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"If you love cycling this is the trip for you. Cycling New Zealand's South Island is a challenging and excellent adventure. Many times my husband and I were speechless at the sights we saw. I took close to a thousand photos. All the adjectives in the world can't describe this trip but I'll try... amazing, awesome, surreal!!!"

Alice Carnes (Charlotte, North Carolina, United States)
April 2011

MEET OUR TEAM:

ACTIVE NEW ZEALAND Cycle Tours team - Jodi Narbey
Jodi
The voice on the phone!
Biking habits – Jodi’s spent her life biking, hiking and running in the New Zealand outdoors. She has three big brothers so knows how to keep up!
Proudest Biking Moment – She’s a competitor at heart and trained extremely hard to place highly in the Motatapu Off-Road mountain bike race, and boy was she proud of herself at the end! That race is hard! It gives a whole new meaning to the word ‘undulating’.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH:

Photo gallery of pictures from ACTIVE NEW ZEALAND Cycle Tours
Weka Dec 2005
Cycling along the shores of Lake Wakatipu

New Zealand Cycle Tour = your dream trip?
You’re in the right place!

Everything about cycle touring in New Zealand is here, so stick around if you're planning, thinking about, or just interested in cycling in New Zealand. Read, discover and learn about the bicycle adventures New Zealand has to offer. Or get in touch with us – we're here to talk! Or you can request our free New Zealand Cycle Tour guide and get our useful info mailed to you.

If you're still reading, great! You probably want to know what we're all about down here. Well – we're a bunch of kiwis who’ve been running New Zealand cycle tours and other adventure trips since 1996. Are our trips for you? Well, we’ve taken 13,000 people on trips over the last 15 years, and our post-trip surveys tell us literally 90% of our visitors rated their trip as ‘the trip of a lifetime’ - exactly what we want to hear!

We love doing what we do – designing and running cycle tours – and the vibe filters through the whole outfit. If you're considering where to take your bike next, we suggest a New Zealand cycle tour. It’s biking paradise, with jaw dropping scenery and many cycle friendly routes. There are smooth sealed roads, winding mountain passes, gravel tracks deep in the mountains and forests packed with downhill mountain bike trails begging to be ridden. Does that spin your wheels?

We’ve designed 5 different trips to suit different cycling and biking styles, ‘cos one size doesn’t fit all. We have the expertise to design custom trips if you’ve got something else in mind. We are very flexible on our tours and leave room for you to make your trip your own. On an Active New Zealand cycle tour we keep things simple - NZ is known for being like the rest of the western world was 40 years ago, but that’s no bad thing! For getting into the outdoors, we think old school is the way to go. We ride quiet roads, through stunning scenery and share laughs over a wholesome meal at the end of the day. It’s about aiming to have the best day ever. Every day. If you want to know more read on, dig deeper, or request your free cycling guide to get more info.

Cheers

Andrew Fairfax (Chief Pedalhead) and team


“The Active New Zealand cycling tour was all and more than I dreamed it would be! I cannot imagine anyone not falling in love with New Zealand's magnificent natural beauty, diverse cultures and engaging "Kiwi" natives.”
Michele Sciortino (Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, United States) Jan 2011

 

Deep South | 14-days, 847 miles (1,354km)* | South Island
US$3999 + tax
This is the big one - our most challenging ride! Complete a loop round the South Island. Take on the Southern Alps, cruise the calm waters of Milford Sound and test your strength on the hills of the West Coast. This is the ultimate New Zealand cycle tour!
Details | Request a New Zealand Cycle Touring Guide
The Zone | 8-days 397 miles (634km)* | South Island
US$2999 + tax
Short on time? Then get in The Zone! This trip is fast paced and fantastic – you'll see some of New Zealand’s most amazing sights on your 8 days of riding. The Southern Alps, Lake Tekapo and the West Coast - this is a fantastic introduction to New Zealand cycle touring.
Details | Request a New Zealand Cycle Touring Guide
Top Ride | 14-days, 696 miles (1,123km)* | South Island
US$4299 + tax
You'll soon find out why we decided to call this the Top Ride. From the coastal waters and wineries of the East coast, swimming with dolphins and sampling the wines, across the top and back through the middle. A great ride for you if you’d like to take things slightly easier.
Details | Request a New Zealand Cycle Touring Guide
Thermal cycle | 5-days, 201 miles (322km)* | North Island
US$2,299 + tax
Five days of amazing cycling. Dig your own hot bath on the beach, visit a geothermal wonderland and cycle alongside remote and stunning beaches. A perfect addition to our South Island cycle tours if you have a little more time.
Details | Request a New Zealand Cycle Touring Guide
Weka | 13-days 590 miles (950km)* | South Island
US$3999 + tax
The original on and off-road mixed terrain bike adventure. Join us to experience the best biking New Zealand has to offer, from Christchurch to Milford Sound. Bike high country farm roads and winding mountain passes. If you like all kinds of biking, then this is the trip for you.
Details | Request a New Zealand Cycle Touring Guide

*All distances are approximate and can be adjusted to suit your level of ability.

“Things look different from the seat of a bike carrying a sleeping bag with a cold beer tucked inside.” ~Jim Malusa