Faye Gorman: Managing Director 

We accomplish things by directing our desires; not ignoring them. After many years and a successful career in personal wellbeing, I have created a tour company offering customized guided experiences that will connect with you at a sensory level like nothing you have ever experienced before.

We have achieved this by developing a hunter’s attitude, the outlook that wherever we go there are new experiences to be discovered. I have personally traversed mountain tracks, rivers, lakes and beaches in my quest to fuse together a unique array of vacation itineraries for your pleasure. Sensationz Discovery Tour Company is committed to bringing you the most unforgettable and splendid experiences we can muster for you.

Our vision is about excellence, our passion - people, and we are unashamedly place proud. All our hosts and supplier tourism partners have an unmistakable sense of manaakitanga – of genuine warmth and hospitality- that our valued clients expect from New Zealanders.

Is life worth living? Absolutely! - if you take the risk of getting up each morning and embracing what the day brings.

I am New Zealander with both European and Maori descent and feel a deep connection to the land of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Local knowledge, attention to detail, clear communicators, and outgoing personalities are the hallmarks of our team.

Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity. I invite you to come to our country, and be allured as we have by our landscapes, life outlook, enduring experiences and people.

Faye Gorman

Introducing - Annie Dignan:  Senior Guide

It is a great pleasure to engage Annie as Senior Guide on our team. She brings with her an impressive range of expertise to complement our services to you.  Annie takes a leading role in New Zealand at a National executive level in Mountain Safety and Outdoor Recreation and Education.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Education and is now working towards her PhD, with research based around experiences of joy in the outdoors. Annie is bringing a broad base of experience to our Tour Company.

“ I believe that it is the simple things in life that matter. I think it’s about family, friends, love, and doing the things that make your heart sing. My current PhD research is bearing out my personal philosophies.

My diverse life experiences have enabled me to be right at home in both rugged outdoor environments and in those environments that offer the 'finer things' in life.

I am a born and bred New Zealander with a passion for the South Island and in introducing people to the places I love. Whether you want to trek into the wilderness, dabble your feet in a mountain stream, saunter along a deserted beach, check out the local art scene, or savour the bouquet on a fine wine, I will delight in showing you the way.

New Zealanders have a reputation for being  ‘can do’ people, and that’s the mould I was shaped by.

As an outdoor professional with extensive adventure experience in New Zealand and around the globe, I bring a depth of knowledge, a sense of humour, and the ability to share a good yarn (story)."

Annie

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