Frequently Asked Questions

It gets really busy over the summer season, and we would hate you to miss out on a bike, so we recommend that you Book Now or ring us on 0064 21 846607 to reserve your bike.

The biking is as easy as it gets. The terrain is flat.

It depends on which wineries you choose to visit. You can have a full day of wine touring on your bikes with very little time on the roads.

We will talk you through the map and where the best places to bike are and direct you towards the quiet country roads, river trails, and bike paths.

You sure do! It’s law in NZ that anyone riding a bike needs to wear a helmet.

It doesn’t rain very often in Marlborough and even when it does it rarely rains on the valley floor but does so in the mountains on either side.

We do not offer a wet weather contingency for bike hire but we suggest that you head out anyway. There are 6 wineries within 1.5 km of our base so you can still have a great day of wine tasting with the short dashes between the wineries.

If the cancellation is more than 24 hours before the booking, there will be a refund less the credit card fees and a $10 cancellation fee.

Bookings cancelled within 24 hours before the experience start time the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Yes, we do — we have child seats, a tag-along bike, and 20-inch and 24-inch bikes for children.

Please let us know the ages and most importantly the heights of your children when you book.

Yes, most of the wineries are charging $10 per person, which will normally get you tastings of 3 – 6 wines depending on the winery.

You have a number of options and they are all good.

Wairau River Winery Restaurant is excellent and is only 10 minutes bike ride from our base. It has a lovely outdoor area.

Allan Scott winery also has a great restaurant called “ Allan Scott Bistro” and is 20 minutes bike ride from our base.

Jack’s Raw Bar at Cloudy Bay another lovely option but is usually open during the summer months.

Booking is essential for all of the above.

Fancy Cow opened in 2022 and has a lovely upstairs restaurant. Downstairs there you can purchase snacks, pizzas etc as well as sample beers and wines.  This is located 5 minutes bike ride from our base.

The starting point of your day has the Vines Café, which has good counter food if you want a quick sandwich, pie or muffin – the coffee here is good.

If you are after a lite platter and a glass of wine then Whitehaven, Nautilus, Forrest and Framingham can oblige. Forrest and Framingham have large out door areas and Forrest do not mind if you wish to bring your own picnic.

Finally, if you are prepared to bike 35 minutes or so, we would also recommend Saint Clair and the Wine Kitchen which is situated in the grounds of Rockferry winery.

We do not pick-up from Picton but recommend you contact Marlborough Shuttles who will do Picton to the Vines Village (our base) return at a flat rate of $200 independent of the number of people up to 11 people.  Please mention the reference of “Explore Marlborough” when you make the booking.

Alternatively, you can drive to the Vines Village and meet us there or catch a bus from Picton to Blenheim and we can pick you up from the Blenheim i-SITE.

Ask the Picton i-SITE about bus timetables.