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5 Days Cycling Tour from Queenstown
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Highlights: Explore the vast Mackenzie Basin by cycle and discover the grandeur of walking beneath Mt Cook. Stop at the old historic Cardrona Hotel, explore picturesque Arrowtown, and relax at beautiful Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, before travelling onto Te Anau and Milford Sound. Overnight in the magnificent fiord onboard your own floating hotel. Walk amongst the towering peaks and trails of this area before cycling back to Walter Peak Station and arriving at Queenstown on the lake steamer TSS Earnslaw. "Mountains unfold to reveal a lake, valleys give way to yield glaciers, I am at one with my bike. We loved every minute of it!" - Paul, Chris & Jamie Walton, Durham, UK. ItineraryDay 1 Arrive Queenstown 20km Warm up ride Important: The night before your tour is to depart your guide will call your pre tour Queenstown accommodation to advise what time they will collect you the following morning (Please make sure you have given us information as to where you are staying). Day 2 Queenstown to Manapouri 35-90km Riding distance From Queenstown we cycle to Kingston at the end of Lake Wakatipu, the road is surrounded by spectacular mountains as it hugs the shoreline. After lunch we drive to Lake Manapouri and our lakeside accommodation. For the rest of the day we walk through native beech forests alongside the Waiau River section of the Keppler Track. (B). Day 3 Manapouri to Milford Sound 55km Riding distance A gentle morning warm-up ride takes us to Te Anau before we drive into the Fiordland National Park amid the beech forests and mountains, that the region is famous for. The beautiful sealed road tracks through the wilderness and we stop to enjoy some of the short walks on the way before a wonderful cycle down to the Humboldt Falls at the end of the very quiet & scenic Hollyford road. We coach through the Milford Tunnel and then enjoy the sheer delight of a 16km cycle descent down into Milford Sound and our accommodation for the night on the SS Milford Mariner. This boat takes us out of the Sound to the open seas beyond before returning to a sheltered spot for the night. By 9am the next morning we have enjoyed optional kayaking or swimming before returning to shore and the start of another day. (B, L, D). Day 4 Milford Sound to Te Anau 24-89km Riding distance By bus we travel back to the Divide, stopping en route to explore the famous Chasm walkway. From the Divide we walk to Key Summit with its spectacular views of the Hollyford Valley and Humboldt & Earl mountain ranges. The afternoon sees us cycling down the majestic Eglington Valley as we slowly return to our overnight in Te Anau. (B, L). Day 5 Te Anau to Queenstown 36-58km Riding distance Out of Te Anau we journey into the hidden Mavora Lakes site of the closing scenes from Lord of the Rings. We cycle by the lakeside and through the beech forest before continuing on to the isolated Von Valley for lunch. We farewell our supporting coach as we cycle on to the shores of Lake Wakatipu and down to Walter Peak station. Here we enjoy the hospitality of a farm show and farm-style afternoon tea before boarding the steam ship TSS Earnslaw to cruise across the waters to Queenstown. Its time to say a sad goodbye as we pick you up from the wharf and deliver you to your Queenstown accommodation. (B, L). (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) Back to Top |
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