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Cape Coast Wineries Self-Guided Scenic Bike Tour from Napier

Name: Cape Coast Wineries Self-Guided Scenic Bike Tour from Napier
Brand: Napier City Bike Hire & Tours
SKU: 24489P2
Price: 48.69 USD
Rating: 4.5 (61 reviews)

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Self Guided Scenic Bike Ride to Coastal Wineries from Napier

From $48.69

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

6 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Get out of the tour bus and create your own journey on this self-guided scenic bike ride to coastal wineries. Spend some time outdoors on the beautiful coast near Hawke’s Bay, riding beachside roads and a cycle trail to three wineries. The wineries are all located towards the end of the trail, so you won’t have to worry about riding bikes while drinking wine. When your winery visits are over, a shuttle takes you back to Napier. Shuttle pick up time departs Elephant Hill at 4pm and subject to change if there's an additional shuttle.

A great way to get outdoors during your vacation
Ride your bike past coastal wetlands and scenic riverbanks
Choose among three wineries to visit at the end of the bike trail
Once your ride and winery visits are over, return shuttle departs Elephant Hill Winery at 4pm.

What's Included

Use of bicycle
Map & route instructions
Mechanical back up
Helmet, lock, handlebar bag
Return shuttle to Napier from Te Awanga Estate at 4pm

Food and drinks
Wine tasting fees ($10-$20pp tasting fee which is generally refundable if you purchase wine)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

117 Marine Parade, Napier South, Napier 4110, New Zealand
Our store is located on Marine Parade - across from the Information Centre and the Mini Golf. CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: All passengers visiting Napier are met at the ship by cruise ship organised shuttle buses, and then transferred the short distance to the Napier i-SITE Visitor Information Centre.

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Napier City Bike Hire & Tours (Pass By)

Napier (Pass By)

Hawke's Bay Trails (Pass By)

Elephant Hill

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Clearview Estate Winery

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Te Awanga Estate Vineyard

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Clifton

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name and arrival time
All rider heights must be advised at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Near public transportation
Most wineries charge a $15pp tasting fee which is refundable if you purchase wine

Infants must sit on laps
Opening hours and days of the wineries do vary - please check with us at time of booking
Minimum age is 1 year
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Not recommended for people who cannot ride bikes
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

John_B

Operator was great , views were stunning , directions great . Only negative for us was the clearview winery who were rude and unhelpful. Just wanted 2 glasses of wine, which they couldn't accommodate. Seems they only wanted people.booked for food and wine tasting . Elephant estate and Te Awanga were lovely though, so highly recommend those 2 as alternatives ..

Reviews

4.5

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Great day , stunning views of coast

John_B, Mar 2024

Tricky route, great winery stops.

Jenny_D, Jan 2024

Had to do a different route due to limited time but overall ok. Self guided route is a bit tricky to follow so wound up using GPS on phone. Great winery stops.

Excellent day of cycling and wine

Brigitte_A, Dec 2023

The bike hire company was wonderful! Very helpful and nice. We loved how they picked us up at the last winery and brought us back to our busses, as well.

We totally enjoyed our...

Marcia_A, Feb 2023

We totally enjoyed our ebike ride along the coast! Scenery was awesome! The winery stops were fantastic especially the Clearview Estate Winery. The shop owner was pleasant and very helpful. The whole process was smooth....we were on our way in no time!

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your ebike ride along the coast and enjoyed the amazing scenery. We're glad to know that you had a fantastic time at the wineries. We strive to make the rental process as smooth as possible, and we're happy to hear that you had a great time. We appreciate your business and hope to see you again soon! Best regards, Lucy

Relaxed, easy bike ride- fantastic

HollyEdgar, Feb 2023

Self guided tour, first time and we loved it. You don’t have to stay with a group and can go at your own pace. We will definitely look for these type of tours in the future. If you driving and you don’t want to pay for parking, pass the Silver Bullet restaurant on the same road as the Bike shop. 10 minute walk to the shop. They will give you a map your bikes and you are on your way. The first part of the journey there is not a lot of places to stop. Once you hit Clive there is only 2 restaurants that were open the diner (nothing fancy) and Hotel Bar. They don’t serve food in the bar until noon. But stop in its quite an interesting place to look around. We only got to 2 of the wineries (one closed for special events) Favorite was Clearview estate was our favorite for the wine and atmosphere. The tour was perfect. Great ride. When you get back check out the Indonesian Restaruant- make a reservation. It’s right we’re you parked your car.

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for sharing your positive experience with the guided tour. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the flexibility of going at your own pace it's such a great way to explore the place. We are also delighted to know that you had a great ride and that you enjoyed Clearview Estate . We hope to see you again soon. Best regards, Napier city bike hire.

Fun ride out and back Napier to te awanga

Judith_B, Feb 2023

Staff were great and the e bike was top notch with suspension and a bag on the back rack to stow things. All but one of the wineries was closed. If you really want to visit wineries then call each one first about its hours.

Response from Host, May 2023

Thanks for your review, we are glad that you enjoyed riding the e-bike. We always offer to provide our customers information on where to go and have a timetable of which winery's are open on which days so no need to call ahead unless you are wanting to book for lunch or a tasting on busy days. We hope to see you again for more fun on the ebike and possibly explore more of the lovely winery's there are to visit in the Bay :) Best regards, Napier city bike hire

Great easy riding tour.

Nanda_T, Dec 2022

Make sure you book your tastings as they can be all booked when you turn up or understaffed. Young men at bike rental were very helpful and friendly!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We're glad to hear that our young men at the bike rental were helpful and friendly! We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the availability of tastings. As you mentioned, it's always a good idea to book tastings in advance to ensure availability. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon!

Finding the right wine

Peter_M, Feb 2020

We loved the bike ride, it allowed us to travel at our own pace and stop where we wanted. Appreciated having 4 wineries to tour and if you set it up the bike Co. Will pick up your wine.

Great experience - especially if the weather is fine

Elizabeth_R, Feb 2020

This bike tour is an excellent way to enjoy some of the Hawkes Bay countryside up close. A fine day (pretty common for the region) made it a truly enjoyable experience. Do start early so you are not pressed for time with tasting at the wineries. Ideally, the pickup point would be the furthest winery - Te Awanga - and it would be possible to pick up purchases from all three sites rather than just Elephant.Hill. The bikes were excellent - gear changing very easy.

Napier must do!

Philip_S, Feb 2020

Beautiful ride on dedicated pathway. Great bicycles and excellent friendly service and pick up. Great way to enjoy Napier!

Fantastic experience!

Mike, Feb 2020

This was one of our favorite excursions ever. The bike shop staff were really friendly and answered all questions about the trip. The trail to the wineries was breathtaking and the directions and maps provided were excellent. The pickup at the winery worked out well and was the perfect ending to a great day!

Easy and yummy

kimberlybocian, Feb 2020

Great experience. Not a hard ride. We had originally booked the 4 winery tour but our boat was too late arriving so we did the two winery route. Great bikes, great maps and wineries. We had an amazing lunch at The Mission Winery. I wish we could have stayed longer. It is a very easy bike ride except for the winds. There are a couple of small paths to be careful of on coming bikers but only a couple. The rest is pretty easy.

Great fun for a cruise stop!

Peggy_R, Feb 2020

My husband an I did a self guided bike ‘tour’ to two wineries near Napier while here for a one day cruise stop. The bike shop is in a great location - directly across from where the cruise port shuttle busses drop you off in town. It was a very quick and easy process of renting the bikes & getting directions. Our bikes were smooth shifting and comfy with wee bags in front to put water and personal items (not big enough to hold a backpack - FYI). The directions to find the three wineries to visit are decent, although we felt like we were on a bit of a scavenger hunt a few times. We completely missed the first winery ;-) although we easily found the second and third. Both were great places with nice tastings at $10 & $15 NZD respectively. At Mission winery we got two free logo glasses with our tasting. The ride to get to the two farther out wineries took about an hour-ish. We went the ‘long’ way through some extra wildlife area - highly recommend! You will have time to stop & take pictures & view the scenery a plenty. The ride is almost entirely flat & a lot of it is separated from traffic. You do have to ride with traffic - in a bike lane- for a short distance near the end. The bike company picked us up at 3pm at the farthest out winery & we even had time for a lovely cheese platter in addition to our tasting before they picked us up. Highly recommend!!