Cape Winery Cycle Tour - 6 wineries, self-guided
5.0
42 Ratings
Napier
Embark on a full-day, self-guided biking tour to 6 award-winning wineries in Hawke's Bay. Enjoy wine tasting galore and stunning scenery on this unforgettable adventure!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Takaro Trails Cycle Tours - Day Tours - Meet here to catch the shuttle at 10am. Your tour includes bike, pannier & helmet hire, water bottle, route instructions & trail map, wine pick up service and return transport to Napier. (Min 2 people per booking).
- Black Barn Vineyards - This is your starting point. You will be set up on your bike (choose an e-bike for extra cruisey riding) and be given a briefing on the route before you set off, cycling at your own pace to enjoy the scenery and visits to the various wineries along the way.
Your adventure starts at Black Barn winery - chose to stay and soak in the atmosphere with a chilled out wine tasting. Visit the Kitchen Shop and pick up some deli goodies to take with you along the way as nibbles.
- Te Mata Estate Winery & Vineyards - OPTION Wine Tasting. Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawke’s Bay vineyards. Well worth a stop to taste their wines.
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Clearview Estate Winery - OPTION Wine Tasting and lunch. Clearview Estate rustic cellar door greets you with a friendly warm welcome. Leave with a fabulous bottle or two of their acclaimed wines, or a few cases for your cellar! Lunch available here - bookings highly recommended during the summer months.
Open every day till 5pm during the summer. - Elephant Hill - OPTION Wine Tasting. By now you’ll be ready to taste some more fine wine at Elephant Hill known for its spectacular location and buildings.
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Te Awanga Estate Vineyard - OPTION Wine Tasting and lunch. A very relaxed vineyard where you can enjoy a wine tasting plus a platter or pizza on their green lawn. Sundays see live music and a great chilled out atmosphere. Open till 5pm.
This is where you will meet our van and be transported back to your starting point.
What's Included
- Bike (electric or standard), helmet, and pannier hire
- Wine purchases pick-up service
- Route instructions and trail map
What's Not Included
- Tasting fees
- Lunch
- Water
Additional Information
Our top-rated experience! Take pleasure in a whole day of self-directed cycling tour (pick e-bikes or regular bikes) to a selection of the area’s premier vineyards for delight in multiple wine tastings. We transport you (with your bike) to the start of your adventure in Havelock North at the Black Barn Vineyard. This trail follows a 16km stretch of easy and picturesque cycling pathways, passing through 6-7 acclaimed vineyards.
At the end of the journey, join our van at the final vineyard, the breathtaking Cape Kidnappers, for a ride back to the start point. A truly unforgettable excursion taking in the best vineyards of Hawke’s Bay on two wheels!
- At the time of booking please advise your height so we can allocate the correct sized bikes for you.
- NOTE: tour starts with a 10am shuttle from our base in Napier to the first winery and a 4pm shuttle from the last winery back to Napier.
- Opening hours at wineries vary, we will advise you where possible
- Please note that wineries charge for tastings (this is not included). The charge is around NZ$10-20 per person and is usually rebated against any purchases
Location
9 Nelson Quay
Nelson Quay
10am at our base at Takaro Trails, Ahuriri. 4km from Napier city.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(42 Ratings)
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Gerry_s
Mar 17, 2024
Fantastic. Well worth doing - The cycling on the elec bikes made the day visiting the different wineries and touring the cycle routes so enjoyable.
Highly recommend
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180sheilah
Mar 12, 2024
A Great Way to tour Hawke’s Bay Vineyards - The tour staff were very helpful and informative. The bikes were well maintained and made the travelling between vineyards nice and easy.
The vineyards were easy to find and offered good wines and a great experience.
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Guy_s
Mar 3, 2024
Bikes and wine to set yourself free. - The wineries we stopped at were great. Doubtful you could make all six wineries having tastings. Wineries are too slow to service. We had e-bikes and varied terrain. Great biking experience. Te Awanga had good pepperoni pizza. Would do it again.
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Jorie_d
Feb 18, 2024
A beautiful bike hike and wine tour in one. - We had a beautiful and fun time biking around the rural country-side going from winery to winery! We were blessed with great weather as well. Near the last half of the route a river mouth met up with the bay and we saw many great birds, including the Royal spoonbill!
Our driver Andy was a great resource and explained the route fairly well- but make sure to pay attention to the route, have a well-charged phone to assist with directions, and bring plenty of sunscreen and a refillable water bottle!
We were able to have a glass of wine at 2 wineries and tastings at 2 other wineries for a total of 4 wineries, out of 8 on the route.
I would highly recommend the ebike vs standard bike for the assisted pedaling along the many dirt paths and the fairly long route.
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Nick_y
Feb 18, 2024
Perfect day - It was such a great day. Roger did a great job getting us on our way and tips to make it an extra special day.
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Denise_l
Feb 14, 2024
Captivating! - Karen coordinated and adjusted plans so we would get back to our ship in good time. Our bus drivers were encouraging and also generous with their time adding "bits and pieces" to share and show us more of the land.
The bike tour was breathtakingly beautiful!! Exhilarating and on standard bikes, they gave just enough of a challenge to make it fun. You should do this one!
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Coastal58170882645
Jan 17, 2024
Already looking at booking again!! - Outstanding experience! My absolute highlight of visiting Hawkes bay. Takaroa trails had great communication all round and let us know in advance if anything had changed. Thanks for an awesome day 😊
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Alanb512
Dec 30, 2023
Gorgeous weather & scenery - Did an e-bike tour with my wife and 15 year old daughter. We got stunning weather which helped. The scenery is really pretty. It was well-organised and the staff were friendly. The bikes were easy to ride (I'm a mediocre cyclist at best!) and were great when there were hills or strong headwinds. We took a "detour" to Craggy Range vineyard where we stopped for wine tasting. Didn't make any other stops and got to the final destination with an hour to spare for a chilled late lunch of delicious pizza (GF options available) on the lawn ahead of a 4pm pickup. The cycle paths were good and there's very little time spent travelling on actual roads (& mostly where the streets are very quiet). Recommended. :)
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Sol_h
Oct 11, 2023
Great day - Great atention, perfect bikes and planned tour. Everything was very well put together. The map they give was very clear. And the road is wonderful, quiet and safe.
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Cynthia
Mar 16, 2023
Napier E-bike & Winery fun, - We did a private Cape e-bike & Winery tour with Roger and had a terrific time from start to finish. We did a fun 15k ride along the shore and through some farmland before stopping for a tasting at Black Barn, lunch/tasting at Craggy Range and a tasting at Te Mata. It was a great combination of stops and Roger was engaging and knowledgeable. We highly recommend this adventure if you are visiting the Hawke’s Bay/Napier area. Note: There was some Cyclone Gabrielle damage in the area but Napier and all of its residents and businesses are open and welcoming guests.
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