Guided Tours 4 - 7 Days

5 Day Guided Tour - Central Otago Wine and Rail Trail Combo - ex Queenstown

The Wine Lovers tour

This Wine/Rail Trail Combo Guided cycle adventure is a 5-Day, 4 night, tour on the Otago Central Rail trail. Cycling 3.5 to 4.5 hours per day on a vehicle free trail with an easy gradient. The bonus being a Central Otago Wine experience before you start. We use the very experienced Appellation Wines company from Queenstown to give you the wine experience of your life and their experienced drivers and guides. No hidden costs, this tour is all inclusive. There is the option to bring your own bike.

Cycle the Central Otago Rail Trail in style with our five day guided trip. We provide bike rental, transport, accommodation and guides as well showing you through some great local pubs and cafes. We'll also show you the historic towns of St Bathans and Naseby, take you curling, show you around a classic Manitoto station and check out the massive Macraes goldmine if you feel so inclined.

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Sample the fantastic Central Otago wines (More info)

The Central Otago Wine region is the youngest wine region in New Zealand, and the most southerly wine region in the world, producing fantastic cool climate wines. Great examples of Pinot Noir, Reislings and Pinot Gris are on tasting, as well as Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. You will visit 3 vineyards, all with their own highlights, and have a delightful lunch at a vineyard restaurant. Your wine tour guide is passionate and knowledgeable, so your wine experience can be as in depth as you like.

The cycle adventure (More info)

You will cycle on the rail trail where there are no vehicles and no real hills, making this safe and enjoyable for people of all ages and experience. This adventure is a “true” New Zealand experience. Each day you’ll be riding through the heart of the Maniototo, the locals name for the area, past historic sites and quaint old towns. At night you may end up sharing a beer (and a “yarn”) with a local “Cockie” (or farmer).

Historic places (More info)

The tour travels through the remote Central Otago area of the South Island of New Zealand exploring the historic gold mining towns and remote picturesque landscape. This is New Zealand's only multi-day cycle trail on an old historic railway line which is 150 km in length following the former Otago Central Branch railway line from Clyde to Middlemarch. This line was constructed at the turn of the 20th century and completed in 1921, having taken 42 years to complete and providing a vital link to New Zealand's major goldfields in Central Otago.