Iconic Cycle Journeys
You don’t have to try too hard to find a reason to take the best bike tours in New Zealand. Whether it’s the Alps 2 Ocean, West Coast Wilderness Trail or the Paparoa Track, Cycle Journeys facilitate great cycle experiences on these iconic trails.
After the slightly bumpy ride due to
Covid-19, the Christchurch-based company, with depots in Twizel and Hokitika, is back providing customised services and a full range of inclusions for their self-guided package tours, ensuring every customer has a memorable cycling experience.
Cycle Journeys offers whatever level of support is required - from bike hire to luggage movement, shuttle support to itinerary planning and booking. It is comforting to know you are in good hands as Cycle Journeys is the only dedicated cycle tour company that offers fully supported self-guided options and packages on the three trails.
Great cycling trips don’t happen by chance - it is the people behind Cycle Journeys who make it happen.
‘‘Our staff on the ground know and understand the trails intimately having ridden them often,’’ says CEO Geoff Gabites.
No argument there. ‘‘We Know. We Care’’ is the mantra Cycle Journeys live by.
Geoff, who founded the company in
2011 with his wife Shelley, points out that from a startup eight seasons ago when they opened with 30 bikes on the Alps 2 Ocean, Cycle Journeys now have more than 400 bikes and over 100 E-Bikes plus a fleet of shuttle vehicles. This is replicated on the West Coast Wilderness Trail although the company started operations there only three seasons ago.
While the Alps 2 Ocean is closed over winter until October, the West Coast Wilderness Trail is open.
Currently, Cycle Journeys have a winter special for specified dates over July and August with a saving of up to $300 per person – including a free E-Bike upgrade. Visit www.cyclejourneys.co.nz to check out the options.
A special spring promotion is scheduled for the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail to encourage riders to book early and secure accommodation at usually hard to secure locations. Keep an eye out on the website for details.
Email customerservice@cyclejourneys.co.nz for more information, or freephone the reservations team on 0800 22 44
75 and talk to them about your plans. They are at 68 Coleridge Street, Sydenham, Christchurch. Office hours 8am –
5.30pm. Depots in Twizel, Hokitika and Greymouth are seasonal – open 7.30am –
6pm.