CENTRAL BIKE TOUR

QUEENSTOWN • • CLYDE • MIDDLEMARCH •

THE OFFER 9 DAY CYCLING TOUR ’s rolling hills turn from green to gold in the sunlight, providing a stunning backdrop to a succession of tiny, gold-rush towns where farmers mingle with visiting cyclists. Not only one of the country’s top wine regions, $ the area also provides fantastic opportunities to explore a part of the world 1899 that feels lost in time on two wheels; from the prehistoric mountain ranges PER PERSON TWIN SHARE in the distance, to the remnants of prospecting days gone by and more.

This easy paced terrain bike tour follows the path of the former railway line that traverses the Central Otago region between the towns of Clyde and Middlemarch, with free time at leisure either side in Queenstown and Dunedin.. With vehicle assistance throughout, a luggage service, all the essential equipment provided and energetic local guides you are all set for a memorable adventure. Each stop along the way has a story to tell, a wine to try and even a go at the quirky Scottish sport of curling. A truly unique experience, this 9 day tour includes 8 nights accommodation, a 5 day semi-guided bike tour with concierge vehicle assistance, bike hire with essential equipment and more.

Offer available for a limited time or until sold out. TRIPADEAL (NZ) LIMITED: 6844434 9 DAY CYCLING TOUR | CENTRAL OTAGO RAIL TRAIL THE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrive Queenstown Please note: For the next 5 days the guide will not bike with Today, make your own way to the hotel accommodation and the group. The guide will take you to the trail from your enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. accommodation each morning and get everyone set to ride each sector of the trail. The guide will then drive to a number Overnight: Oaks Shores or similar, Queenstown of locations at points where the track has road access and Meals included: None check in on your group until the last member has passed through, before moving to the next checkpoint. They will Day 2 Queenstown Free Day also meet and spend time with the group at morning tea and Today is a free day to explore Queenstown, or alternatively lunch venues each day. At no time will they be more than take part in an optional tour. 10-15 minutes away from the group and there is good cell coverage, so any assistance is readily available. The vans carry Overnight: Oaks Shores or similar, Queenstown extra chilled water and will also have small snacks and fruit Meals included: None in case riders need a “pick me up” along the way. The guide will meet the riders at the end of the day’s section of the trail Day 3 Queenstown - Clyde - Omakau - 3.5 to 4 hours for and deliver them and their luggage to the accommodation cycling (37km) and then take them on the planned excursions and return you This morning you will have an early start, being met at each night to the accommodation. All bikes are 6-24 months approximately 7.30am by your guide and transfer to Clyde old and undergo comprehensive checking and maintenance so where you will have you will have some free time to explore the likelihood of technical issues along the trail are very low the historic main street and enjoy a coffee at iconic Olivers and assistance will never be far away. Lodge and Stables before your bike fitting and safety briefing Overnight: Nicky’s Place, Omakau before setting out on the rail trail. Meals included: None Your route takes you alongside the to the historic Chatto Creek Tavern. All that remains of Chatto Creek Day 4 Omakau to - Allow 3 hours for cycling is the charming tavern and ’s smallest working (30km) Post Office. The guide will meet you here - it’s a great place The ride from Omakau to Lauder is a flat 9km. Take a deep to stop for lunch (not included) before tackling Tiger Hill. breath - Lauder’s claim to fame is having the cleanest and Once you’ve tamed Tiger Hill, it’s a gentle ride down to the most-pollution free air in the world. The New Zealand railway town of Omakau, your destination for the night. After National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) checking in to Mandy’s Accommodation your guide will take has a research facility here. The guide will check in with you you to visit the charming and historic gold mining village here while you enjoy a coffee stop at Stationside Cafe, before of Ophir. Enjoy a stroll along the main street and a drink at you head out on your bikes into the Gorge – where Pitches Store or Blacks Hotel before heading back for dinner viaducts, two tunnels and stunning scenery make this one of at the Omakau Hotel (not included). the most spectacular sections of the trail.

Offer available for a limited time or until sold out. TRIPADEAL (NZ) LIMITED: 6844434 9 DAY CYCLING TOUR | CENTRAL OTAGO RAIL TRAIL THE ITINERARY On your way into Oturehua, visit Hayes Engineering Works enjoy some tastings of the various malt whiskies and craft where your guide will meet you for a tour. A popular rest stop gins produced. This afternoon you’ll travel to the historic gold on the , Hayes Engineering Works mining village of Naseby, home to the Southern hemisphere’s and Homestead is the legacy of English immigrants Ernest only dedicated indoor curling rink, spectacular night skies and and Hannah Hayes, who settled in Central Otago after their Naseby Lodge. Dine tonight at an iconic pub dating back to arrival in 1882. Though he worked initially as a millwright at the 1860’s (not included). local flour mills, Ernest’s enterprise began when he started Overnight: Naseby Lodge, Naseby inventing tools to simplify work on his 150-acre farm near Meals included: Breakfast Oturehua. From rabbit bait cutters to windmills, Hayes’ labour-saving inventions quickly spread around the country and overseas. Oturehua is just a few kilometres up the trail Day 6 Naseby - Ranfurly to Hyde - Allow 3 hours for and home to Gilchrist’s Store - part store, part museum. It’s cycling (32km) New Zealand’s oldest continuously operating general store This morning in Naseby try your hand at the ancient Scottish and has shelves of nostalgic products bearing long-gone sport of Curling at New Zealand’s only indoor curling rink, a brands. Once you’ve checked into Inverlair Lodge your guide must-do experience for anyone visiting Naseby. After lunch will take you on a scenic drive to St Bathans for a walk around (not included) return to Ranfurly for the easy cruise across the the Blue Lake and a tour of the historic village including a Plain to and Kokonga, before entering drink at the famously haunted Vulcan Hotel. The spa pool the Upper . Once you pass the white clay cliffs at Inverlair Lodge is a great spot to admire the view before and go over the curved bridge, it’s time to say hello to historic you’re collected for dinner tonight at the Oturehua Hotel (not Hyde. Here the guide will meet you and take you back to the included). charming Waipiata Motel. Enjoy dinner this evening at the Overnight: Inverlair Lodge, Oturehua Waipiata Hotel (not included). Overnight: Waipiata Motel, Waipata Meals included: Breakfast Meals included: Breakfast Day 5 Oturehua - Ranfurly - Naseby - Allow 2.5 hours for cycling (25km) Day 7 Hyde to Middlemarch - Dunedin - 28km - Allow 3 From Oturehua it’s just an 8 km ride to the highest point hours for cycling on the trail, and after that, it’s all downhill to Wedderburn. Your guide will collect you from Waipiata this morning for the From here it’s an easy glide down to the Art Deco township trip back to Hyde. From here, it’s a downhill cruise across the of Ranfurly. Here the guide will take you to a nearby Strath to Middlemarch. Cycling south, you’ll come distillery. Lammermoor Distillery is a unique farm distillery to a memorial for the 21 people who died in the Hyde train hand-crafting New Zealand Whisky & Gin on 5200 hectare crash on 6 June 1943. Lammermoor Station, 55 kilometres inland of Ranfurly. Here When you arrive, enjoy a celebratory lunch (not included) you will learn about the whisky and gin-making process, and

Offer available for a limited time or until sold out. TRIPADEAL (NZ) LIMITED: 6844434 9 DAY CYCLING TOUR | CENTRAL OTAGO RAIL TRAIL THE ITINERARY before saying a fond farewell to your bikes and boarding the vehicle transportation to Dunedin. Overnight: The Victoria Hotel or similar, Dunedin Meals included: Breakfast

Day 8 Dunedin Free Day Today is a free day to explore Dunedin. Overnight: The Victoria Hotel or similar, Dunedin Meals included: None

Day 9 Depart Dunedin This morning check out of the hotel and make your own arrangements onwards or home. Meals included: None

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Enjoy time at leisure in the resort town of Queenstown Full concierge vehicle assistance along the rail trail Enjoy 5-day semi-guided bike tour of the iconic Otago Rail Trail Tour leader assistance from Day 3 to 7 Visit the historic towns of Hyde, Waipiata, Oturehua and more Daily bag transfer between locations so you can cycle freely Take the opportunity to send a postcard from NZ’s smallest working Rail Trail Passport and certificate of completion post office Bike hire for the duration of the rail trail including Visit the charming historic gold mining town of Ophir Bike Visit the tiny town of Lauder, known for having New Zealand’s Helmet cleanest air Pump Tour Hayes Engineering Works, a historical example of Kiwi Ingenuity Puncture repair kit Stop in at Gilchrist’s Store in Oturehua, NZ’s oldest operational General Store Gel seat Walk around the scenic Blue Lake in the historic village of St Bathans Pannier (two on request) Visit the famously haunted Vulcan Hotel in St Bathans Bike light Visit the Art-Deco town of Ranfurly Drink bottle Enjoy a tour of the Lammermoor Whisky and Gin Distillery at TRANSPORT Lammermoor Station Transportation by private A/C vehicles Stay in the historic gold rush village of Naseby and marvel at its crystal clear skies TRANSFERS Enjoy the ancient Scottish sport of Curling on New Zealand’s only indoor curling rink Transfers from Queenstown to Clyde and Middlemarch to Dunedin Cycle across the Maniototo Plain towards the Upper Taieri Gorge Enjoy a day at leisure in beautiful Dunedin

ACCOMMODATION

4 nights 4-star hotel accommodation 4 nights 3-star accommodation in quality lodges and hotels

DINING

Daily continental breakfast from Day 4 to 7

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*Please note: All information provided in Single Traveller Supplement Bedding Configuration this brochure is subject to both change and For solo travellers a mandatory single 2 x Single or 1 x Queen (subject to availability. Prior to purchase please check supplement of $720.00 applies. availability). the current deal for up-to-date information. If you have already purchased this deal, the terms and conditions on your Purchase Departure Dates Adjoining / Interconnecting Rooms Confirmation apply and take precedence over Please see the TripADeal website for Subject to availability and at the hotels the information in this brochure. current departure dates. discretion. Please enquire on booking if you require this option. BOOKING INFORMATION ACCOMMODATION After purchase, you will receive a receipt GENERAL TOUR INFORMATION and a Purchase Confirmation, directing Accommodation Used Minimum group size 4, maximum group you to an online Passenger Information 4 star (self-rated) size 10 per vehicle. Form. The Passenger Information Form • Queenstown: Oaks Shores or similar must be completed within 72 hours of • Dunedin: The Victoria Hotel or Optional Tours / Activities purchase. similar Ebike Upgrade: $250 per person Any special requests, preferences and 3 Star (self-rated) Please note: optional extras MUST be clearly stated in your Passenger Information Form. • Omakau: Nicky’s Place • The optional tours listed above must Any change requested after submitting • Oturehua: Inverlair Lodge be purchased on checkout or over the phone prior to submitting your your Passenger Information Form cannot • Naseby: Naseby Lodge passenger information form (subject be guaranteed, is strictly subject to • Waipiata: Waipiata Motel to availability) availability and will incur surcharges as outlined in the Schedule of Fees below. Please note: Accommodation/rooms offered EXCLUSIONS are based on a lead-in room type, and are On purchasing this Travel Offer you • subject to availability based on seasonality. Visa fees and requirements (A visa are bound by the General Terms and is not required if travelling on a New Properties will be confirmed, no later than Conditions, in addition to the specific Zealand passport two weeks prior to travel. terms and conditions outlined in this • Domestic transfers / flights Important Information. Extra Nights • Meals/beverages not stated in the itinerary Please note: this tour requires a minimum Not available. of 6 passengers to operate and departures • Optional gratuities/tipping are not guaranteed until this minimum Maximum Room Capacity • Optional activities/tours number is met. Please refrain from booking 2 People (subject to availability). • Personal expenses travel arrangements such as flights prior • Travel insurance (Strongly to receiving a confirmation email that your recommended) departure date has hit minimum numbers Child Policy and is now guaranteed. This confirmation • No child discounts. Full price applies Please note: A comprehensive travel email will be sent at least 60 days prior for all children travelling with their Insurance policy must be organised BEFORE parents. to the departure date, and if minimum all details can be finalised. numbers are not met a date change or • Valid for Children 12 years old and refund will be offered. over. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please note: all additional charges are Please note: Children must be accompanied TOUR GUIDE VS. TOUR LEADER payable direct to your Travel Consultant in by a responsible adult 18 years old and NZD (unless otherwise stated). over to travel. No unaccompanied minors allowed. Tour Guide: Often locals with intimate knowledge OFFER ESSENTIALS Triple Share of an area, its culture, and history. Their Travel offer is valid for travel on selected role entails providing commentary, Not Available dates until the 24th April 2022. routing the tour, and seeing that people This travel offer is priced for one person have a good time. They are a licensed, based on twin share. qualified expert who supplies specific

Offer available for a limited time or until sold out. TRIPADEAL (NZ) LIMITED: 6844434 IMPORTANT INFORMATION information on history, art, architecture locked, but needs to be closed behind • Lightweight scarf and culture of the city/village/attraction you. • Something to wear for dinner (tidy in which he or she is guiding the tour. casual is all you need) The guide meets the group at the Gradient Please note: your included bike hire in this required place and leaves the group at As the track was originally built for a package will include the following the end of the tour, they do not travel steam train, the gradient is an easy one. • Bike with the group. Overall the elevation climbs from 200 m – 618 m at Wedderburn (the highest • Helmet Tour Leader: peak of the trail). Tiger Hill, between • Pump An experienced person tasked with Chatto Creek and Omakau, may have • Puncture repair kit ensuring the smooth operation of tours, some cyclists pushing their bikes for a • Gel seat as well as providing practical support to short time, but the incline is only 1:50 • Pannier (two on request) passengers throughout the whole trip. (or a 2% rise in elevation). However, a Their role primarily includes assisting tail wind or a head wind in any place can • Bike light with accommodation, transportation make a huge difference in the amount of • Drink bottle between locations, and communication effort required. with tour guides in each stop. A tour CLIMATE & AVERAGE leader may provide general guidance Suitability TEMPERATURES around a city or village, and offer The trail is suitable for all ages, but you information on the place visited on the need to be reasonably fit and competent Central Otago bus, however they are not required on a bike. Most cyclists allow three Mountain ranges surround Central to have specific knowledge on art, to four days to complete the trip – if Otago on all sides, sheltering it from architecture, or history. They are not cycling at 10 kmh and covering 35-40 rain in every direction; this has created allowed to provide a guided tour or km a day. Four hours a day on a saddle a semi-continental, semi-arid climate. commentary of a city/village/attraction is enough for most recreational cyclists As the wind (especially the nor-wester) once there and if caught doing so, can and allows time to relax with friends and flows over the ranges, it warms and dries be fined. explore further afield. Most walkers (if the air as it descends into the valleys. Please note: Tour leaders/guides are not a covering 25 km per day at a speed of Because of this low humidity even the standard inclusion in all travel offers. Tour 4-6 kph) allow at least six days for the hottest days (temperatures can reach leaders/guides will only be made available whole trip. The time taken depends on 30° or more) are more bearable, and it is when particularly required to enhance the your reason for doing the Trail – whether easier to sleep on summer nights. experience of the destination featured. you want a relaxing holiday – or you Winter snow will sit on the mountain are into fitness/endurance training. The tops for months and the temperature THE TRAIL fastest time to complete the Trail in quickly plummets in the late afternoon the February duathlon is now under six as the sun disappears. Clear, sunny Track Width and Surface hours! days can result in cold frosty nights in The track is not sealed, but most of it is winter, also in late autumn and even into compacted and hard. Paths are 2-way, WHAT TO BRING spring. Winds can sometimes be gusty which means that you can be sociable • Padded cycling shorts if you have and strong, the prevailing direction hard and ride alongside a friend most of the them to pick – so you are lucky if the wind is time. There are some narrow cattle-stop • Sneakers / comfortable cycling shoes behind you. grates, and “chicanes” (s-shaped safety • Lightweight leggings (Polyprop / Lycra gateways) before a road crossing, but the / Merino) Meals: minimum width on all barriers is 900mm. • Mid-weight jacket (merino/fleece) Some meals are included in the tour, for This means that the track should be • Long sleeve tee-shirt (merino / micro all other meals; lunches and dinners the accessible to most wheelchairs and fleece) tour leader (when available) will offer hand-bikes – though the chicanes will • Short sleeve tee-shirt assistance with reservations, suggestions require some manoeuvrability to get and directions to local restaurants. It is • Waterproof jacket around if you are towing a child trailer, your responsibility to notify TripADeal etc. When there is a gate (e.g. the road • Sunscreen of any dietary requests/requirements. crossing near Daisybank) it will not be • Cycle gloves Please note; we will do our best to meet

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