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Bike The Wineries Full Day Ride Queenstown
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Bike The Wineries Full Day Ride Queenstown

By Around The Basin Bike Queenstown
Recommended by 90% of travelers
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If you enjoy the freedom of independent travel and the convenience of guided tours, then this winery biking tour from Queenstown offers the best of both worlds. You’ll be conveniently dropped off at the starting point, with your provided bikes and helmets, so you don’t need to drive yourself. Using your informative trail map you’ll then spend the day touring the historic Arrowtown area, stopping at wineries as you wish, and going at your own pace.
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Ages 0-90, max of 8 per group
Duration: 7h 30m
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Highlights
  • Return transfers to start and end points, plus hotels, are included
  • Receive exclusive deals at the wineries along the cycle trail
  • A fun way to spend the day outdoors with friends
  • Ideal for active travelers who also enjoy good food and drink
  • Use of bicycle
  • Use of helmet
  • Shuttle transport to start and from finish
What's not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Wine tastings
Departure details
  • 9 Duke Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand Our shop location is at the back of The Station Building on Duke Street, opposite the Sofitel Hotel.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 19208P2
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years - recommended to bring ID
  • A maximum of 8 people per booking
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
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Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    9 Duke Street
    9 Duke Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
    Our shop location is at the back of The Station Building on Duke Street, opposite the Sofitel Hotel.
    See address & details
  • 1
    Arrowtown Village
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 2
    Gibbston
    Stop: 30 minutes
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    Pass by
    Kawarau Suspension Bridge
  • 3
    Gibbston Valley Winery
    Stop: 30 minutes
    See details
  • 4
    Rockburn - Cellar Door
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 5
    Mt Rosa Wines
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 6
    Brennan Wines
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 7
    Chard Farm Winery
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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About the operator

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By: Around The Basin Bike Queenstown
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Stephanie_Long99
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Best way to see the wineries!
What a great way to see the Gibbston Valley! Had an amazing day with friends & family exploring the valley & wineri…
Odyssey48359007766
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Good experience.
Thrilling but amazing experience! It was really worth going. I would like to do it for sure in the future!
hovani
hovani
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Epic trail
Excellent bike. Staff was helpful. Spectacular trail as well. Definitely a must do for adventurous travellers!
GinzaLad
GinzaLad
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A workout and wine!
A fantastic workout in a gorgeous setting, with the treat of vino awaiting us at the finish line! Steve was informa…
tjutyaa
tjutyaa
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Fun trails
The trails with all sign boards were very good. They were informative and easy to follow. I love the scenery along …
V5578VKandrewm
V5578VKandrewm
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Awesome fun
Awesome afternoon visiting the wineries! Definitely recommend the E-bikes, veey relaxing and lots of fun.
G8125ELclaires
G8125ELclaires
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Highlight of the trip
Highlight of the trip! We had amazing weather so we really lucked out. fantastic wineries and bikes. I had no idea …
Niser37
Niser37
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Fab Day!
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with around the basin. The electric bikes were the best ones we've hired so far and t…
suedQ4750UO
suedQ4750UO
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Beautiful ride
A great experience from start to finish. You’re driven to Arrowtown and briefed. The briefing was clear with some h…
netheredger
netheredger
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Superb Day’s Cycling
A superb day’s cycling. This is a wonderfully well organised and delivered experience. The staff are helpful and su…
VIXEN0000
VIXEN0000
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The best bike hire in town!
FANTASTIC customer service and top notch bikes! These guys just go the extra mile. Whenever I have visitors who nee…
gjaws
gjaws
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Fun ride
You really don’t need the 3/4 day. 1/2 day is plenty. You also really don’t need an e-bike . It’s easily doable on …
DayTrip17837201313
DayTrip17837201313
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Perfect day - highly recommend!
We had an amazing day cycling from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley. The trail and views were spectacular. We're fit …
V8620OGlukef
V8620OGlukef
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Perhaps an E-Bike is the way to go!
I did the Arrowtown to Queenstown bike ride and the views were spectacular! Although we did the trip on standard bi…
Dream64843099005
Dream64843099005
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Brilliant day
We had a great day - really well organised, staff were really friendly and the information/map provided regarding t…
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JoChristineHarry
Auckland Central, New Zealand6 contributions
A Must Do when in Queenstown
Sep 2020
Such a cool thing to do. We hired E bikes at extra cost but worth it for us 50plus gals. Great driver and well prepared with info. Managed to get to 4 wineries including a gorgeous 3 course lunch at Gibbston Valley. Highly recommend even on a showery day.
Written September 15, 2020
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Around The Basi...
So glad you enjoyed our E Bikes Jo! Definitely worth the extra money. Thanks for your kind review, hopefully see you out there again sometime.
Written October 5, 2020
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shelley m
Nelson, Canada20 contributions
Loved Loved Loved this tour!!!
Feb 2020 • Couples
We booked the full day "Bike the Wineries Tour" - self guided - and it was my husband and I and one of our daughters. It truly was the highlight of our trip to New Zealand and we felt young again riding alongside the beautiful scenery. The fellow who drove us and picked us up from Arrowtown (unfortunately can't remember his name) was so comical and chatty he had all of us on the bus laughing hysterically. We are Canadian and he had lots of funny things to say about us lol. Everything with our bike day was so organized, the bikes were great, wine was great and as promised they picked up any bottles of wine we purchased along the way. We felt truly alive by the end of our day and would fully recommend anyone considering booking with this company. Thanks and we hope to come again!
Written April 23, 2020
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AroundTheBasin
Thanks for your awesome review, really appreciate it. Was great to have you out with us and so glad you had such a good day and enjoyed the ride, wine and the drivers jokes! haha Love to hear we made it as a highlight of your trip :) Hope to see you back out with us again in the future!
Written July 2, 2020
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Lora W
1 contribution
Highlight of our trip
Mar 2020 • Couples
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed Bike the Wineries. Our day started with a walk through the quaint town of Arrowtown and then a fairly easy ride along a riverside path. The scenery was stunning as the river descended into a deep gorge and the waters turned a brilliant shade of turqoise blue. I chose to upgrade to an ebike and I'm glad I did because my husband who is a seasoned rider struggled with some of the hills while I breezed along. The wine and cheese tastings were fabulous and there was plenty of time to visit all of the establishments and have lunch besides. Our best day so far.
Written March 13, 2020
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Simon C
Cairns, Australia63 contributions
Good, but....
Jul 2021
You are picked up from Queenstown and driven in a very nice bus to Arrowtown where you are given a briefing on riding through the Gibbston Valley.

It is well organised and the bikes and equipment are pretty good.

The cost is only your bike hire and transfer to and from Arrowtown - you get collected from a smallish pub in the Valley on the return run (or where ever else you might be).

The scenery is great and the ride is very enjoyable.

What was disappointing was the proprietors of the wineries ripping off the tourists. You sample very small quantities of wine at very high prices.

That kind of ruined it for me and made the day disappointing. Effectively you pay up to $30 for the equivalent of one small glass of wine (120mls). Cheese boards are extra (understandably) but I would not have done this tour if I knew how expensive the wine tasting was.

Could have been so much better.
Written August 5, 2021
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AroundTheBasin
Hello Simon - very pleased to hear that you were happy with all your service from our business. It is a shame you felt the wineries in Gibbston were ripping you off - you are the first I can personally recall in nearly 10 years of operation to give this feedback. Most NZ wineries charge for tastings and $10 to $15 for 5 - 8 substantial tastings is by NZ standards fairly good value. One of the wineries does offer free tastings and a number refund the cost of the tasting if you buy a bottle of wine. What the wineries charge is out of our control, and I have not heard of anyone paying $30 for a small glass of wine - it may have been a very premium vintage. We generally get great feedback from most of our customers about what a fantastic day they've had.
Written August 6, 2021
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Emily
1 contribution
Nice ride
Feb 2020 • Friends
We were disappointed that the bus did not pick us up from our accommodation as advertised and as a result we missed the first part of the day.
They said they emailed but we did not receive and they did not attempt to call or message.
Customer service needs a lot of work!
The ride was beautiful and the wine was delish
Written February 18, 2020
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GrandTour42193665789
Thanks for your review - it's a shame that you did not receive the email from us asking for you to walk to our shop in the morning, if someone has not checked in we do always try to call to see where guests are before leaving but unfortunately we could not get through to you on the number that was given with the booking. I'm glad that you did enjoy the ride and wineries after we took you out on the next shuttle.
Written March 6, 2020
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IanAuld
Brisbane, Australia5 contributions
Great wine, cheese and exercise
Mar 2020
We took this tour when recently in Queenstown. We enjoyed the day immensely and we would thoroughly recommend Around the Basin Bike Tours as they facilitated the day brilliantly.
The bikes were in really good condition, the directions were clear and the interaction with the crew who took us to the start and returned us home was terrific - highly professional but very engaging.
Written April 4, 2020
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AroundTheBasin
Hi Ian Glad you had a good day! Was great to have you guys out with us :) Thanks, Louise
Written July 2, 2020
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Kathy
573 contributions
A Full Day of Fun!
Jan 2020
This was Tour #1 of three winery cycle tours we took during our two-month vacation in New Zealand. We loved it so much we decided to do it again when we were in Blenheim and Napier. We booked this tour through Around the Basin Bike Tours, who provided bikes, helmets, maps, and shuttle service at the beginning and end of the ride. We cycled from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley on the Arrow River Bridge Trail and the Queenstown Trail, crossing suspension bridges and riding through farmland with spectacular mountain views and along deep gorges with turquoise water. In Gibbston Valley, the heart of the wine-making country, we visited numerous winery cellar doors and a fantastic craft brewery with wood fired pizza! The trail was easy and the beverages were outstanding. We will definitely do it again.
Written April 28, 2020
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AroundTheBasin
So glad you enjoyed the day so much you did it again in other places - can't go wrong with wine, bikes and beautiful scenery can you! Thanks for coming out with us and taking the time to leave such a nice review :)
Written July 2, 2020
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Peter G
New York City, NY43 contributions
Was great, except for the bike seat
Was a gorgeous ride and bought some great wine. Only problem was the standard bike seats were quite uncomfortable after 8 hrs of biking. Suggest requesting a wider more padded seat if available. Otherwise no complaints!
Written February 20, 2021
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AroundTheBasin
Thanks for your review and great to hear you had an awesome ride. We do have gel seats available in our vans so sorry you weren't offered one :) Cheers, the Around The Basin team.
Written February 21, 2021
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18margarett
Plimmerton, New Zealand17 contributions
Challenge conquered
Oct 2020
Thought we’d signed up for one thing, got another! Due to a wee mix up we ended up doing the whole cycle tour from Arrowtown. Been a long time since either of us has been on a bike, but we gave it a good shot. If we’d known just how far we were going to be going, we would’ve opted for e-bikes, but were pretty chuffed with ourselves to manage the day on the old plodders. Had a fantastic day out, great weather luckily, went to some lovely vineyards and had fun at the Gibbston Tavern for the afternoon whilst waiting for our ride back. Highly recommend this way to travel the vineyards and see the back country with some fun.
Written October 20, 2020
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Around The Basi...
Nice work on making the best of your day, even when you booked to ride a bit further than you expected. Luckily the trail is all pretty easy riding. E- bikes sure are a good option too! Next time :)
Written November 10, 2020
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Ken ward
1 contribution
Lovely friendly trip
Oct 2020
Had a great experience. We did have a bit of a problem , because the track was a bit of challenging for my 80 year old wife who hadn’t cycled for a long time and never ridden an ebike before. Long story short, she didn’t gloveless friendly o far and had to go back this split our group up, . But the wonderful staff sorted this out for us and picked her up and took her to Gibbston, where we all met up again. We were all able to enjoy the wine and food and then they came and picked us up and returned us to Queenstown. So after a shaky start we enjoyed the trip and can’ say enough about how wonderful and friendly the staff were in ensuring we had a good time. Thank you so much.
Written October 18, 2020
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GrandTour42193665789
Great to have you out with us - it was awesome that your Mum tried to give it a go! We were happy to pick her up and get her to the winery so she could join you at the end of your ride for some family time.
Written October 19, 2020
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