New Zealand Bicycle Tour - Cycling Vacations

Cycling New Zealand (Lonely Planet Cycling Guide)

New Zealand bicycle tour options include road cycling and mountain biking with a range of itineraries to suit all levels of fitness.

Guided bicycle tour is usually bus supported and take care of your luggage, meals and accommodation.

Some operators will be able to help customised your cycle touring designed to suit your interests.

Mountain bike (MTB) adventures include heli-biking and cross country trails with stunning scenery.

Below are some of New Zealand Bicycle Tour available for online booking.

Wellington Mountain Bike and Hike Day Tour including Lunch

About an hour north of Wellington you enter the Rimutaka Forest Park, home to disused Rimutaka Rail Trail.

Climb to the top of the hill with a 600m tunnel. From here it is all downhill for 8 kilometers.

No roads, no people, no interruptions you will come away exhilarated!

After a quick brief on the day's program and a check on the gear provided, you will head north.

A 50 minute drive northbound following the Hutt River brings you to the start of the Rimutaka Incline. The ride is graded beginner to intermediate.

The ride focus is a little bit of uphill (to ensure you feel like you are doing something) to begin with, then a lot of downhill to finish.

You can do this with the help of the support vehicle driving ahead to wait for you.

Once you have conquered the climb you have an adrenaline pumping journey 8 kilometers downhill.

You will be met at the other side with a picnic lunch ready. Then there are a few options for the afternoon.

You can walk up to the Punatangarua Pinnacles (as featured in Peter Jackson's the Lord of the Rings as The Paths of the Dead) Or you could enjoy New Zealand wine tours at Martinborough's famed vineyards.

Drive out to the seal colony at Cape Palliser, visit a ciderbarn, the locomotive museum or just head back to Wellington with a downhill mountain bike from the Rimutaka summit to Kaitoke.

For more information and booking please visit New Zealand Bicycle Tour - Wellington Mountain Bike and Hike Day Tour including Lunch.