culturally immersive experiences in exotic destinations like Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji, the Cook Islands and Africa. Sound like you?
Contact us to make an appointment when you are ready to move from dreaming to planning!
John Schreiner
September 23, 2020 at 5:15 pmWe have used Michelle’s services multiple times over the years: from 10 day self directed tour of the South Island of New Zealand, to a three day extension of a European trip adding a visit to Bruges, to just booking tickets to travel to Vienna. And we will continue to rely on her expertise. After a detailed chat on how we like to travel, and what types of accommodations and visits we enjoy, she found the perfect mix of excursions and accomodations. For the Vienna trip she found that if we were willing to travel through Venice on our way there we would save over 1400$ on our two tickets. More than enough that we added an unexpected few days stay in Venice to our trip. Beauty!
Helpful ReviewBryce Tigert
August 7, 2020 at 12:52 pmMichelle booked a fantastic trip for 9 ppl to Thailand over Christmas and New Years. Time in Koh Samui and Bangkok including flights – great resorts and hotels (including Banyan Tree in Bangkok) – all transfers and private tours. We appreciated Michelle’s attention to detail and quick responses – the trip was amazing – and we would highly recommend Michelle.
Helpful ReviewJack and Margaret
July 26, 2020 at 12:12 pmMy partner and I spent six weeks in Australia and New Zealand in February/ March of 2019.
This was definitely a trip of a lifetime for both of us and we were not disappointed!
We travelled by plane,bus,ferry,car,train and helicopter;did over 25 tours;walked beaches,drank fine wines and stayed in wonderful accommodations!
The weather was fantastic and not a hitch in all our travels!
Kudos to Michelle for organizing this wonderful adventure!
We hiked and saw beautiful scenery,especially around Mt.Cook.
Michelle even changed a tour so I could watch the Super Bowl in Auckland!!
Our highlights?
The Sydney Bridge climb/the koalas/The Great Barrier Reef/ the city of Melbourne/ the camel ride in the Outback/sunrise and sunset at Uluru/Great
Meals with wonderful wines/the cities of Christchurch and Queenstown… to name a few!
We highly recommend Michelle for all your travel needs!
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Helpful ReviewJohn McDougall
July 26, 2020 at 9:06 amIf you are looking for a magician to pull your New Zealand trip together, go no further than South Pacific Journeys.Com.
Helpful ReviewOur month was absolutely trouble free. Every connection was made and every reservation was complete.
Michelle’s suggestions on what to see were dead on.
My wife Ann, (her second name), does not like her first name, but it is always used when we travel because of her passport and driver’s license. She mentioned this to Michelle and everywhere we went the guide met us with ” Oh, yes, we heard that you don’t like your first name, ANN. How’s that for attention to detail.
As you can tell, we had a terrific trip.
Faye and Bob Hales
July 22, 2020 at 6:52 pmIt was a chance conversation with some fellow travellers on a short trip that we heard of Michelle and her professionalism and knowledge of travel in general and Australia in particular. When we met with her, there was no question that the recommendation was correct and she was who we wanted to assist us on a dream trip to Australia. With her advice, we added New Zealand, French Polynesia before ending in Hawaii from where we flew home. The entire itinerary was both thorough and made for us. In the planning, Michelle made great suggestions and, when we followed through with them, we realized just how much knowledge and research she brings to her work.
Helpful ReviewWhen South Africa came to the top of our bucket list, it was again to Michelle that we turned. Even though this was not in her area of travel experience, she again delivered a wonderful and well planned journey.
We certainly recommend Michelle and South Pacific Journeys.
Wendy Lovelace
July 22, 2020 at 9:14 amWOW – that is all I can say about the trip that Michelle prepared for us. We travelled to Australia in February with our daughter who was on an exchange program with University of South Australia. We stayed in Adelaide for a week and then onto our “trip of a lifetime” to the French Polynesia. All we wanted was to stay in a hut over the water but Michelle took it one step further and organized several day trips which made the experience so much more. Thinking of this trip still puts a smile our faces. We met with Michelle before our trip and she went over our itinerary and gave us a detailed copy of it. This was so helpful as we had a lot of flights and stops in this 2+ week vacation. If you are looking for that “trip of a lifetime” Michelle is the travel agent you will want to contact. Also, she was instrumental in helping our daughter get home ending her adventure of a lifetime, but getting her home safely was our main concern and Michelle stayed in touch with us until she landed in Kingston.
Helpful ReviewElaine
July 16, 2020 at 10:23 amMichelle is an amazing travel agent! I have used her for all of my 5 trips to Australia and domestic trips as well. She knows her business inside and out. Always professional and very accommodating. She listens to what I want from my trip and then puts together an agenda that surpasses my expectations. She encouraged me to do a few things that I would not have tried and they have been the most rewarding experiences of my travels. Best example was the Sydney Bridge Climb. Spectacular! I was in Australia when Covid broke out and she went above and beyond the get me home! I HIGHLY recommend her for all your travel needs!
Helpful ReviewJake and Patricia Haak
July 16, 2020 at 9:21 amWe had Michelle plan a dream trip for us to New Zealand and Australia. The trip she planned for us was beyond what we expected; a well laid out itinerary, great accommodation, and lots of information on the places we were going to see. A week into our trip the corona virus pandemic was declared, and we knew we had to make our way home. If it wasn’t for Michelle working to get us on flights back to Canada, our return would have been that much more stressful. She maintained contact with us, reassured us and dealt with the airlines. We know that without Michelle, trying to get back home on our own would have been difficult and stressful. She also worked hard to get us refunds for the lost portion of our trip.
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Kate Conners
July 15, 2020 at 1:20 pmMichelle Streicher at South Pacific Journeys: Trustworthy, Talented, Creative, Connected and Caring.
When the pandemic hit during our trip of a lifetime to New Zealand, Michelle worked tirelessly to find us flights and help us leave New Zealand as it quickly closed borders. Michelle was able to reorganize existing reservations without any cost to us while others were scrambling to get on high priced alternate flights. Being in the travel business is less about booking things and more about knowing how to by-pass phone lines, wait times, cancelled flights and turn what could have been a nightmare into an adventure. We cannot say enough about her caring commitment to clients. Her commission for the trip was long spent yet she fought hard and knowledgably to use her resources to find us a way home. We highly recommend her and would never go on another trip without her guidance.
Helpful ReviewHeather Ellis
July 14, 2020 at 8:37 pmI attended a info night that Michelle hosted and l was hooked on her professionalism and her knowledge of the South Pacific. I made an appointment and l went over what l was looking to see in Australia regarding flights, wildlife and hotels and of course the Great Barrier Reef. She put a plan that totally met all my wishes and was laid in the booklet for day to day, telephone numbers what we were doing each day and this not only include tours but the hotels. Gave suggestions on where to eat and what we could see on our own time. I would use her services again as l know that l will receive nothing but the best. I would recommend Michelle travel services to anyone 100 %
Helpful ReviewKathy York
July 13, 2020 at 4:20 pmMy husband Pat Burke and I highly recommend Michelle Streicher of South Pacific Journeys for your Future travel plans when we come out of this current Pandemic.
Helpful ReviewWe have used her services twice 1) Australia and New Zealand in 2015 which is her specialty, and we spent a month traveling with a customized itinerary, we couldn’t have asked for better trip.
2) India in 2017 and again we were well looked after.
Gilbert Tayles
July 13, 2020 at 4:00 pmWe have depended on Michelle’s expertise and professionalism for several of our ‘bucket list’ trips, including Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Uganda and others. Each time, our planning begins with Michelle exploring our interests and our preferred style/approach to travel and budget. Our approach depends on our interests and the best fit for our interests. Without exception, Michelle has delivered seamless and well thought through journeys for Karen and I. In every country we have visited, it has been very clear that Michelle has developed professional and well respected working relationships with international representatives through their respective companies. She researches and takes pride in working with well respected people abroad, who deliver. We have always been very comfortable and confident when starting the adventures, largely due to the diligence and thoroughness of Michelle’s preparation. Her passion is mostly driven by her desire for her clients, like us, to have the trip of a lifetime. In our case, trips! We would highly and without reservation recommend Michelle to anyone interested in traveling abroad to anywhere within her portfolio.
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