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Takaro Trails Cycle Tours - Day Tours
Takaro Trails Cycle Tours - Day Tours
Takaro Trails Cycle Tours - Day Tours
5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Takaro Trails, self guided cycle tours of the Hawke's Bay Trails, 187km of off road cycle trails which form part of Nga Harenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail. The trails are the perfect way for visitors to visit our world famous wineries, enjoy some gentle exercise under sunny skies and explore our stunning scenery at their own pace. Takaro is the Maori word for 'play' so put some fun into your Hawke's Bay stay and get out and about by bike!
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Quest356586
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Sep 2023 • Friends
Fantastic service. We loved it so much we came back for a second day! We’ll be back again! Thanks Karen for the pick up.
Written 1 October 2023
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Onbusiness255060
Sydney, Australia41 contributions
Apr 2023
It’s no surprise that Takaro Tours consistently rates 5 stars! Karen has everything organised like a superstar. The trip was stress free and Karen was so accommodating and friendly.
Roger with guides Pam and Riley were great, they were knowledgeable, welcoming and just all round an awesome team.
These guys know their stuff! From recommendations for great places to eat and visit locally as well as a guided tour that was showed us all the Bay had to offer. So many highlights, from stunning scenery, feeling the wind in our hair and the sun on our faces as we immersed ourselves in nature. The e-bikes were perfect, so much so, I now want one for home!
Can’t recommend the team at Takaro Tours highly enough. We would love to come again and bring our friends, we know they’d love it!
Roger with guides Pam and Riley were great, they were knowledgeable, welcoming and just all round an awesome team.
These guys know their stuff! From recommendations for great places to eat and visit locally as well as a guided tour that was showed us all the Bay had to offer. So many highlights, from stunning scenery, feeling the wind in our hair and the sun on our faces as we immersed ourselves in nature. The e-bikes were perfect, so much so, I now want one for home!
Can’t recommend the team at Takaro Tours highly enough. We would love to come again and bring our friends, we know they’d love it!
Written 22 April 2023
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Guide591684
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Mar 2023 • Friends
We did a 6 day guided cycling tour with Takaro Trails. Roger and Karen were wonderful, friendly hosts who organised everything including airport transfers, meal bookings or suggestions, and winery visits. The good quality e-bikes worked well and were comfortable. The cycleways are safe and well maintained. We cycled through vineyards, alongside apple orchards and corn fields, along the coast and through wetlands and the countryside. The food and winery choices were outstanding. Thank you Karen and Roger, Anna, Pam and Clare, what a fabulous team!
Written 30 March 2023
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Lynda
Sydney, Australia5 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
I travelled with a friend as part of a 6 day guided e-cycling tour with Takaro Trails- what a well run and seamless experience it was. From the warm welcome on arrival at Napier airport, all our transfers, bookings made at fabulous local restaurants and recommendations for places to eat on free evenings. Karen and Roger are very accommodating, the wineries visited were great, the included tours very interesting.
The eating options generally in Napier and Havelock North are outstanding.
We stayed an extra day after the tour was completed and were able to extend the hire of our bikes for that time which made local exploring so much easier.
Can’t recommend this experience and this company highly enough.
The eating options generally in Napier and Havelock North are outstanding.
We stayed an extra day after the tour was completed and were able to extend the hire of our bikes for that time which made local exploring so much easier.
Can’t recommend this experience and this company highly enough.
Written 30 March 2023
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Janine C
Christchurch, New Zealand77 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Karen provides a warm welcome and along with bikes that were right for each of us talked us through the options in Hawkes Bay to cycle after cyclone Gabrielle. Just a month has gone by and while you can’t go along a couple of routes just about everything else is fine. We’ve cycle around Taradale and to the Hastings Sunday farmers market and Havelock North, bought dried figs at the the figgery. Cafes are open and there are great spots to sit and chat over coffee. Today we are off to Clifton to lunch. There are also some amazing sights - the smell of onions washed up at a bridge, twisted metal cycleway hoops and a train line hanging midair without any support. Along with the beauty of hawkes bay. Great to be here again and enjoying the outdoors.
Written 19 March 2023
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Cynthia K
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We did a private Cape e-bike & Winery tour with Roger and had a terrific time from start to finish. We did a fun 15k ride along the shore and through some farmland before stopping for a tasting at Black Barn, lunch/tasting at Craggy Range and a tasting at Te Mata. It was a great combination of stops and Roger was engaging and knowledgeable. We highly recommend this adventure if you are visiting the Hawke’s Bay/Napier area. Note: There was some Cyclone Gabrielle damage in the area but Napier and all of its residents and businesses are open and welcoming guests.
Written 16 March 2023
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takarotrails
Thanks for your lovely review Cynthia - it was very good to have you come to us. We are missing our people right now!! So great to have your comments about our place being open for business. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.
Written 18 March 2023
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Kim B
Florence, AZ22 contributions
Dec 2022
Highly recommend Takaro e-bike tour. We did the Cruise ship 4 hr. tour; we had a great day! Bikes were in excellent condition. We met Roger at the i-site, and he gave us instructions and a safety briefing. Then we were off on a nice ride to the winery. Karen was quick with any email question that I had. I would definitely book with them again!
Written 16 December 2022
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Kyle M
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Dec 2022 • Couples
I can’t recommend Takaro trails enough! Karen was incredibly helpful in coordinating our day and even accommodated a custom drop off and pick up from our accommodation. Blake was very helpful in showing us the bikes and providing fantastic winery and lunch recommendations! They both went above and beyond in making our winery day perfect!
Written 8 December 2022
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Erica A
Nelson, New Zealand24 contributions
Roger picked us up and set everything up. What a great guy. So enthusiastic. Very helpful with his advice. Bikes were great.
Written 21 October 2022
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takarotrails
Awesome! Rog is special eh. Thanks for coming!
Written 24 October 2022
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cliffy_tsv
Townsville, Australia16 contributions
Oct 2022
Great friendly service. Fun ride starting with a beer and some lunch before heading down to some wineries in beautiful weather. Riding was nice and easy on the e-bikes which were all in really good condition. Highly recommend.
Written 20 October 2022
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takarotrails
Thanks for that review! It was really great to have you with us, hope to see you again. BTW we think the Puketapu to Ahuriri ride is the best one!!
Written 24 October 2022
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David M
6 contributions
What is the difference between the "Half-Day Self-Guided Hawkes Bay Coastline and Wineries Cycling Tour" and the "Self-guided biking tour of Hawkes Bay wineries"?
Do both tours have e-bikes?
Takaro Trails
Napier, New Zealand
Sorry for not answering you in November!! the difference is in teh location. We have changed our tour descriptions and titles so it is easier to understand now!