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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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Otago Central Rail Trail Departure Dates for Independent Riders
Trail Journeys is set up to cater for any day in the year that you may want to ride the trail as an independent, regardless of your groups size. We have the ability to offer this because we pre-book accommodation with the key accommodation places along the Trail. Please be aware that you should book early.
Product Pricing for Independent Riders
Please be aware that Trail Journeys prices can be subject to change depending on fuel, accommodation and food increases. For the latest pricing of our products please Contact Us.
Bike Hire for Independent Riders
Hireage rates are $35 per day per bike for comfort and mountain bikes. For more details and other products for hire please go to our Bike Hire page.
Accommodation for Independent Riders
Accommodation each night will vary from around $10 p/p per night for a tent site at the various camping grounds at each major town along the Trail to between $70-$100 per person for ensuite style accommodation. There is also more upmarket accommodation available and we can price this for you on a as you come basis. Please check out our Accommodation Options page for more information.
Baggage Transfer for Independent Riders
Baggage transfer rates are $10 per day per bag (up to 10kg) For more details please refer to our Baggage Transfer page. We also offer a bag transfer service to the end of the trail for those with larger bags that they may be using as part of an extended holiday This service is $15 per bag
Transport for Independent Riders
After your adventure we will transport you back to your start in our modern comfortable buses for $60 (including your bike). For other products and more details please refer to our Transport page.
Car Storage for Independent Riders
We will store your transport under cover (and alarmed) for $10 per day. More more details please refer to our Car Storage page.