The 12 Best Bike and Wine Tours in New Zealand

1.Self-Guided Wine Tours by Bike with Lorelle & Greg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 304 reviews · from $43Our pick

Lorelle, Greg, and their team set you up with a comfortable bike, helmet, map, wine panniers, and practical cellar-door advice in Renwick. You ride at your own pace for six hours, stopping at nearby wineries for tastings, platters, and scenery. Shuttle pickup is available within 15 kilometers of the base.

“Steve and Jo run a friendly, he.pful and efficient tour, highly recommend. Had a fantastic tasting experience at Bladen winery”

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2.Marlborough: Full-Day Self-Guided Biking Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 221 reviews · 1 day · from $41

Start with hotel pickup from Blenheim or Renwick, then choose your own route among 12 wineries within 3 kilometers of the bike base. You get a bike, helmet, lock, and local wine map. The day is self-guided, with easy cycling, cellar-door tastings, café options, and wine collection support available.

“Great staff and prompt pick up from hotel. The bikes were very comfortable, maps provided and safety briefing good. It was relatively flat cycling over 25km to visit 4 fsmily run vineyards which were all different. A fantastic way to spend a day. Would recommend Hunters charcuterie board ....delicious. Visited Hunters, Allen Scott, Gibson Bridge and Bladen.”

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3.Bike & Wine Tour: Arrowtown to Valley of the Vines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 207 reviews · from $73

Start in Queenstown with a 20-minute shuttle to Arrowtown, then ride gravel trails beside the Arrow River toward Gibbston. Going Blue supplies a Trek mountain bike or e-bike, helmet, map, lock, and repair kit. Stop at wineries such as Gibbston Valley, Kinross, Rockburn, or Mount Rosa before a 4:00 pm pickup.

“Beautiful scenery, great wineries, top day. Jay's a good lad, too. Excellent communication, knowledgeable, good sense of humour.”

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4.Self-Guided Biking Wine Tour (full day) in the Marlborough Region.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · from $43

Spend about six and a half hours cycling between Marlborough cellar doors at your own pace. Explore Marlborough Wine Tours provides a step-through bike, helmet, hi-viz vest, lock, basket, wine map, hotel pickup, and free bottle collection. Choose a standard bike, tandem, kids’ bike, or e-bike, then follow your own route from The Vines Village.

“Our bike hire experience was great. Andy took great care in setting us up with the correct bikes for us and all the tips and safety guidelines for riding the trail well. His postive, encouraging helpful attitude, meant nothing was too much trouble and he was only a phone call away should we need any assistance! Thank you for a lovely e-bike experience and we will definitely be back! Cheers Mike & Shay”

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5.‘Valley of the Vines’ Wine and Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 79 reviews · from $88

Ride from gold-mining-era Arrowtown into the Gibbston Valley on a self-guided 2 to 3 hour trail ride. Go Blue supplies Trek eBikes or pedal bikes, maps, helmets, locks, and a shuttle from Queenstown. Stop at Mount Rosa, Kinross, Gibbston Tavern, or other wineries before pickup and return by 5pm.

“loved it it was amazing, the winery's are amazing :)”

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6.Napier: Cape Coast Winery Tour on E-Bikes

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 67 reviews · 6 hours · from $89

Set off from Napier or Ahuriri by shuttle, then follow easy cycle trails from Cape Kidnappers through vineyards and orchards. Your self-guided route visits up to six wineries, including Clearview, Elephant Hill, Askerne, Te Mata Estate, and Black Barn. Tākaro Trails provides the e-bike, helmet, pannier, maps, briefing, and return shuttle.

“The scenery riding through the vineyards and along the coast was absolutely beautiful! Our driver Andy was great and filled us in on alot of local history along the way. Definitely recommend this tour when visiting Napier!”

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7.Marlborough: Half Guided and Half Self-Guided Bike Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 42 reviews · 7 hours · from $110

You will spend the morning cycling with a small group and a local guide such as Innes or Graeme, visiting three wineries with tastings included. After lunch, use the wine map and local tips to plan your own afternoon among Marlborough's vineyards. Hotel pickup, bikes, helmets, and return transport are included.

“We had great weather, a small group of 6 people and a very knowledgeable guide which could tell es everything about the vinery, production, plants, the special things about Marlborough area. The atmosphere in the vineyard and testing was always very relaxed and we had good conversations throughout the whole trip. We had A beautiful day”

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8.Guided E-Bike Tour with Winery Visits & Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 36 reviews · 6 hours · from $194

Ride from Queenstown through Arrowtown and along the Arrow and Kawarau rivers with a guide such as Ksena, Tom, or Jordan. You’ll cross historic suspension bridges, visit the world’s first commercial bungy bridge, then finish at two family-run wineries with tastings and an artisan platter. Small groups are limited to eight.

“Me and my partner both loved this guided tour! Tom was amazing and super knowledgeable. The E bikes are definitely worth it to make it an easy fun experience. Everything from riding, both wineries and the food was fantastic. It was the most perfect day and we made some friends for life.”

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9.Full-Day Marlborough Wine Region Bike Hire

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $43

Pick up a step-through bike, e-bike, tandem, or children’s bike in Marlborough and spend 9:30am to 4:30pm touring the vineyards. You get a helmet, lock, basket, hi-vis vest, and winery map with practical recommendations. Tastings and lunch cost extra, and transport from your accommodation is not included.

“The team is very friendly, and very flexible with special requests. They were very helpful in providing a good understanding of the use of equipment, and guiding us thru the self guided paths. I would totally use them again.”

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10.Morning Guided with Afternoon Self-Guided Biking Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $117

Start at 9:15 am with pickup from Blenheim or Renwick, then ride from The Vines Village to three wineries with a small group and guide. April is one guide praised for adjusting wine talk to each person. After lunch, use the map and local advice to explore independently. Morning tastings are included.

“Great fun despite the constant rain. Wonderful host and guide, really friendly vineyard staff, delicious tasting sessions.”

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11.Napier: Cruise Self-Guided Cycle Ride to Winery – Half Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $38Best value

Ride from Tākaro Trails near Napier’s shoreline on a self-guided route through coastal paths, orchards, farmland, riverbanks, and estuary bird habitat. Karen sets you up with a bike, map, and optional Ride with GPS help. Choose a 40km winery loop or a 50km coastal route, then arrange your own tasting or lunch.

“I would highly recommend this activity. we had 9 family members raging in age from 11yrs to 67yrs and all enjoyed it. Not being familiar with the area at all we did struggle a little bit with the map, but still made it the entire way around the 40km circuit.”

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12.Private Biking Wine Tour (full day) in the Marlborough Region

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $341

You’ll ride quiet rural routes from The Vines Village near Blenheim, visiting five to six wineries with a private guide. Karen and Amelia are named members of the team. Tastings, bikes, helmets, hotel pickup, and one winery tour or food-and-wine match are included. Bring lunch money, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a warm layer.

“Karen is fabulous, and Amelia was delightful. Don't hesitate. Book it! This was e best thing we did in two full weeks in New Zealand!!!”

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