Easy Rider Two-Hour Wellington eBike Tour
Description
The essential introduction to Wellington! Jump on a bike and our guide will show you around the Wellington Waterfront and introduce you to some fascinating past and present figures who have made Wellington the creative capital it is today. This tour is perfect for those with just a couple of hours to spare or who prefer their riding to be only on cycle paths. This route is only 10km so the riding is easy and the distance is short (if you're after a longer bike ride, check out our Half Day Tour). Our Introduction to Wellington tour is set at an easy pace with plenty of time for questions and taking photos at each of the tour stops. Our tour focuses on six city shaping people and we’ll point out some key Wellington landmarks along the way including the Parliament, Wellington Stadium, Te Papa Museum, Cuba St, Oriental Bay, Wellington Railway Station and the historic Wellington Waterfront. We use regular bikes for this tour as it's mostly flat, but you can upgrade to an electric bike.
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This is where our tour starts. You'll have time set up and get used to your bike.
We ride down the Wellington Waterfront from our store toward Oriental Bay. The Waterfront is bustling on a sunny day and we ride on shared paths.
This unique and culturally significant building with statue of Kupe outside. We'll introduce you to a little Māori culture and tell of their ancestor's travel to Pōneke (Wellington) and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The Wharewaka houses some beautiful carved waka (canoes).
Hold its hand and pose with this iconic and poetic statue on the waterfront as your guide tells you about the legendary and awesome wind of Wellington! Don't forget to get a picture with the eye-catching Wellington sign while you're here aswell!
We ride past Te Papa Museum one of New Zealand's top visitor attractions so you know where to find it for after your bike tour.
We ride past the bustling Oriental Bay. On summer days locals will be swimming and sun bathing. If time allows we'll break here and you'll have the opportunity to grab a coffee or ice-cream.
You'll know it when you see it! We'll stop in front of this giant wind sculpture in beautiful Evan's Bay. Learn about our local nature, New Zealand's interesting energy system and a lot more!
Park up in front of the giant "Wellington Blown Away" on the Miramar peninsula. A quirky and eye-catching send up to the Hollywood sign where you'll also hear about a range of things such as Wellington's conservation efforts, stories of the film industry and more!
Our tours ands where we started at Switched on Bikes.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Riders must be comfortable riding a bicycle (riding is mostly flat and we only use cycle lanes and sometimes busy shared paths)
- Remember sunscreen in summer
- Please dress appropriately- bring an extra layer in case or wind
- Moderate fitness advised- pedalling activates the electric assist
- We require a minimum of two riders to operate this tour. If the minimum number has not been met we will contact you prior to your date.
Reviews(9)
excellent service- experience friendly, professional, and genuinely helpful team My experience has definitely shaped a more positive view of e-bikes and team played a big part in that. clear how they take pride in what they do, and it shows.
Very kind, friendly and accommodating staff. This ebike tour was a great way to get a flavor of Wellington. We greatly appreciated being able to ride the bikes right back to our cruise ship when the tour was over. Wow, is Wellington windy!
Great enjoyable tour, really appreciated that the tour still went ahead with just me. Great selection of bikes.
Tara made sure we learned a lot about Wellington and the Maori. The bike ride was a successful morning, partly thanks to Tara.
We are glad you had a great and informative morning on tour with Tara! Thanks for joining!
Fabulous tour--we toured past many sites in Wellington. We got some great views, great info shared by the tour guide and it ended with ice cream. Perfect way to get a taste of the city.
Excellent trip to go to on your first day in Wellington. You visit the main sites of the waterfront and learn a lot about the city, architecture, history, nature etc. Dylan was my guide and he was great, very knowledgeable, easygoing and fun.
My wife and I rode the tandem and my son had an ebike. We rode out to Karaka bay then up the hill to the prison to take in the awesome views. The climb up was tough going on the tandem but well worth the effort once we reached the top. Highly recommend this activity.
I started with the intro to Wellington Tour. I’m not generally a tour person, but it was great to learn about sites and history of Wellington that I would have missed if I didn’t. I returned to rent a bike solo after lunch. These bikes a very comfortable and you sit more upright. The wheels are smaller and wider than a traditional bike. I didn’t need to use the electric function much for the Tour but once I took the bike around the peninsula, the extra boost came in handy, especially up steep hills. It’s was remarkably effortless. The guys at Switched on were wonderful and welcoming. They gave me a great route around the Miramar peninsula, which was the highlight of my trip. Pictures are from that ride. Highly recommended!
My girlfriend and I just arrived to Wellington for the first time and we wanted to do a guided tour, not a conventional one but something different. Luckily for us we discovered an intro tour to the city on BIKES! It started at Queens Wharf. We chose electrical bikes which are confortable and perfect to the city, really easy to ride. The bikes give you support if you need it (perfect to go uphill) so it makes the ride very smooth and pleasant. Our tour guide took us along the Waterfront, Te Papa museum, Cuba st, the stadium and other places. We had convenient stops where our guide gave us information about the place, facts about Wellington history or funny anecdotes. We definitely recommend it, specially for those first timers in the city.
