Wellington Guided eBike Tour-Cruise Shore Excursion
Description
From the centrally located Waterfront to the quiet bays and panoramic lookouts, you’ll be enthralled from start to finish. These quality electric bikes are easy to use and make riding up hills a breeze. If you can ride a bike, you can ride an eBike! Your guide will keep you and your group safe with helmets provided and full riding instruction. This 3-4 hour tour is lighthearted, fun and engaging with the focus on riding and finding the best view points. You’ll get a local’s perspective on the culture and history of our vibrant capital city and surrounding bays.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We pick up every guest arriving on a cruise ship from outside the ship. When: 9:30am (Day of tour) Where: Independent Operators Pick up Zone Who: One of our staff members holding a blue Switched on Bikes sign. Walk past the shuttle busses and look for us next to the vans.
Our shop is the starting point for your tour. By Chaffers Dock Marina, just a 5 minute walk from Wellington iSite information centre and Te Papa Museum. and have a cafe on site if you arrive early. We'll set you up on your bike with a helmet and provide you with full instruction on how to use your eBike (it's easy!). We've got a large car-free space to get used to riding before we set off.
Our store is based on the Wellington Waterfront. From close to our store you can see the inter-island and local ferries coming and going and you might be lucky enough to spot stingrays, seals and even the occasional dolphin! The Wellington Waterfront hosts many events and markets through out the year and is a happening place when the sun is out!
Your first tour stop is an essential and fascinating story about the first inhabitants of New Zealand, from nearly one thousand years ago. Learn about Wellington/New Zealand Māori culture and history as you go throughout this tour.
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 as well!
We'll ride past on the cycle path beside the beach. We'll stop for photos and see how popular this beach spot is on a sunny day!
It's time for a rest break as take we take in Wellington's iconic wind needle. Watch as this 85 foot wind sculpture sways to the wind and learn about NZ's innovative energy system.
This is our cafe stop, where a tea or coffee is included in the price of the tour. The beautiful harbour and yachts docked make a stunning backdrop for photos to take back home.
We'll stop outside Te Papa as it's a central landmark of Wellington on the waterfront. It's New Zealand's national museum and we'll tell you about the current exhibitions. It's just a short walk from our shop if you want to look through at the end of your bike tour.
We'll be riding along the coast at the base of Mt Victoria for much of the tour. There are plenty of photo opportunities with Mt Victoria forming the backdrop of your shot.
This is the end of the tour. You're centrally located and are only 15min walk away from Wellington's iconic Cable Car, 5min from Te Papa.
For the best photos over-looking Wellington and the surrounding bays we put the bikes on 'turbo' and head up to the top of Miramar Peninsula. From the top you'll have enough time for photos and we'll tell you a Māori tale of how Wellington Harbour was formed.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
On the morning of the tour we will come into the port and pick you up directly from beside your ship. Cruise Ship Pick up details below: When: 9:15am (day of tour) Where: Ship Side (Independent Operators Pick up Area) Who: One of our guides with a blue Switched on Bikes Sign next to a van/car. Make sure you walk past all of the big buses and look for us in a parking lot with vans.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 13 years
- Please dress appropriately. Bring an extra layer in case or wind
- Riders must advise height if under 59 inches (150cm)
- Remember to bring sunscreen in summer
- Riders must be able to ride a bicycle on the road
- Moderate fitness advised
- Bring own water bottle if able
Reviews(113)
Our tour guides Tara and Dylan were awesome. Tara told so many great stories and taught us so much about the culture and conservation efforts of the area. And the bikes we road were top quality. Great ride and it ended with a stop for ice cream. Perfect!!! We rode a total of ~15 miles.
Jack and Ryan were excellent guides through Wellington! Jack was knowledgeable and entertaining as he led us up to a lovely overlook and thru the Prison Gardens. The bikes were great, and both he and Ryan were sure that we were safe and having a good time. The gelato was amazing! I would highly recommend!
windy but fun adventure guided Ebike ride along the Wellington coastline and up to a great lookout point. Guide provided interesting history and safety pointers along the way.
We had a great tour with Tara, although the weather was bad. She told us a lot and looked at us well. Finally, we had a coffee. Thanks for the great experience!
Amazing half day spent with a fantastic guide. Bikes are awesome and the views are spectacular! Picked us up from our cross ship with no problems and gave is a fantastic time with lots of information. Lots of fun! Highly recommend!
We spent almost 3 hours with 2 other couples from our cruise with Patrick, our seasoned guide. He showed us all the sights along the bay & took us up to a high overlook of the City and provided interesting information about the city and made we were safe and understood how the well kept bikes worked best.. Highly recommend Patrick & this company! Great value & fun!
How about this...you want to move your body, see the sights, meet a nice guide (Patrick!) and also some like-minded adventurers, in a beautiful city - then yes, this trip is a five star plus trip. The e-bikes are of high quality, the track is easy to ride, and the views are stunning. And it includes a gelato stop. What more could you ask for? This 65+ lady enjoyed it immensely.
What a great way to see Wellington which we did on E-bikes our guide Patrick was extremely knowledgeable and very safety conscious which we really appreciated. We got to many of the city’s highlights including a vista which gave us a bird’s eye view of the city and port. I would certainly enjoy doing this tour again. The bikes were of excellent quality.
Amazing experience. Had a lift from the cruise ship into town. Christian was a knowledgeable and patient guide. The ride up the hill was easy with the turbo setting on the bike. Enjoyed a lovely drink at the cafe to finish it off. Will definitely do it again!
What a great way to see Wellington. Jack did a fantastic job. He was very thorough on safety explanations. It was small group.
