IT’S ON AGAIN!
WE’RE DESPERATE TO RIDE…SOMEWHERE, and there is no better place than the South Island of New Zealand. With the amazing treats that Spring pops up it’s a magical time to tour the South Island.
Let’s make our ‘Third Time Lucky’ tour a massive one – you know you’ve been hanging to get out on an overseas tour so this is THE tour to be on.
Book now to avoid missing out on your spot, you know you deserve it!
Day 0
Arrive Christchurch
Meet your bike at 17:00. Welcome drinks at 18:30. Meet your Paradise tour guides and Stuart from AMM.
Day 1
Christchurch to Blenheim - 310km
We leave after breakfast heading north riding through rural land until we get to the Pacific Coast. After stopping in Kaikoura we continue alongside the mountains and beside the sea until we get to the Store, where the road heads inland. Great riding all day, sweeping bends, twisty climbs through the mountains, beautiful views.
Overnight in Blenheim.
Day 2
Blenheim to Nelson - 170km
We’ll start the day at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre with its WW1 and WW2 displays designed by Peter Jackson (included activity) and then ride to Picton. Ride along Queen Charlotte Drive to Nelson, another spectacular road, with beautiful views along most of the 25-mile route into Havelock.
The drive climbs and rounds the headland overlooking Picton, the terminus for all freight and passenger traffic to and from Wellington. Then we ride over a low saddle between Charlotte Sound and Pelorus Sound, two of the four waterways that collectively make up the Marlborough Sounds. The road then runs alongside several peaceful bays.
Pass through Havelock, the home of ‘Green Lipped Mussels’ which are exported throughout the world. The mussel beds are clearly visible in the sounds. The route from Havelock is hilly and winding, with great roads and passes through miles of pine forests,
