Cape Winery Cycle Tour - 6 wineries, self-guided

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6 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 11 guests
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English
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Discover Hawke's Bay's finest wineries on a self-guided cycling journey. Pedal through scenic trails, visit 6 wineries, and enjoy wine tastings. Includes bike and transfer, starting at Black Barn.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Our most popular tour! Enjoy a full-day, self-guided biking tour (choose e-bikes or standard bikes) to some of the regions finest wineries to enjoy wine tasting galore. We take you (and your bike) at 10am out to Havelock North to the starting point of your journey at Black Barn Vineyard. This trail cycles past 6-7 award-winning wineries along a 16km stretch of easy and scenic cycle pathways.


Meet our van at the last winery at the stunning Cape Kidnappers for a 4pm transfer back to the start. A truly memorable experience enjoying the best wineries of Hawke's Bay on a bike!

What You Get

Bike (electric or std), helmet and pannier hire
Route instructions and trail map
Tasting fees
Lunch
Water

Good To Know

  • Please note that wineries charge for tastings (this is not included). The charge is around NZ$10-20 per person and is usually rebated against any purchases
  • NOTE: tour starts with a 10am shuttle from our base in Napier to the first winery and a 4pm shuttle from the last winery back to Napier.
  • At the time of booking please advise your height so we can allocate the correct sized bikes for you.
  • Opening hours at wineries vary, we will advise you where possible
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Takaro Trails Cycle Tours - Day Tours

Meet here to catch our shuttle at 10am. Your tour includes bike, pannier & helmet hire, water bottle, route instructions & trail map, wine pick up service and return transport to Napier. (Min 2 people per booking).
5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Black Barn Vineyards

This is your starting point. You will be set up on your bike (choose an e-bike for extra cruisey riding) and be given a briefing on the route before you set off, cycling at your own pace to enjoy the scenery and visits to the various wineries along the way.  Your adventure starts at Black Barn winery - chose to stay and soak in the atmosphere with a chilled out wine tasting. Visit the Kitchen Shop and pick up some deli goodies to take with you along the way as nibbles.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

Te Mata Estate Winery & Vineyards

OPTION Wine Tasting. Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawke’s Bay vineyards. Well worth a stop to taste their wines.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

Clearview Estate Winery

OPTION Wine Tasting and lunch. Clearview Estate rustic cellar door greets you with a friendly warm welcome. Leave with a fabulous bottle or two of their acclaimed wines, or a few cases for your cellar! Lunch available here - bookings highly recommended during the summer months. Open every day till 5pm during the summer.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
5

Elephant Hill

OPTION Wine Tasting. By now you'll be ready to taste some more fine wine at Elephant Hill known for its spectacular location and buildings.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
6

Te Awanga Estate Vineyard

Shuttle meeting point 4pm. A very relaxed vineyard where you can enjoy a wine tasting and a pizza on their lawn. Sundays see live music and a great chilled out atmosphere. This is where you will meet our van at 4pm and be transported back to your starting point.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

9 Nelson Quay, Nelson Quay, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, NZ, 4110

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10am at our base at Takaro Trails, Ahuriri. 4km from Napier city.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Get the e-bike, have a blast (updated locations list)
May 02, 2025
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Highly recommend: Gorgeous route, clearly marked signs, protected path (away from cars) the entire route, and good communication from the company. We booked the E-bikes and it made this a breeze ...read more

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Awesome Day
April 26, 2025
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Such a cool company. We met some awesome people on the bus on the way to drop off. Then we stuck with the through the day. A lot of fun and a really cool way to do a wine tour around the beautiful ...read more

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Great activity
February 23, 2025
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It was such a fun day with great staff. Relatively easy on the e-bikes. Only thing I didn’t realise is that you don’t have time to go to every winery. Highly recommend Askerne for lunch.

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Great fun and good wines.
February 23, 2025
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Very good fun, e-bikes make it very easy to cover the distance. We went to five out of the six vineyards and the tastings were all different and very good. Some excellent wines. Emails about need...read more

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Beautiful country
February 14, 2025
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The good news first: e-bikes were in great condition and the trails are beautiful. Really nice. That’s important since this is more a bike ride than a wine tour. And it was a real experience. The ...read more

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