Starting out of Christchurch, this itinerary takes us on a train journey to Arthur’s Pass in the heart of the Southern Alps before cycling down to the rainforest clad shoreline of the West Coast. After visiting the limestone structures at Punakaiki we ride to remote Karamea where we spend two days before flying over the Kahurangi National Park to Golden Bay and a night on a local farm. After hiking in the Abel Tasman National Park we cycle inland to Lake Rotoiti and then follow the majestic Buller River before traversing the Lewis Pass to Hanmer hot springs. Its back to the coast at Kaikoura where we have the option of whalewatching or dolphin swimming before our final ride on quiet rural roads takes us back to our starting point for our final two days in the garden city of Christchurch.
• a diverse 18 day tour that explores quiet roads seldom cycled by others
• enjoy a warm-up spectacular ride along the Port Hills above the city with magnificent views of the Southern Alps, the Canterbury Plains, the city, the Pacific Ocean & Lyttleton harbor.
• relax on a scenic train journey into the heart of the Southern Alps
• walk around the unique Pancake Rocks formed by wave action on limestone shores
• cycle alongside the little visited and rugged coastline of the northern West Coast, blasted by the wild Tasman Ocean
• spend two nights in remote Karamea before flying over the beautiful Kahurangi National Park
