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Top Australia & New Zealand Summer Cycle Tours

September 5, 2016 June 20, 2019
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Summer is almost here! The warm weather is calling as we have now entered the second month of Spring, and our tour guides are champing at the bit to get out there! We’ve rounded up our top picks for Summer cycling tours – ones where the warmer months really make the difference and will give you the best possible experience on your luxury cycle tour. AUSTRALIA These Australian cycle tours are located in the lower part of the country, so choosing the warmer months is a great idea to be more sure of hot sun and good weather. Tasmania Tasmania is a little piece of paradise; located 240km off the south-east corner of mainland Australia. It’s position means that the weather can be varied and unpredictable, so taking a cycle tour over the peak summer months makes it a safer bet. Barossa Valley Heading inland from Adelaide, this tour is a wine connoisseurs dream! Summer is the best time for this, as you can cycle through beautiful wine country and stop along the way to have wine tastings in the sun. Margaret River Breathtaking scenery and spectacular food and wine abound on this tour. Another tour with winery stops along the way, best enjoyed laid back in the sun with your feet up before you jump back on the saddle to complete your ride for the day. NEW ZEALAND All of our New Zealand tours are located in the South Island, where the climate is quite cold over Winter, but come Summer, temperatures rise into the late 20s and early 30s which is a perfect climate for enjoying the breathtaking scenery. Malborough Sounds & Nelson Lakes Described by one rider as “like riding through paradise”, this tour takes you around the northern tip of the South Island with white

September 5, 2016 June 20, 2019
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cycling tours, Expert Insight

November is a wonderful time of year for cycle touring - getting in just before the peak of the Summer heat really sets in! During November we have two cycle tours booked that you could join in on. The dates are set, the organisation is well underway - so you can just jump on board and join in on the fun! The Great Ocean Road is world-renowned for its dramatic seascapes and beautiful bushland with cascading waterfalls, rainforest walks and ancient fern gullies on one side and on the seaside magnificent surf beaches, high cliffs and incredible rugged coastal scenery and landscapes. Experience this wild region of Australia as you journey over 300 km's from Port Fairy to Melbourne. Indulge yourself on a cycle tour that caters for moderate to advanced cyclist with optional cycling distances designed to suit each level of experience. This tour offers generous amounts of time for sight seeing and enjoying the attractions the Great Ocean Road offers. All sections of each day are optional, and there is no obligation to cycle each one, your support person will always be available to look after you. For more information on the Great Ocean Road Cycle Tour, please click here. BAROSSA VALLEY WINE TOUR Idyllic to exciting, traditional to contemporary, the Adelaide Hills are so authentically unique and the cultural life is as diverse as the terrain. Geometric vineyards nestle among tangled bark forest, rolling hills surrender to rugged ravines, glittering galleries contrast with earthy rural comforts. A cycling escape to the Adelaide Hills is a chance to challenge yourself physically whilst soaking up the ever changing landscapes and indulging in fresh local produce and world-class wines. For more information on the Barossa Valley Wine Tour please click here.

November is a wonderful time of year for cycle touring – getting in just before the peak of the Summer heat really sets in! During November we have two cycle tours booked that you could join in on. The dates are set, the organisation is well underway – so you can just jump on board

July 26, 2016 June 20, 2019
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Expert Insight

In 2012 Tracey Croke, Sydney based travel journalist addicted to roughty-toughty off-track adventure and exploring on her bike, came along on our Tasmania Cycle Tour. We loved her witty and honest description of the tour, and have republished it here for you all to read. Thanks Tracey! I couldn’t understand why my bike was stopping on a steep decline. Had the brakes developed a mind of their own? Was the earth’s gravitational force shifting? Maybe I was being drawn into another time through an invisible wormhole? After my imagination stopped running away with itself, I discovered a perfectly logical explanation. I was getting an introduction to the the roaring forties – a gale force wind that rips around the Earth in latitudes between 40 and 50 degrees – and Tasmania lies smack in the path of it. Along with other factoids, I should thank that wind for the cleanest air in the Southern Hemisphere (measured by the Bureau of Meteorology) The wind could be a good friend on long climbs, but having to put more effort into the descent was a new and comical experience for me. It was an early lesson in my bike adventuring that nothing is easy if you catch nature in a mischievous mood. I planned a trip to Tasmania after stories from a couple of tour-cycling buddies made me hungry for a taste of self-sufficient bike adventuring. While Googling the best routes for my great adventure, hotel searches soon replaced a NASA level study of lightweight tents. I was completely thrown off track by a company offering to coordinate the whole journey and provide a personal luggage-shifter, who took care of everything for me sans pushing the pedals. If you’re not afraid of hills and headwinds, this five-day 450-kilometre Launceston to Hobart self-guided route is a

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