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Driving down to start the Railtrail. For a good suggestion, READ ON !
Increasingly we have people driving to Central to start the Railtrail. A good TIP for those people is for you to drive to Middlemarch and leave your car with us for either secure inside or outside storage. Catch our bus that day to Clyde where you stay the night and then start the trail the next morning, cycling back to your car. This way you don't have to wait for the bus to take you back to Clyde. As most people will finish around lunch time, if they do 4 days on the trail, you will effectively be 5 hours earlier on the road home or to your next destination. Contact our team for more information. CLICK HERE
Hedgehog Bikes
Trail Journeys are pleased to supply display material for a promotion in Hedgehog Bikes Botany store. The display featured the Giant Bikes that Trail Journeys use on the Railtrail and created at lot of interest in the store. Click here to view the display
Bookings on Railtrail under pressure for March and April
Please don't book airfares prior to getting your accommodation sorted on the trail. We are increasingly finding people are expecting that accommodation will be available and are booking airfares prior to booking accommodation. This not only leads to disapointment, but also loss of money on airfares. Please contact us for information on availability, we will only be to pleased to help.
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Accommodation on the Otago Central Trail
As most of the accommodation providers cater for small numbers, it is recommended you pre book. To make organising your Otago Central Rail Trail experience easier, Trail Journeys can arrange all of your accommodation bookings to meet your personal requirements and budget. We can access Hotel, Motel, Home Stay, Lodge, Backpackers and camping facilities. For all your accommodation arrangements please contact the itinerary service team at Trail Journeys who will pre book your accommodation for no extra cost.
Online accommodation booking option.
If you prefer to book your own accommodation, a limited number of online accommodation options are available at www.railtrailaccommodation.co.nz This webpage is linked to the accommodation places listed and is priced the same as if you booked directly with the provider. Most of the accommodation on the site has instant online confirmation, the others have a request/availability option.
We have access to accommodation available at the towns listed below:
(Please note that there are some quaint country hotels on the trail offering unique and different quality of facilities.)
Clyde
Motels, Hotel,Bed and Breakfast, camping ground and backpackers.
Alexandra
Motels, Hotel,Bed and Breakfast, camping ground and backpackers.
Chatto Creek
Camping facilities, Hotel and backpackers,
Omakau
Hotel, Bed and Breakfast,Camping Gound and Bac
Ophir
Hotel,Bed and Breakfast and backpackers.
Lauder
Hotel and Bed and Breakfast
Oturehua
Hotel,Bed and Breakfast, Lodge and backpackers
Wedderburn
Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, Lodge and Camping facilities
Ranfurly
Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfast, camping ground and backpackers.
Naseby (off the Trail but operators all provide transport to and fro the Trail)
Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfast, camping ground and backpackers.
Waipiata/Kokonga
Hotel,Bed and Breakfast, camping ground and backpackers.
Hyde
Hotel,Bed and Breakfast, camping and backpackers.
Macraes Flat
Hotel
Middlemarch
Hotel,Bed and Breakfast, camping ground and backpackers.