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Guided eBike Tour 'Ride to the Sky'
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Guided eBike Tour 'Ride to the Sky'

By Ride To The Sky Guided Ebike Tours
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Ages 10-75, max of 8 per group
Duration: 3h 30m
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Live guide: English
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  • Premium Full Suspension eBike
  • Safety equipment
  • Knowledgeable Guide
  • Entry pass to the private trail
  • Photos and Video


Start:Traveller pickup offered.
  • 26 Hansen Road, Frankton, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
    We are located in Frankton at Country Lane retail village. Please allow extra time for travel from Queenstown centre to Frankton (30min).
Pickup details
  • The shuttle is available from town centre, Frankton road, Hilton. Please provide your address and we will inform you about the closest Pick up point and Time.
Additional pickup options
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.
  • 43 Camp Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 251248P1

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 251248P1

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    • Ride To The Sky Guided Ebike Tours
      236
      Queenstown, New Zealand
      Joined in February 2019
    • ericsP3721NL
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A must do in Queenstown.
      What a great day! Very professional, highly recommended! Good quality E-Bikes. Will definitely be back to do another tour.
      Written 13 January 2025
    • Globetrotting_Gracey
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing Day Riding!
      Firstly I want to thank Ksena for such an awesome day riding and tasting wine! She was amazing! My wife and I have never ridden e-bikes before and it was fantastic! At first the instructions for the bike were somewhat overwhelming but once we got on the bikes, it was very easy! Ksena took great care of us throughout the ride and the trail, the day of our ride, had other riders. She alerted us of oncoming riders, any hills/ corners, etc. We had several stops where we encountered some wildlife and amazing views around Queenstown. We are very novice when it comes to wine but Ksena answered all the questions we had. As for the wine, my wife and I enjoyed every single taster that we had. Both wineries were amazing! It was the highlight of our trip and would highly recommend this tour to anyone! Thank you for an amazing day!
      Written 10 January 2025
    • ChristineA2747
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      BEST BIKE TOUR ever!
      BEST e-bike tour I’ve been on!!! Our guide was amazing, the scenery stunning and the ride was perfect! The e-bikes they use were incredible- by far the best I’ve ever used. HIGHLY recommend this tour company and this tour - the best way to experience Queenstown.
      Written 7 January 2025
    • F9994PBemmal
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best experience in Queenstown
      We had a brilliant wine tour with Tom. We were lucky with the weather, but the whole experience was excellent - amazing landscapes, very well organized and very welcoming at the wineries. We've done quite a lot of travelling and this is one of our favourite experiences ever!
      Written 6 January 2025
    • O8121PQjoannah
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A day in Queenstown
      Scenic, Beautiful, and fun ride with exciting bridge crossings. The wineries at the end had a great vibe and good wines.
      Written 5 January 2025
    • C97KFamyl
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful trip
      We had a wonderful time with Shay for this tour. My family and I had originally signed up for the Ride to the Sky mountain tour and quickly discovered we were not physically equipped. Luckily, Shay was kind enough to pivot us to the ride to the lake instead for a more scenic and gentle route. It was so wonderful and the perfect way to end our Queenstown visit.
      Written 2 January 2025
    • JBatoz
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A fabulous family experience
      A fabulous family experience in nature whilst getting exercise and exploring the area. We all loved it including the teenagers! The company was easy to deal with, friendly and highly competent. Strongly recommended!
      Written 1 January 2025
    • Spiro0000
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Exceptional e-bike experience
      Ksena and Shay are a remarkably knowledgeable team who give you an experience of a life time. Beauty and thrills and all while making you feel safe and in good hands. Their e-bikes are top notch as are they! Do t leave Queenstown without taking an e-bike trip with them. You won’t regret in! In fact in will be the highlight of you t time in NZ
      Written 20 December 2024
    • 29ravindrah
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Bike tour - Ride by the lake!
      Shay and Ksena had been extremely humble, knowledgeable in understanding our group, our experience, our desires on the ride. Complementary pickup was on time and smooth. My kids had fun with Sapphire (their dog) on our way to event location. Drop-off was smooth and quick. Now Mr. Jordan. Our tour guide… he was the best what I could have hoped and wished for in this 3.5 hour “ride the lake” guided tour! He was extremely humble and patient with our group which was a combination of “over energetic dad” to “slow but cautious mom rider”. He being a great photographer helped us to get some amazing pics. He also being the local, the knowledge of the city and landscape of a mind blowing experience for me, kids and Ma wife. Finally, their ebikes (my first experience with these machines) were in excellent condition. Highly recommend this family run bike guided tour at Queenstown.
      Written 13 December 2024
    • NorthStar24560066270
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A highlight of our trip!
      Awesome experience! Great guides, the whole family enjoyed the experience! Bikes are excellent & scenery spectacular!
      Written 7 December 2024
    • 2Chris90
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour leader and great ride
      We enjoyed a great ride with Shay. We chose ride to the lake and the description was very accurate. The e-bikes were well maintained and made going up the hills a pleasure for a change. Afterwards we received an animated video showing photos along the route which was an added bonus.
      Written 15 November 2024
    • P4040UFsydneym
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      MUST DO!! AMAZING EXPERIENCE
      MUST DO!! We had the ABSOLUTE BEST TIME! Even in the cold rain, Ksena and Shay were FUN, spirited, and entertaining from start to finish. Ksena picked us up and gave us an introduction to their husband-wife operation. It was our group's first e-bike adventure. Ksena provided us with gloves, an extra backpack, and drinks and snacks for our pitstop. The bikes were AWESOME, and Shay gave clear instructions and expectations. Shay took us out, gauged our level of experience, and gave great feedback and affirmations along the ride. He took us to Jack's Point, which was truly SPECIAL, even in the rain. We had amazing views, knowledgeable commentary, and great vibes throughout the tour. Shay made us feel comfortable and confident as we rode. He even helped me set up my GoPro on the bike and took fantastic pictures of us throughout the day. It was so refreshing to focus on the ride instead of worrying about taking photos. At the end of our ride, Ksena picked us up with towels and a heated van waiting for us. They are an extremely flexible and experienced team, tailoring each ride to the specific skill level of the group. We cannot recommend a tour with Shay and Ksena highly enough. Thank you, Ksena and Shay, for an amazing experience we will remember and cherish! We can't wait to come back for a wine tour!!
      Written 20 October 2024
    • GrandTour07309477468
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best decision I made in Queenstown!
      WOW I felt like a rockstar! The team was great, great gear, great instructions, great info, great trails. The tour linked up more than you could dream for. Snow capped mountain views, newborn lambs, lakes, rivers, architecture, sculpture, bridges. Best decision I’ve made in a long time. A MUST DO in Queenstown. I’m going back for the wine tour today!
      Written 2 October 2024
    • louisefE9122CW
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Incredible day - highly recommend!
      We have just returned from the most amazing day with Ksena, riding through the beautiful vineyards of Gibbston Valley. We could not have been happier with our tour. Ksena was so knowledgeable not only about riding and providing us with all the instructions to make us feel at ease on our e bikes but also in the area of wine. We learnt so much and would highly recommend this tour and would do it all over again. Shay and Ksena were terrific guides (NZ’s best!)
      Written 23 September 2024
    • Heidinewie
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Queenstown highlight
      Utterly amazing. We had the BEST time riding with Shay through the countryside, around the river and the lake. It showed us a whole multitude of different views of Queenstown and The Remarkables from different viewpoints. We got to see the most breathtaking views, riding on some easy, but fun, tracks. Being a family with two young boys, Shay adapted the tour for me (“mum”) to be able to keep up and the ebikes were top quality. He really looked after us and threw in enough history/local stories/geography to keep it interesting too. Do it! So worth it. A totaly highlight of our Queenstown visit.
      Written 11 July 2024
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    sxfootmoma
    Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand18 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2021
    absolutely loved the whole experience. Shay has permission to go through private land up to the top of the Queenstown hills - where the views are spectacular. He even set small chairs up for us to relax with a cuppa and a muesli bar - to sit and enjoy the scenery while taking us through historic photos and explain about the area. I was quite nervous as I hadn't been n a bike for years, but Shay stayed with me, helping with tips to build my confidence. This was the best money I have spent on tourist activity and would highly recommend kiwis goingto Queenstown to book this trip.
    Written 15 October 2021
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    I love that you became a better rider because of our tour. You know where you've been so now there's no stopping you. Many thanks for your kind works Shay 😊
    Written 9 December 2021
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    Dave O
    Queenstown, New Zealand5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2020
    What an awesome and unique experience to do in Queenstown. I’ve been living in the region for 11 years and I’ve never seen the town from this perspective before. That’s because Shay has exclusive use of this fantastic and private location which offers stunning panoramic views of Queenstown, The Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu. Not many people get to experience this!

    Shay is also a great guide, he knows the area well and has a friendly and good humoured personality, the ideal local to show you around!

    Also, if you have not done much mountain biking before but are desperate to give it a go, this is the kind of trip that will get you hooked! The ebikes make it incredibly easy and fun to ride uphill as well as downhill! It was my girlfriend’s first time on a mountain bike and you couldn’t catch her she was flying UP the hill so fast. She loved it so much she bought her own ebike just a couple of weeks later and now lovingly declares herself addicted to E (biking of course!).

    Thanks Shay!
    Written 27 May 2020
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    Haha brilliant result and thank you for such an amazing review, am sorry it took me so long to reply Nga mihi Shay
    Written 10 December 2024
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    Evan Goodman
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2022
    We completed the Ride to the Sky E-Bike Tour and can recommend the bike tour as exceptional. The ride is one that you need to push yourself and work hard, but the reward of the spectacular view and sense of achievement is something that I will always hang onto as a memorable New Zealand experience.

    Shay is a high calibre, experienced guide. He was able to read his group and understand, motivate, and technically guide us. It was a very positive experience and Shay is affable. He is really nice guy who is enthusiastic and professional that made it his focus to provide us with a great experience.

    The bikes were new and high quality. Much attention was given to suit the rider to their E-bike and technique and direction was given throughout the tour. On one climb that I found particularly tough, Shay’s guidance made all of the difference for me to conquer that section.

    The complimentary photos and video provided cap off a great experience.
    Written 3 January 2023
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    Wow that's an outstanding review, thank you very much. There's a lot of work that goes in to making the tour attainable and fun and am very happy you noticed that. Hope to see you all again for another exciting eBike adventure Nga mihi Ksena and Shay
    Written 4 January 2023
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    JOZQN
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2020 • Couples
    Trip was amazing. Took my wife in her birthday who wasn’t a very competent rider and we now both any to buy e-bikes. Personal guide (I think his name was Shay?) through a private farm ended with an epic view overlooking pretty much the entire QT-Lakes (minus GY). The guide stopped and gave us some info along the way and also a cool story about the Maori legend of lake wakatipu at the top of view point. We have lived here for 9 years and never had done this, but will definitely book to do again for summer. We were lucky with the weather as well. Really cool thing to do with friends or even family. Epic tour, personable and knowledgeable guide who went through heaps of safety drills before we left in the car park for my wife. WELL DONE, you nailed this trip! Cheers
    Written 29 May 2020
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    Wow such a great review I feel terrible I have only just seen it. Thank you so very much Ngā Mihi Shay
    Written 10 December 2024
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    Rosalie G
    Moeraki11 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2020 • Family
    We set off on time with top of the line equipment and a short training session from Arrowtown to ride the wine trail. It was awesome. We were not going to set a speed record but rather mellow out and enjoy the beauty. Meanwhile the teenager got a guided tour, grade 4 mountain bike ride. All the family was catered for. We all loved it! E bikes made it recreational, safe and fun.
    Written 28 December 2020
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    Your boy was a great rider, I reckon he could've tackled more serious trails. I'm just glad I got him back in 1 piece 😁 See you again and safe travels 👍
    Written 23 July 2021
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    Matt MacD
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2022
    Brilliant e-biking trip around the hills and views over Queenstown. Shay is an excellent guide - informative, encouraging, helpful, funny and social. He was attentive and made adjustments to the itinerary based on the group's speed, fitness and experience.
    I really enjoyed it and would thoroughly recommend it. I'll try another of their tours on my next visit!
    Written 14 January 2022
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    Thank you Matt, next time we try something a bit more adventurous 😁👌
    Written 19 January 2022
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    Tim C
    Hammondville, Australia3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2022
    My friend and I took the "Ride to the Lake" lake view tour, a 30km route that showcased some absolutely spectacular scenery and showed off Queenstown and its surrounds in their full glory. Ksena was a great guide and her experience, friendly nature and good advice were absolutely worth the price of the ticket. She also knew how to make it fun and made some good tea! I would 100% recommend this ride to anyone who wants to get out of the tourist traps in Queenstown and see the real landscape.
    Written 12 September 2022
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    Thank you very much Tim and Bryce, we are very lucky to have such scenic trails to guide you on. I hope your flight home was good and look forward to another Ride with us on your return Regards Ksena and Shay
    Written 12 September 2022
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    GreyNomadOz
    Adelaide, Australia10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2020
    Great rides on private land with fantastic views and then an up close view of the ShotOver jet boat. The E bikes were high quality MTB. Our ride leader Shay also provided some historical facts and photos of the area. The ride starts from the depot so no long bus trip and there is cafe (for coffee) and other shops in the same location. Fun half day event. Shay then emailed a link to photos and videos of the ride top effort. These guys are new but they set a high standard and really care about your safety.
    Written 14 March 2020
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    Thank you very very much, we're still here, still biking and hopefully our standards haven't dropped. I hope you're well Regards Shay
    Written 10 December 2024
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    Sean M
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022
    Our trip was Ride to the Vines! We had just got engaged the previous day, and this was such a treat to celebrate the engagement. Ksena was a wonderful guide and went out of her way to make sure we had the best time, and even showed us some hidden paths to explore on the bikes. The bikes were top-notch, the wine was delicious and the path was well maintained and non-congested. Both Ksena and Shae treated us with the best hospitality and made us feel so welcome and safe throughout the whole journey. Plus, we have a bunch of photos and videos to keep for rem,iniscing!

    We will definitely book again!
    Written 19 April 2022
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    Sean and Courtney, was an amazing day with you both, I am very happy for you. It was an absolute pleasure to share with you our backyard. Big congratulations and hope to see you again, Ksena 🙏
    Written 28 April 2022
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    Kazza68
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2021 • Couples
    A fabulous day out riding out to the vineyards from Arrowtown. Anyone who lives scenic views, understanding information about the local area, enjoy wine. The hosts Shay and Ksena were absolutely fabulous, obliging and helpful with everything. We went at the beginning of winter they provided gloves, balaclava neck warmers, snacks and water. They provided advice on how to use the ebike and how to navigate the country. Being an absolute novice on a mountain bike that was greatly appreciated. Fabulous day out and worth the investment.
    Written 21 June 2021
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    Thanks Karen, was a great start to the winter and am very happy you were up for the challenge. Stunner day was had by all. Hope Joe made it to the snow and back safely. See you again. Shay and Ksena
    Written 22 June 2021
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