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Why ride with us

Small groups, crafted routes, and two people who answer every email themselves. Here is what that actually means on tour.

Riders on a guided tours along some of the worlds best bike trails
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Guided tours are crafted. Your day adapts.

Every route has been shaped over years of riding it: the right trails in the right order, the towns worth stopping in, the hotels worth staying at. Around it, your own day has room to move. Ride the whole trail or hop in the van at two in the afternoon. No explanations needed, and no shame anywhere in it.

Small groups of riders on a log at the beach
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Small groups, never more than 12

Twelve riders is our ceiling and our groups are small enough that the guide knows your name and your pace by day two, and small enough that the group eats at one table when it wants to.

Pacific Cycle tours customers travel in luxury on top level gear and vans
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One riding guide plus a support driver

Every guided tour runs with an experienced guide riding beside you and a support driver keeping the vehicle close: an air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a spare bike aboard. Every guide is first aid trained and carries a personal locator beacon. It is the reason a hard day can become an easy one halfway through.

Breathtaking views of the stunning New Zealand
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We tell you the truth about effort

Before you book, we will tell you exactly where the hard parts are: which days are long, which sections have a bit of bite, and which tour honestly suits you better. We grade every trail and we do not round down. It costs us the odd booking and it is why our reviews read the way they do.

Fitness, confidence and what our grades mean >

A hearty breakfast spread to keep you going on trail riding days
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The hotels are the ones we stay in ourselves

Mostly 4 to 5 star, and in the smallest towns, the nicest place there is. Your bags are at the hotel when you arrive, and on the free evenings we still book the group a table at our favourite spot in town, so there is company if you want it and none if you do not.

We are Qualmark Gold certified
We are DOC approved
We are part of the NZ great rides
We are an A2O official partner
We are Tiaki certified
Tourism Aotearoa partner
We are a certified sustainable Tourism Partner
We are an Official West Coast Wilderness trail official partner
We’re a Positive Business

Will we be beaten on price? Maybe. Will we compromise on what makes a great tour? Absolutely not.