Cycle Adventure: Tasman's Great Taste Trail

Embark on a self-guided cycle adventure from Nelson to Mapua, exploring stunning scenery and making stops at wineries, breweries, and the Pics Peanut Butter Factory. Perfect for a relaxing day out!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kiwi Journeys - This one day cycle adventure takes in some of the most stunning scenery on Tasman’s Great Taste Trail. There are many fun stops along the way with award winning wineries, craft breweries, and the World of Wearable Art museum to name a few.
    Cycle along the old rail route from Nelson City to Richmond then turn onto the picturesque…
What's Included
  • Bike light, helmet, repair kit, pannier bags & odometer included
  • All taxes, fees, and handling charges covered
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Mapua Ferry crossing included
  • Quality comfort trail bike hire with a Qualmark Gold activity operator
What's Not Included
  • Food (own cost)
  • Airport pick-up (additional costs apply)
  • Hotel pickup (additional costs apply)
Additional Information

This full day self-guided cycle adventure takes in some of the most stunning scenery on Tasman’s Great Taste Trail taking approximately 3 -4 hours of cycling. There are many fun stops along the way with award winning wineries, craft breweries, and the Pics Peanut Butter Factory to name a few.
Cycle along the old rail route from Nelson City to Richmond…

Location
16 Paru Paru Road
Paru Paru Road
NB: Our shuttle (included in price) will deliver you back to our Nelson City depot. Free parking is available at our depot.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rosecostelloc
Jan 5, 2026
Sensational experience all round - What a gorgeous experience! Great staff, gorgeous rainforest and amazing e bike ride to Lake Kainere. Can’t thank Lydia, D & Suzanne enough. Do it.
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Bigdog99bc
Jan 2, 2026
Absolutely fantastic from start to finish - Absolutely fantastic day, very well organised from start to finish. Bikes were sized to fit us and in really good condition, paneers very useful. We were provided with maps and a detailed walkthrough of the route, highlighting specific points of interest, which was very helpful. Matt, the shuttle driver, not only dropped us at our accommodation on the way back he provided a lot of interesting information about Nelson and the surrounding area along the way, thank you. Very good value for money
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Carried32016
Dec 31, 2025
Great day on an e-bike in Nelson - This is a nice way to experience parts of Nelson we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. The gear was top notch. The instructions were clear and it was nice to be able to set our own pace.
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Gerlindep2025
Nov 6, 2025
Short-term, straightforward booking - Short-term booking the night before. Good explanation of the tour. Nice way - mostly bike paths. Shuttle bus for return transport.
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Warwickayres
Nov 5, 2025
Cycle great Taste - All was well organised Courteous staff Good accommodation Good bikes It was easy to find dining options-some catered options
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Peterlo6661rt
Oct 2, 2025
Kiwi Adventures facilitate a great biking experience - Nelson to Mapua - Wow what an experience. A beautiful day cycling the great taste trail from Nelson to Mapua. Unbelievable views of snow capped mountains, opportunities for food and wine tastings and welcoming residents happy to assist us on our journey. The whole experience facilitated by Kiwi Adventures was seamless - great maps and explanation and above all just fantastic EBikes and supporting equipment. Highly recommended.
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Mccullough
Mar 30, 2025
Great company and trip! - The trail winds through both city, country and Forrest in this portion of the trail! Not quite as many breweries or wineries as we thought but it was a gorgeous day to ride and we stopped by 4 places and the classic car museum on our trip. We hit the Mapua ferry around 4pm and stayed in the mapua area for an hour as a nice little reward for our efforts. If we could do it again we would spend more time in mapua at the end. Bikes were great and the service was also top notch. They had a van to pick us up in mapua when we finished our ride and take us back to their shop.
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Karl
Mar 3, 2025
Awesome company - You won't go wrong choosing this team. Very very good. The bikes were perfect. Instruction in the morning before leaving was great and informative. The shuttle back and also the following day was very good. The drivers were awesome and again very informative and dropped us back at our accommodation which was very good.
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Alison_h
Feb 16, 2025
Beautiful coastal ride - This is a great ride with lots of different views along the way. We enjoyed lunch in Mapua at the end and the company employees are very friendly.
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Seaside56865310391
Dec 15, 2025
Not what we expected. - Not what we expected. Route map/directions not easy to follow with construction and we were thrown off track. Riding beside major roads at low tide not very enjoyable. However. we appreciate all the people we dealt with at Kiwi Journeys who were very friendly and accommodating, picking us up early.
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From $75
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).