New Zealand Bike Vacation

All New Zealand trips are sold out for 2025
February 7-18, 2026
Feb. 21-Mar. 4, 2026
March 7-18, 2026

12 Days on the South Island

Welcome to our 12-day bike tour of the world’s 12th largest island – the South Island of New Zealand! We plan to take you on a very special trip that offers a rich assortment of scenery, wildlife, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. We can’t wait to show you around!

The Washington Post published a full-page article about our New Zealand Bike Tour, stating that they “would not have a traded a minute of the experience.” The author wrote that “New Zealand offers pretty much every landscape imaginable in this world — or any other.” She went on to describe our bike tour as traveling “through rain forest and farmland, past sheer cliffs striped with waterfalls, along rushing green glacier-fed rivers and around neon-blue alpine lakes.” It’s time to cross New Zealand off your “bucket list.” Please come and join us in February & March for the mother-of-all bike vacations.

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2025 Tour Dates

Feb. 8-19 SOLD OUT
Feb. 22-Mar. 5 SOLD OUT
Mar. 8-19 SOLD OUT
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2026 Tour Dates

Feb. 7-18 Book Now
Feb. 21-Mar. 4 Book Now
Mar. 7-18 Book Now

Rave Reviews

This was a great experience, and GBT made this one of the best memories we’ve had in 40+ years of marriage. Jeanne M.
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2025 Tour Cost

$7,195 per person (based on double occupancy)
Single supplement of +$1,500
2026 tour cost TBD

Level of Difficulty

Easy to moderate – 20-45 miles/day, with total mileage of 210-380. Rail trails and road riding, with some optional hills. Cycle at your own pace. Get a lift in the van whenever you like. Plenty of days off. E-bikes are available (extra charge).

2025 Tour Dates

Feb. 8-19 SOLD OUT
Feb. 22-Mar. 5 SOLD OUT
Mar. 8-19 SOLD OUT
Join wait list for sold out dates

2026 Tour Dates

Feb. 7-18 Book Now
Feb. 21-Mar. 4 Book Now
Mar. 7-18 Book Now

Rave Reviews

This was a great experience, and GBT made this one of the best memories we’ve had in 40+ years of marriage. Jeanne M.
Read All Reviews

2025 Tour Cost

$7,195 per person (based on double occupancy)
Single supplement of +$1,500
2026 tour cost TBD

Level of Difficulty

Easy to moderate – 20-45 miles/day, with total mileage of 210-380. Rail trails and road riding, with some optional hills. Cycle at your own pace. Get a lift in the van whenever you like. Plenty of days off. E-bikes are available (extra charge).

Highlights

  • Fantastic bike rides through two National Parks, including riding on beautiful Highway 6 on the West Coast, known as “one of the planet’s 10 best road trips” (Lonely Planet)
  • Spectacular scenery at every turn, including glaciers, old-growth rainforests, snow-capped mountains, cascading waterfalls, teal-colored rivers, and wild ocean beaches
  • View unique wildlife including kiwi birds, merino sheep, sea lions, fur seals, giant eels, glow worms, and alpine parrots
  • Learn about merino wool at a high-country sheep farm
  • Naturalist-led hikes through rainforests and on pristine beaches
  • Enjoy numerous water activities, including kayaking in a World Heritage Area; a guided boat tour of a bird sanctuary; and a sightseeing boat trip on a historic steamship
Highlights (continued)
  • Option to Fly to Milford Sound for a boat cruise in Fiordland National Park, part of the Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area. Termed the 8th Wonder of the World by author Rudyard Kipling, it is also a favorite destination for our guests
  • Explore the exciting towns of Christchurch, Wanaka, and the “Adventure Capital of the World” – Queenstown
  • Opportunity to explore the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, the only glaciers in the world that descend into rainforest
  • Experience manuka honey, vegemite, and Hokey Pokey ice cream; search for pounamu (greenstone, or NZ jade) on the beach; see the Southern Cross for the first time; and taste wine in the southernmost wine region of the world
  • Optional thrill-seeking options such as skydiving over a World Heritage Area; or bungy-jumping and jetboating (both invented in NZ)
  • Warm Weather! We run our trips in Feb. & March, which is late summer in NZ, so expect temps in the 60s & 70s, and staying light until 9 pm

Highlights

  • Fantastic bike rides through two National Parks, including riding on beautiful Highway 6 on the West Coast, known as “one of the planet’s 10 best road trips” (Lonely Planet)
  • Spectacular scenery at every turn, including glaciers, old-growth rainforests, snow-capped mountains, cascading waterfalls, teal-colored rivers, and wild ocean beaches
  • View unique wildlife including kiwi birds, merino sheep, sea lions, fur seals, giant eels, glow worms, and alpine parrots
  • Learn about merino wool at a high-country sheep farm
  • Naturalist-led hikes on through rainforests and on pristine beaches
  • Enjoy numerous water activities, including kayaking in a World Heritage Area; a guided boat tour of a bird sanctuary; and a sightseeing boat trip on a historic steamship
  • Option to Fly to Milford Sound for a boat cruise in Fiordland National Park, part of the South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area. Termed the 8th Wonder of the World by author Rudyard Kipling, it is also a favorite destination for our guests
  • Explore the exciting towns of Christchurch, Wanaka, and the “Adventure Capital of the World” – Queenstown
  • Opportunity to explore the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, the only glaciers in the world that descend into rainforest
  • Experience manuka honey, vegemite, and Hokey Pokey ice cream; search for pounamu (greenstone, or NZ jade) on the beach; see the Southern Cross for the first time; and taste wine in the southernmost wine region of the world
  • Optional thrill-seeking options such as skydiving over a World Heritage Area; or bungy-jumping and jetboating (both invented in NZ)
  • Warm Weather! We run our trips in Feb. & March, which is late summer in NZ, so expect temps in the 60s and 70s, and staying light until 9 pm

What's Included?

  • 12 days of cycling and/or other activities
  • 11 nights of lodging + 20 meals (catering to all dietary needs)
  • Your choice of bike style, which comes with a helmet, rear rack bag for your personal items, rear safety light, water bottle, and performance T-shirt. E-bikes available for an additional charge
  • Superior level of support throughout your stay (each trip comes with two 12-passenger vans and three professional bike tour guides)
  • Guided boat tour of Okarito Lagoon (a bird sanctuary surrounded by rainforest) and a sightseeing trip on a historic steamship
What's Included (continued)
  • Unique Māori cultural experience, introducing you NZ’s indigenous people
  • ½ day “signature walk” offered by the Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki, exploring the rainforest and its unique birds, and the wild seacoast
  • Complimentary online photo gallery with photos/videos from your trip
  • Small group size of 15-20 people
  • Ride with GPS navigation (using your own phone) or paper route notes
  • Transport to airport at end of trip (cost of airfare not included)

What’s included?

  • 12 days of cycling and/or other activities
  • 11 nights of lodging + 20 meals (catering to all dietary needs)
  • Your choice of bike style, which comes with a helmet, rear rack bag for your personal items, rear safety light, water bottle, and performance T-shirt. E-bikes available for an additional charge
  • Superior level of support throughout your stay (each trip comes with two 12-passenger vans and three professional bike tour guides)
  • Guided boat tour of Okarito Lagoon (a bird sanctuary surrounded by rainforest) and a sightseeing trip on a historic steamship
  • Unique Māori cultural experience, introducing you NZ’s indigenous people
  • ½ day “signature walk” offered by the Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki, exploring the rainforest and its unique birds, and the wild seacoast
  • Full access to our online photo gallery with photos/videos from your trip
  • Small group size of 15-20 people
  • Ride with GPS navigation (using your own phone) or paper route notes
  • Transport to airport at end of trip (cost of airfare not included)

BOOK YOUR TRIP (or request more information)

Join us in February or March for the mother-of-all bike vacations – 12 Days in NEW ZEALAND! Please join us in 2025 or 2026 – sign up today!

Great Bike Tours

3282 Mt. Philo Rd,
Charlotte, VT 05445

Have any questions? Contact us!

(802) 777-2009

[email protected]

As Featured In

Trip Advisor Awards Great Bike Tours

BOOK YOUR TRIP (or request more information)

Join us in February or March for the mother-of-all bike vacations – 12 Days in NEW ZEALAND! Please join us in 2025 or 2026 – sign up today!

Great Bike Tours

3282 Mt. Philo Rd,
Charlotte, VT 05445

Have any questions? Contact us!

(802) 777-2009

[email protected]

As Featured In

Trip Advisor Awards Great Bike Tours