Marlborough and West Coast Cycle

Excellent way to see New Zealand. Our guide, Eli was so calm, helpful and interesting. We had a great group of eight total including our guide all ready to tour New Zealand. Everything was very well organized. Comfortable accommodations and delicious food along the way. Each day can be modified for weather and how the group is doing. In addition to the bicycling, we also visited a museum on a partial rain day, swam in lakes and the ocean and hiked a bit to see seals! We especially loved the West Coast!! I would recommend Adventure South NZ to anyone ready for an adventure.

This trip was pretty amazing. Eli, our guide, was so knowledgeable about New Zealand. I learned a lot from him and gained an appreciation for this wonderful country. The accommodations were very nice and the scenery was beautiful.

The Marlborough and West Coast cycling trip we did was very enjoyable. We got to see a lot of beautiful country. The bikes were high quality and set up for the right geometry when we started. The route selection was nice, and we appreciated being driven through some of the highest traffic areas. Our guide (Eli) was excellent and responded to all of our needs. We would book with Adventure South again.

We were so impressed with our Adventure South West Coast trip that we will return. On initial contact they were so professional and listened to all our needs of bike fits. We had the best guides - Rich and Mike - they were informative about all things NZ on our adventure and navigation for our daily rides - good fun - could not have asked for better. The accommodation was 95% great - clean, lovely comfortable rooms when we arrived exhausted each day from our adventures. the routes we travelled were OMG amazing - the scenery was surreal some days and we had sore necks from looking at the mountains and awesome views each day. Thank you all so much for the best biking holiday ever and we will be back to do another for sure. Recommend to all other keen cyclists or non cyclists (as we did have some on our trip) that want the best riding holiday with fun and scenery you will never forget.

Our leaders Richard Mortiboys and Mike were very friendly, attentive to our needs, and efficiently organized. The West Coast tour covered superbly scenic country. Group bus rides were strategically scheduled to avoid busy roads, leaving quieter, scenic stretches for use to enjoy on our own wheels. We were not the strongest riders in the group, so were grateful for the e-bikes provided, which allowed us to keep up with the moderate pace. We strongly recommend this tour to any reasonably athletic riders who want an intimate view of New Zealand's South Island.

Hi, Cathy!

First, many more apologies from me again for my previous replies to your requests for a review of the great Marlborough Cycle Trip 25FEB-03MAR. As my return flights from NZ ended up becoming a rather chaotic and stressful experience due to both extreme weather enroute and particularly during landings and takeoffs in South East Asia, and on top of this my baggage disappearing somewhere between Bangkok and Amsterdam, I had a lot of quick decisions to make along the way to try to remedy at least some of these troubles. I hope you understand my somewhat brief responses and would like to thank you again for your understanding of my reactions…

Luckily, things now seem to slowly return to “normal” again, and I’ve finally located my bag so hopefully I will be reunited with it again! If okay with you, I will return with my review as soon as I see it again. Best regards and thanks for an otherwise great cycle trip through your lovely country. Best regards, Jesper.

The guides Mike and Rich were very patient with us and gave the slower riders plenty of time to complete their rides. The trip had incredible scenery and very good weather. The only time it rained on the whole trip was when we returned to Christchurch to be dropped off at the end of the tour. Adventure South NZ tours are incredibly good value for the money. The hills did prove to be tough for me even though I average 7,000 miles (11,000 km) a year. I primarily ride a lowered geared bicycle that makes it much easier to climb hills than the gearing on the rental bike.

Outstanding tour from start to finish! The trip was well planned and resourced, included a wonderful variety of terrain, vistas, rides and options. The tour guides were outstanding - professional, knowledgeable and respectful, incredible in managing the ability levels and expectations of 14 very diverse people. From the initial booking to the finish Adventures South NZ communicated clearly & in a timely manner, managing every detail perfectly!

Route was excellent, crew was excellent, service was excellent. Would have spent an extra day at pancake rock area, gorgeous! Challenging ride! Love NZ!