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What's Included in the Luxury Otago Central Rail Trail Tour?
Your four-day self-guided cycling package includes:
- Premium eBike hire for four days
- MIPS helmet, repair kit, pannier and handlebar bags
- Lake Dunstan Explorer scenic speedboat transfer from Cromwell to Clyde
- Indoor curling experience in Naseby
- Three nights of luxury twin-share or double-room ensuite accommodation
- Three breakfasts and two dinners
- Luggage transfers, limited to one bag per person weighing up to 15 kg
- Storage for excess luggage
- All scheduled shuttle transfers, including Middlemarch to Cromwell
- Kiwi Journeys travel wallet and trail map
- Trail support during your ride
- Bike accidental damage insurance
- eBike fitting and pre-ride briefing
Lunches, the remaining dinner, personal purchases and optional attraction admission fees are not included unless otherwise confirmed.
What to bring: Comfortable cycling clothing, closed-toe shoes, warm layers, a waterproof jacket, sunscreen, drinking water, personal overnight essentials and a torch for the railway tunnels.
The Luxury Otago Central Rail Trail is a Grade 2 (Easy) ride along a former railway line, with gentle gradients and predominantly gravel surfaces. It suits recreational cyclists who are comfortable riding for approximately three to four hours each day. Premium eBikes assist with pedalling, although basic cycling confidence and control on loose gravel are still important.
Daily distances range from 32 km to 43 km, with opportunities to stop at cafés, historic sites and country towns. Some sections are exposed to wind and changing weather, particularly across the Maniototo.
- Route: Boat transfer to Clyde - Ophir* - Oturehua* - Kokonga* - Middlemarch* - Shuttle to Cromwell
*or similar based on daily distances and accommodation availability - Distance: 154 km
- Ride Time: approximately 3-4 hours riding each day
- Trail Grade: Grade 2 (Easy)
- Fitness Level: ideal for cyclists of all abilities
- Departure location: Kiwi Journeys Cromwell, Central Otago
- Street address: 182 State Highway 8B, Cromwell 9310, New Zealand
- Parking: Short-term off-street parking is available at no charge
- Check-in time: 8:15 am on Day 1 for eBike fitting and tour briefing
- Departure time: 9:00 am from Cromwell
- Cycling starting point: Clyde, reached by Lake Dunstan Explorer speedboat transfer
- Finishing point: Middlemarch on Day 4
- Return shuttle: Departs Middlemarch at 1:30 pm
- Return arrival: Approximately 4:30 pm in Cromwell
- Getting there: Cromwell is approximately 45–55 minutes by car from Queenstown Airport via State Highway 6 and the Kawarau Gorge.
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 70 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.
