REVIEWS · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Good self-guided wine routes fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first, harvest season worst of all. Below: the 7 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Blenheim’s self-guided wine bike tour, with practical route advice, costs, timing, winery stops, bikes, lunch, and booking tips.
“Jo and Steve provided great guidance on creating a memorable biking wine tasting route. Their bikes were comfortable and well maintained. It’s a great way to enjoy the Marlborough wine region!”
Cycle Marlborough’s flat wine country at your own pace with bike hire, hotel transfers, a useful wine map, and 12 nearby wineries.
“A lovely day with nice bikes and so well organised. Thank you so much! Jessicka”
Cycle Marlborough’s flat vineyard roads, choose your wineries, and enjoy hotel pickup, bike hire, maps, and free wine collection.
“A truly wonderful experience with so many opportunities to taste the vast array of wines available in the region. The electric bikes made getting from cellar door to cellar door a much more pleasant experience!”
Ride Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley wine trail at your own pace, with bike hire, shuttle transport, cellar doors, food, and alpine views.
“Super fun time! This is well organized and something completely unique and fun! We loved every second of it … my one caution is, depending on your physical shape, get the E-bike. There were a few hills that I ended up walking up because they were just too steep. This is a great time regardless…”
Explore Alcudia Old Town with four gourmet tapas, four drinks, flexible timing, and WhatsApp support for $55 per person.
“Great day walking about the old town. Great range of tapas and drinks. Very enjoyable and good way to try different tapas that wouldn’t necessarily pick. Coffee and ice cream to finish was excellent and refreshing”
Cycle flat Hawke’s Bay trails at your own pace, visiting top wineries near Hastings with bike hire, map, helmet, and summer wine pickup.
“Fabulous bike rental company in the middle of Hawke’s Bay wine region. Great bikes which were easy to ride on the flat bike paths. Fabulous scenery and close to lots of wineries.”
Cycle from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley, cross river bridges, enjoy mountain views, then tour a wine cave and taste local wines.
“Great track. Spectacular views and swing bridges across the gorge. Service from Queenstown bikes was very good.”
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