Two-Day & Two-Night Otago Central Rail Trail Bike Tour for Two People - Options for up to Six People

This tour includes: 

• Two-day bike hire, on Merida hardtail MTB's. Upgrades to E-Bikes for an additional fee may be available, enquire at time of booking.
• Luggage transport (one bag per customer, bag storage provided if you have additional bags)
• Two nights self-contained accommodation at Solandra Lodge– includes continental breakfast - put a group of three or more together and they’ll guarantee sole occupancy for your group
• Transport from Clyde to Omakau on day one, Omakau to Oturehua on day two

Excludes:

• Lunches and dinners
• Any other activities you might choose to do
• Additional transport to retrieve you from the trail should you be unable to continue cycling

Requirements:

• Ability to ride a bike
• A reasonable level of fitness to cover the daily distances. They recommend that you do some training before coming to enhance your enjoyment and they provide a training program
• No medical issues that would prevent you from partaking in the described activity

Itinerary:

Day One

• Drive yourself to Clyde
• 4.15pm – Shebikeshebikes transport from Clyde through to Omakau for your first night
• 4.45pm – Check in at your accommodation in Omakau and enjoy a great meal at one of the four dining options in the area, or self-cater. A continental breakfast is provided for the morning

Day Two

• 9.15am – Shebikeshebikes transport through to Oturehua
• 10.30am – Cycle from Oturehua back to Omakau, 30km trending downhill
• Second nights accommodation in Omakau – a continental breakfast is provided for the morning

Day Three

• Start at a time to suit you this morning and cycle from Omakau to Clyde on the Otago Central Rail Trail (with the option to ride the 150th Anniversary Track again if you loved it) – 35km trending downhill
• When you get to Clyde, drop your bikes, collect your bags and car and you’re on your way to your next adventure

About shebikeshebikes:

Like all shebikeshebikes adventures, this trip is all about fun. Even if you haven’t been on a bike for a very long time because you’re old enough to have ridden a horse to school or what you used to refer to as your bike is now in your local transport museum, they have the solution with a modern Merdia MTB. E-Bikes upgrades for an additional fee may be available, enquire at time of booking.

Having done the Otago Central Rail Trail is an automatic conversation starter – even if you have only actually done one or two days of the best bits – minor details for busy people. So the next time that someone says “Oh have you done the Rail Trail?” don’t be afraid to throw in a few trail-related points of interest. Like that the Poolburn gorge is home to the rare New Zealand falcon (Karearea) and you of course have actually seen one (check out the back of the $20 note for details); that although Cyclophobia is a very real and scary phenomenon for some, you now have empathy as you also experienced the rapid heartbeat and tunnel vision on day one of this trip. Just quietly - over 50% of cyclists forget to take off their sunglasses when going through the deep dark Poolburn tunnels and remark on how dark it is – much to the amusement of their companions.

Shebikeshebikes is a family run business doing great things on the Rail Trail since 2009. Feel free to read about them on Trip Advisor.