Tours: (choose one):
- Arrowtown to Queenstown self guided bike tour
- Frankton/Kelvin Heights/Jack's Point to Queenstown self guided bike tour
- Explore the Famous Gibbston Valley Wineries on Bike self guided bike tour
Arrowtown to Queenstown self guided bike tour:
- Ages 14+
- Approximately four hours
- Suitable for intermediate/ experienced riders
- Approximately 20-35km ride depending on which option you would like to take.
Including a scenic shuttle journey to Arrowtown to start with. Enjoy being picked up from your accommodation and taken on a stunning scenic 20-minute shuttle journey to Arrowtown. Once in Arrowtown you will be set up on your Bike, receive a safety briefing and then be talked through the best routes and great spots plus some hidden local highlights to visit along the way. When you are ready, set off at your own pace along the stunning Arrow, Kawarau and Shotover Rivers and lake trails plus unique historic bridges. The custom-designed maps that you will be provided with will help you to make the most of your time exploring your way back to Queenstown. You can choose to be dropped halfway to Arrowtown and ride back to Queenstown or dropped at Arrowtown and ride back to Queenstown. Once back to Queenstown, the team can pick your bikes up from your accommodation in Queenstown, Frankton or leave in Happy Travels on Camp St or Beach Street.
Frankton/Kelvin Heights/Jack's Point to Queenstown self guided bike tour:
- Ages 14+
- 2/3/4 hours respectively
- Suitable for beginner, intermediate, experienced riders
- Approximately 7-23km ride depending on which option you would like to take
- You can choose to be dropped of at Frankton (7km - easy), Kelvin Heights (14km - moderate) or Jack's Point (23km - hard)
Enjoy being picked up from your accommodation and taken on a stunning scenic 10-20 minute shuttle journey to either Frankton, Kelvin Heights or Jack’s Point, depending on where you may like to start your journey. Once you arrive, you will be set up on your bike, receive a safety briefing and then talked through the best routes plus some great spots and hidden local highlights to visit along the way. The custom-designed maps that you will be provided with will help you to make the most of your time exploring your way back to Queenstown. Once back to Queenstown, the team can pick your bikes up from your accommodation in Queenstown, Frankton or leave in Happy Travels on Camp St or Beach Street. They give out word locks so we don't need a key to collect off of you.
Explore the Famous Gibbston Valley Wineries on Bike self guided bike tour:
- Ages 14+
- Approximately five hours
- Suitable for beginner, intermediate, experienced riders
- You can bike from 2km to 20km
- You can choose to be dropped Frankton (7km), Kelvin Heights (14km), or Jack's Point (23km)
Includes scenic Arrowtown drop off and pick up at the Gibbston Valley Wineries. Enjoy being picked up from your accommodation and taken on a stunning scenic 20-minute shuttle journey to Arrowtown or Gibbston, depending on where you may like to start your journey. Once you arrive you will be set up on your bike, receive a safety briefing and then talked through the best routes plus some great spots and hidden local highlights to visit along the way. Their custom-designed maps will help you to make the most of your time exploring. 2.00pm or 5:30pm pick up from the wineries. They can either drop you off at Arrowtown or Morven Ferry intersection and you bike to Gibbston (which is a longer more of an intermediate to experienced rider), or they can take you straight to the Gibbston area to start exploring straight away (which is perfect for all levels).
Enjoy a wine or three and let them pick you up and drive you home (as well as any wine/shopping you may pick up along the way!). Enjoy 365 days a year pickups and drop-offs from your accommodation in Queenstown, Frankton or Arthur's Point. You can bike from 2km to 20km. Just let them know your energy levels on the day and they can plan your drop-offs and pickups to suit. Visit at your own pace a range of award-winning wineries along the way. These include Gibbston Valley, Chard Farm, Peregrine, Mt Rosa, Waitiri Creek/Cargo Brewery, Peregrine, Gibbston Tavern, Gibbston Valley Cheese experience, as well as many more.
About Going Blue:
The team at Going Blue is committed to showing you the best that Queenstown and the Central Otago area has to offer, all from a unique local’s perspective. They are proud to be locally owned and operated, and as long-time residents of Queenstown they undertake many projects each year to help support our community in various ways. They live and breathe Queenstown and its surrounding areas and absolutely LOVE IT!
Queenstown continually ranks as one of the most scenic places in the world and they can’t wait to show you why. Whether it’s through their rental services, self-guided tour options or pickup services, you will be amazed at how much fun you can have here on two wheels! They’re a small team consisting of Ben, Matt, Jay and Shelly and are all passionate about Queenstown and the stunning tracks and trails that surround it. Exploring Queenstown by bicycle is one of the most fun and affordable things to do while here.
With their extensive range of Electric bikes, Cruiser bikes, scooters and more we make sure you explore as much as possible at your own pace while on holiday. They are the only company in Queenstown to stock a full range of brand new 2020 model bikes that are checked and serviced daily.
