Cycle Tours & Trails
Food, Wine and Beer Tours
Multi-Day Short Tours
What's included in this tour?
Your two-day self-guided cycling package includes:
- Premium eBike hire for two days
- MIPS helmet, repair kit, pannier and handlebar bags
- Wine flight, pizza, garlic bread and fries at Carrick Cellar Door & Garden
- One night of boutique twin-share ensuite accommodation
- Breakfast on Day 2
- Luggage transfers, limited to one bag per person weighing up to 15 kg
- Storage for excess luggage
- Return shuttle from Clyde to Cromwell and onwards to Gibbston
- Kiwi Journeys travel wallet and trail map
- Trail support during your ride
- Bike accidental damage insurance
- eBike fitting and pre-ride briefing
Additional winery tastings, meals outside the stated inclusions and entry fees for optional attractions are not included.
What to bring: Comfortable cycling clothes, closed-toe footwear, warm layers, a waterproof jacket, sunscreen, drinking water and personal items for your overnight stay.
- Departure location: Kiwi Journeys Gibbston depot, Central Otago
- Street address: Mt Rosa Wines, 47 Gibbston Back Road, Gibbston
- Parking: Available at the Kiwi Journeys Gibbston depot
- Check-in time: Your eBike fitting and briefing time is allocated during booking
- Day 1 departure: 9:00 am from Kiwi Journeys Gibbston
- Day 2 finish: Clyde, with the return shuttle departing at 4:00 pm
- Cromwell connection: 4:30 pm shuttle onwards to Gibbston
- Return arrival: Approximately 5:00 pm in Gibbston
The Jewel Cycling Tour suits confident recreational cyclists, active couples and friends who want to experience the Kawarau Gorge and Lake Dunstan Trails over two days.
With approximately four hours of riding each day, you'll need a reasonable level of fitness and previous cycling experience. The premium eBikes assist with climbs, while the included luggage transfer allows you to ride without carrying your overnight bag.
This tour is less suitable for complete beginners, riders uncomfortable with exposed tracks or those who prefer short, flat cycling routes. The Kawarau Gorge Trail passes through remote terrain, while the Lake Dunstan Trail features narrow bends, switchbacks and elevated boardwalks.
Travellers interested in wine will enjoy the included Carrick Cellar Door experience, with opportunities to explore other Bannockburn wineries if time permits.
- Kawarau Gorge Trail: Grade 2–3, with remote gorge sections and suspension bridges
- Lake Dunstan Trail: Grade 2–3, with climbs, narrow bends and elevated boardwalks
- Route: Gibbston – Bannockburn – Clyde – return shuttle to Cromwell then onward to Gibbston
- Distance: 79 km
- Ride Time: approximately 4 hours riding each day
- Fitness Level: previous biking experience and a good level of fitness are required
Age Information
- Adult: 16 years and up
- Child: 10-15 years
Payments
- Deposit: non-refundable $200 per person upon booking
- Balance: 70 days before departure
- Full payment if travelling within 70 days
Cancellations
The following minimum cancellation charges apply, together with any additional charges imposed by individual suppliers
- More than 70 days before departure: Loss of deposit
- 69-31 days before departure: 35% cancellation
- 30-14 days before: 50% cancellation fee
- Within 14 days: 100% cancellation fee
- No refund is available once travel has commenced.
Booking Changes
- Transfer of booking/change of date within 40 days: $250pp change fee + any change fees applied as may be levied by our accommodation and tour partners; paid balance will be transferred to the future date or tour
Any additional refund approved under our terms and conditions is subject to a 5% administration and processing fee, which will be deducted from the refund amount. For further information on refunds and cancellations, please see Go New Zealand’s terms and conditions.
Travel insurance is highly recommended for your holiday.
