Morning Guided with Afternoon Self-Guided Biking Wine Tour
- 7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
If you are looking for a guided experience of the Marlborough Wine region but also want to do a bit of exploring on your own then our half and half biking wine tour is the tour for you! Spend a morning on our half day guided biking wine tour. Your knowledgeable and experienced guide will talk to you about the history of the area, its wines and the stories of its people. You will visit three wineries in the morning and then you are free to go at it alone for the afternoon with your bike, a wine map and some helpful pointers from the guide on where to visit. Peddle along flat, easy terrain that is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. All morning winery tasting fees included (3). Complementary pickup and drop-off from Blenheim and Renwick accodmation. Up to 8 people per guided tour. E-bikes (electric bikes) are avalible as an upgrade option.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bikes, Helmets and Hi-Viz Vests
- Wine region map
- Use of bicycle
- All morning winery tasting fees (afternoon tasting fees are not included)
- Pick up from Blenheim and Renwick accommodation
Itinerary
Having been picked up from your accommodation you will be taken to Explore Marlborough's base at the Vines Village where you will be set up on your bike, given a helmet and a hi-viz vest. The Vines Village has restrooms, a cafe and a cellar door.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 34 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Lovely day with excellent guide.
A really nice day. The morning with our guide Graham was excellent. He was a really nice man and very informative. He set us up for the afternoon when we did our own thing. I recommend this trip.
5Perfect way to visit Marlborough wineries.
This tour was everything we hoped for and more. We were met on time at our accommodation by the capable, interesting and fun guide who looked after us for the next 4 hours. We were lucky to have a select tour with just the guide, ourselves and 2 travelling Americans of similar ages and attitudes to ourselves. The bikes were excellent and terrain is easy, mainly firm off road and level. The level of guide engagement was perfect - informative without droning on, responsive and knowledgeable to questions. The vineyards visits gave a great 'taste' of the area in terms of style of property, wines and settings. It was ideal to have the 4 hours guided and then 4 hours to tour independently to choose where to lunch or further wine taste; before returning the bikes and be driven back to our accommodation having spent 8 hours where the biggest decision was "white or red"!
5A trip definitely worth doing 👍
We weren’t sure what to expect, but now can thoroughly recommend this trip. Not only interesting factually, but a truly memorable fun day. Each stop was fitted into the morning leaving us plenty of time to discuss and enjoy the wines. The flat terrain made the cycling easy and the e-bikes made the ride back in the headwind doable. We were joined by another two couples and we all got on really well and I think it was more enjoyable by being such a small group. A big thank you to Rob our guide who looked after us well and for his knowledgeable and friendly chat.
5Well worth it whatever the weather!
Great fun despite the constant rain. Wonderful host and guide, really friendly vineyard staff, delicious tasting sessions.
5Absolutely brilliant!
We did the morning guided bike tour with Rob as our guide. Thankfully the weather was perfect for cycling. We covered around 8km and visited 3 vineyards. Rob gave us lots of great information along the way about the topography, history of wine growing in the area, and wine production. It was such a novel way to tour the area and visit the Cellar Doors. Highly recommended
5Our guide April was...
Our guide, April, was knowledgeable, friendly, and full of great energy. I'm not a wine expert by any means, but she managed to keep the conversation simple for me while diving into technical details when talking to my husband, who knows a lot about wine.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We start our pick ups from your Blenheim accommodation at 9.15am. If you are driving out to us we will see you at our base at The Vines Village (193 Rapaura Rd) at 9:30am.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Explore Marlborough Wine Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wear comfortable clothing to cycle in
- Bring sunscreen & sunglasses
- Bring a warm top
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years - not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.
- If it rains on the day of the tour we will switch to a driving wine tour for the morning at no extra cost and the arrangements for the afternoon biking will be discussed on the day.
- Minimum 2 passengers
How it compares in Blenheim
- Its from-price is 19% below the median of the 52 experiences we list in Blenheim.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 19 of 52.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Blenheim
Blenheim is the main town of Marlborough, at the top of New Zealand's South Island, among Sauvignon Blanc vineyards and near the Marlborough Sounds.
Blenheim sits on the flat Wairau Plain at the top of the South Island, in the heart of Marlborough, New Zealand's largest wine region. Rows of vines run to the foot of the dry Wither Hills, and the town itself is small and green, with parks such as Pollard Park and Seymour Square and a river walk beside the Taylor.
Top-ranked sights in Blenheim: Marlborough Vineyards, Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.
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