Bike Tour: Wanaka and Hawea Trails Exploration, Family-friendly Scenic Ride

Embark on a family-friendly bike tour of Wanaka and Hawea trails, surrounded by breathtaking mountain landscapes. Discover stunning places like Lake Hawea, the Wanaka Tree, and more!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 103 Ardmore Street - nzbiketrails luxury shuttle will collect you from Wanaka and take you to Hawea.
    An overview of the route will be provided, along with a safety briefing and a test ride to ensure your bike is comfortable, with the correct seat height. You will then have the remainder of the day to explore the local area on your bike, making…
What's Included
  • Safety Briefing
  • Executive Return Shuttle
  • 8L Topeak Rear Trunk Bag (replaces need for a rucksack)
  • Bike Lock, Puncture Repair Kit and Pump
  • Helmet - Specialized Camber Helmets with MIPs protection
  • Hire of bike - e-bike or regular bike
What's Not Included
  • Rider Insurance
Additional Information

Embark on an exceptional journey to witness the splendor of the environment. Your journey will lay across flatlands ensconced by mountains along easy level 1-2 trails suitable for families.
The suggested path takes you on a trail starting from Hawea, adjacent to the Hawea river, via Albert Town and continues along the Clutha river towards Wanaka.
As…

Location
103 Ardmore Street
Ardmore Street
Please meet outside the Wanaka i-Site. If you require a parking space there is normally parking available (without time limits) on each side of Pembroke Park, parallel to the Lakeside
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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480bradleyd
Mar 27, 2026
Great afternoon activity in Wanaka - This is great experience. Would highly recommend the e-bikes as it is not “easy” - left my bike in eco mode and still had a good workout. Incredible views and a really great way to spend an afternoon in Wānaka. I did this on my travel day - we got into Wanaka around 11am and we got picked up at 1230 right in the center of town. Great way to spend the afternoon- we finished around 4 and then our room was ready to it worked out perfectly. You are a basically on your own so you can go at your own pace. We stopped multiple times and got some great pictures and hung by the streams and rivers. Wish i had a bathing suit with me as it was very tempting to jump in.
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Annetip2025
Mar 23, 2026
Great ride, wonderful scenery - We had a great time today with beautiful scenery along the way. The ride was fairly easy as regular riders but the e-bikes made the climbs so much easier than our normal bikes at home. James gave us a great run down of the route prior to us setting off on our self guided tour
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Sophie_t
Mar 21, 2026
Wonderful Bike Trip Experience - I am so pleased I booked this bike trip from Lake Hawea to Wanaka. It was stunningly beautiful, not too difficult, and the tour guide Tristan was great.
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Nick_p
Mar 17, 2026
Awesome ! A lot of fun... - Awesome ! A lot of fun and a good ride for old and young alike. My partner’s e-bike broke down on the south shore of Lake Hawea and they drove out a replacement within 20 minutes and we continued on our merry way. Beautiful scenery and the weather was fantastic - thank you.
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Renee_d
Mar 14, 2026
Bike ride to enjoy - Beautiful bike ride along lakes and rivers. The trail was fairly easy to find but once in while we questioned our direction. Enjoyed watching the river surfers too
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50klauspeterg
Mar 14, 2026
Dreamlike tour with fantastic material, well organized! - The preparation and organization were excellent. The e-bikes with accessories provided met the highest standard. The tour is scenic, easy to drive and there are many places where you like to take a break to enjoy the great views. Organizers and especially this tour are highly recommended for everyone, even less experienced cyclists.
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Scenic51346219111
Mar 7, 2026
Amazing outlooks and stunning views - We did the Hawea - Wanaka tour. If you are not in top condition you should really choose an e-bike for this tour. Tristan was a super friendly guide and took us up to Lake Hāwea by shuttle. He explained the whole track and gave a lot of interesting information. The first part was pretty smooth and gave us many great outlooks. Then there was a steeper and rougher part, and we were glad to have the electrical support. We stopped at many nice spots to take photos and enjoy the Landscape. The rivers and creeks we went along were unbelievably clear and beautiful. There was a suspension Bridge, too. The last part went along Lake Wanaka and and we regretted not having brought bathing Gear. The bikes and the support was worth five stars!
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Barbara_h
Mar 6, 2026
Really enjoyed this ride... - Really enjoyed this ride with gorgeous scenery. Route thoroughly explained by our driver. We were happy with ebikes. They performed well on the more challenging parts of the trail.
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Flyer27918047780
Mar 4, 2026
Wanaka e-bike trip - A great well organised e-bike trip on relatively easy trails with fabulous views. We would recommend!
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Alona768
Mar 2, 2026
Recommended! A good way to get to places that are not accessible by car - The trip is well organized, transportation is arranged on time with all the necessary equipment. We received an excellent explanation of the route, including pointing out the intersections where orientation problems may arise. The bikes are well maintained, we felt safe because we knew that we could call a guide throughout the journey.
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From $76
up to 11 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).