New Zealand South Island Cycle Tours

South Island's Best Mountain Biking Tour 9 Day Inn Trip

Spend nine days with us on glorious mountain biking tracks.  The tour is almost all off road, passing through a range of high country sheep farms with spectacular scenery.

Accommodation: economical and friendly.


Itinerary

DAY 1 CHRISTCHURCH.
Half day ride in Bottle Lake Forest, one of the most popular mountain biking areas in New Zealand.

DAY 2 FLOCK HILL.
Ride through beech forest with view of surrounding peaks and ski fields to stay on a 14,000 hectare sheep farm.

DAY 3 LAKE COLERIDGE.
Spectacular mountain views on 4WD track on private property, so your only company will be the sheep.  Enjoy numerous river crossings.

DAY 4 GLENFALLOCH STATION.
Take a jet boat up the Harper River then ride to the isolated beauty of Lake Heron.  Magnificent wilderness country.

DAY 5 BLACK FOREST STATION.
Today's ride is thorugh Orari Gorge, a beautiful narrow gorge leading from the Canterbury Plains to the mountains behind Fairlie.

DAY 6 OMARAMA.
Ride through Black Forest sheep farm, with spectacular views of Lake Benmore, then descend through open tussock country to Omarama.

DAY 7 NASEBY.
Ride over Omarama Saddle or Danseys Pass (weather dependant) to Naseby, a mountain biking mecca.  Enjoy a wonderful downhill ride to Naseby, an old goldmining town.

DAY 8 CLYDE.
We climb steadily through tussock country, with its amazing limestone rock formations, past Poolburn Reservoir to another spectacular descent.

DAY 9
You are welcome to a ride in the van back to Christchurch, or start the Otago Rail Trail ride.


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Departure Dates

This tour will be run on demand for a minimum of six cyclists


Price: On Application

Route Rating: Some mountain biking experience required.
Meet: Noon. Christchurch
Trip End: After breakfast in Clyde
All rides are weather dependant. Transport back to Christchurch is available.

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New Zealand is truly amazing place where you can experience dry plains, rainforests, ocean beaches and glaciers all within a day's ride of each other. The people who live there are wonderfully open and willing to share their lovely island. Pedaltours were very congenial and most helpful in helping us relax and enjoy the trip. The other riders were great, as well with a wide range of riding abilities, ages, and backgrounds which made for very interesting dinner conversations! I would go again without question.

Jeanette Augenstein, CO Springs CO


Nobody should go on a supported tour of New Zealand with anyone but Pedaltours. They selected outstanding accommodations, restaurant locations and provided absolutely perfect support for the riders. The ride leaders are extremely warm and friendly. Can't get any better. They get an A+ from me.

Howard Strickler, Seattle WA

 
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