Overview
The Cape Winery Tour offers a delightful self-guided biking experience, taking you through stunning river and coastal trails leading to Cape Kidnappers. This popular 16-24km ride highlights some of the best wineries in the region. Starting near Havelock North, you'll visit renowned wineries such as Craggy Range, Black Barn, and Te Mata Estate, before cycling through picturesque orchard country along the Tuki Tuki River. The route leads to the coastal settlement of Te Awanga, where you’ll be treated to tastings at more acclaimed wineries, including Elephant Hill, Te Awanga Estate, and Clearview Estate. With up to seven wineries on the way, there are fantastic lunch spots at Elephant Hill, Clearview, and Te Awanga.
This tour allows up to 6 hours for a leisurely ride, ensuring you have ample time to enjoy each stop. At the end of the day, you'll be collected and transferred back to your accommodation or Ahuriri, providing convenience and a stress-free experience. The tour includes lunch bookings at either Clearview Winery or Te Awanga Estate, along with an electric bike, helmet, pannier bag, maps, and a full tour briefing. Two transfers are provided as part of the "No Worries" package, which covers all the essentials, so you can focus on enjoying the wine and scenery.
Additional perks of the "No Worries" package include bike theft insurance, a reusable drink bottle, an extra-comfortable gel seat cover, and guaranteed new bikes (less than two years old). You'll also have access to full back-up support, a phone holder for convenience, and a carrier bag to store all the wine you'll collect along the way. The tour caters to both adults and kids over 12 years, with e-bikes available for an easy and enjoyable ride. Pick-up from your Napier City accommodation around 10am or from Havelock North village around 10:30am is included for a seamless start to your adventure.
LUNCH: we recommend Clearview Estate (Mediterranean style food with table service - bookings essential), Te Awanga (who offer the best pizzas in Hawke’s Bay - you can sit outside on their green lawn so numbers aren't so limited but if you are a big group, definitely book and pre-order your pizzas/platters) or head to Hygge Cafe in Clifton - amazing array of food and a grea spot to have lunch.
Allow 6hrs for this tour. At the end of the day you will be collected and transferred back to Ahuriri or your accommodation if required.
1 - Black Barn https://www.blackbarn.com/winetasting OPEN 7 days
2 - Te Mata Estate - no bookings here, just turn up - limited space however, max number 10ppl. OPEN 7 days
3 - Akarangi - CLOSED for the season.
3a - Craggy Range - to get here you must ride on a busy road 3km there and back, YOU MUST BOOK for wine tastings here $35pp (a visit here will add on about 1.5-2 hours to your tour)
4. Askerne - an awesome little winery which offers the best value wine tastings $10pp and Gourmet Picnics.
Allow one hour to cycle from Havelock North end to the coastal trails. We generally recommend booking lunch for 1.30-2pm.
5 - Elephant Hill https://elephanthill.co.nz/ OPEN Fri-Mondays
6 - Clearview Estate https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/ OPEN Wednesdays to Sundays
7 - Te Awanga – OPEN Wed-Mon - no booking needed, but if you are a big group please get hold of them. You are able to buy pizzas and a bottle of wine and sit on the lawn to enjoy!
8 - Hygge at Clifton - OPEN Wed-Sun - great food, service and place! Wine and full bar available too.
Details
Difficulty: 2
Departures all year round except 25-27 December
April to September: Thursdays to Sundays only
Start: Napier
Finish: Napier
Includes:
- Bike or e-bike hire,
- helmet, pannier bag,
- maps and instructions,
- shuttles at the start and end of the day.
Hire does NOT include:
- Tasting charges that apply at wineries
Optional Extras:
-
Pick-up from your accommodation - from $15pp (so you don't have to drive at all)
-
"No Worries" upgrade package - $10pp this package gives you all the extras including bike theft insurance, an eco bottle of water, extra comfortable gel seat cover, cellphone holder, plus a carrier bag (to hold all the bottles of wine that you will buy!)
Pricing:
Cost per bike
October 2024 - September 2025
Standard Pathway Bike:
- Adult: NZ$135
- Child (6-14 years): NZ$85
E-bike
- Adult: NZ$165
- Child (6-14 years): NZ$100
Optional Extras
- Napier City Transfers: NZ$15
- Hastings Transfers: NZ$25
- No Worries Package: NZ$10
Overview
The Cape Winery Tour offers a delightful self-guided biking experience, taking you through stunning river and coastal trails leading to Cape Kidnappers. This popular 16-24km ride highlights some of the best wineries in the region. Starting near Havelock North, you'll visit renowned wineries such as Craggy Range, Black Barn, and Te Mata Estate, before cycling through picturesque orchard country along the Tuki Tuki River. The route leads to the coastal settlement of Te Awanga, where you’ll be treated to tastings at more acclaimed wineries, including Elephant Hill, Te Awanga Estate, and Clearview Estate. With up to seven wineries on the way, there are fantastic lunch spots at Elephant Hill, Clearview, and Te Awanga.
This tour allows up to 6 hours for a leisurely ride, ensuring you have ample time to enjoy each stop. At the end of the day, you'll be collected and transferred back to your accommodation or Ahuriri, providing convenience and a stress-free experience. The tour includes lunch bookings at either Clearview Winery or Te Awanga Estate, along with an electric bike, helmet, pannier bag, maps, and a full tour briefing. Two transfers are provided as part of the "No Worries" package, which covers all the essentials, so you can focus on enjoying the wine and scenery.
Additional perks of the "No Worries" package include bike theft insurance, a reusable drink bottle, an extra-comfortable gel seat cover, and guaranteed new bikes (less than two years old). You'll also have access to full back-up support, a phone holder for convenience, and a carrier bag to store all the wine you'll collect along the way. The tour caters to both adults and kids over 12 years, with e-bikes available for an easy and enjoyable ride. Pick-up from your Napier City accommodation around 10am or from Havelock North village around 10:30am is included for a seamless start to your adventure.
LUNCH: we recommend Clearview Estate (Mediterranean style food with table service - bookings essential), Te Awanga (who offer the best pizzas in Hawke’s Bay - you can sit outside on their green lawn so numbers aren't so limited but if you are a big group, definitely book and pre-order your pizzas/platters) or head to Hygge Cafe in Clifton - amazing array of food and a grea spot to have lunch.
Allow 6hrs for this tour. At the end of the day you will be collected and transferred back to Ahuriri or your accommodation if required.
1 - Black Barn https://www.blackbarn.com/winetasting OPEN 7 days
2 - Te Mata Estate - no bookings here, just turn up - limited space however, max number 10ppl. OPEN 7 days
3 - Akarangi - CLOSED for the season.
3a - Craggy Range - to get here you must ride on a busy road 3km there and back, YOU MUST BOOK for wine tastings here $35pp (a visit here will add on about 1.5-2 hours to your tour)
4. Askerne - an awesome little winery which offers the best value wine tastings $10pp and Gourmet Picnics.
Allow one hour to cycle from Havelock North end to the coastal trails. We generally recommend booking lunch for 1.30-2pm.
5 - Elephant Hill https://elephanthill.co.nz/ OPEN Fri-Mondays
6 - Clearview Estate https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/ OPEN Wednesdays to Sundays
7 - Te Awanga – OPEN Wed-Mon - no booking needed, but if you are a big group please get hold of them. You are able to buy pizzas and a bottle of wine and sit on the lawn to enjoy!
8 - Hygge at Clifton - OPEN Wed-Sun - great food, service and place! Wine and full bar available too.
Cancellation policy:
We understand that sometimes, plans can go awry. However, from the time that you make your booking your bikes are held for you. When you book you have the option to pay either the full amount of the booking or a deposit of $10 per person/bike with the remaining balance due on the day.
Once you have booked and if you cancel your planned tour prior to the date, then we reserve the right to keep a $10 deposit per person/bike to cover administration costs.
If you book for a number of bikes and fewer people turn up than you had booked for then we reserve the right to keep a $10 deposit per person/bike for each bike reserved for the tour but not taken.
Please note, we do not accept cancellations on the day, you booked, we expect you to turn up. If you book and do not show up at all, we reserve the right to keep all money paid to us in regards to that booking.
If On Yer Bike cancels the day’s tour for any reason, we will return the full amount paid to us. If the weather is not suitable i.e. miserably wet or dangerously windy on the booked day, please contact us so we can agree on an alternate date. We will arrange a refund if we cannot fulfill a safe bike hire. Failure to contact us will result in automatic retention of any money paid to us.
Refunds will not be given after you have commenced the winery tour.
Cost per bike
October 2024 - September 2025
Standard Pathway Bike:
- Adult: NZ$135
- Child (6-14 years): NZ$85
E-bike
- Adult: NZ$165
- Child (6-14 years): NZ$100
Optional Extras
- Napier City Transfers: NZ$15
- Hastings Transfers: NZ$25
- No Worries Package: NZ$10
Cancellation policy:
We understand that sometimes, plans can go awry. However, from the time that you make your booking your bikes are held for you. When you book you have the option to pay either the full amount of the booking or a deposit of $10 per person/bike with the remaining balance due on the day.
Once you have booked and if you cancel your planned tour prior to the date, then we reserve the right to keep a $10 deposit per person/bike to cover administration costs.
If you book for a number of bikes and fewer people turn up than you had booked for then we reserve the right to keep a $10 deposit per person/bike for each bike reserved for the tour but not taken.
Please note, we do not accept cancellations on the day, you booked, we expect you to turn up. If you book and do not show up at all, we reserve the right to keep all money paid to us in regards to that booking.
If On Yer Bike cancels the day’s tour for any reason, we will return the full amount paid to us. If the weather is not suitable i.e. miserably wet or dangerously windy on the booked day, please contact us so we can agree on an alternate date. We will arrange a refund if we cannot fulfill a safe bike hire. Failure to contact us will result in automatic retention of any money paid to us.
Refunds will not be given after you have commenced the winery tour.
