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 New Zealand Bicycle Touring Trip

Trip Itinerary

An eight-month cycling trip down under. We spent five months touring the remarkable North and South Islands of New Zealand, then three months riding into the magnificent Australian outback. 

 

New Zealand Bicycle Touring Trip Routes

Heading South: Auckland to Bluff (south of Invercargill)

NZ North Island

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Map 2 : Return trip heading North : Invercargill to Auckland

NZ South Island

Map © Lonely Planet

 

Destination New Zealand

Sharon and Neil say Two Thumbs-up to:

Decadent ice cream, pavlova to die for, friendly ingenious people, wool products to write home about, and a tiny but terrific country that packs more variety per square kilometre than any other place we have been. If you want to travel where there are no monotonous bits, then New Zealand is the country for you. And New Zealand is easy to get around, both because of the English language and the short distances between places. A sheer delight. You will never forget its natural beauty nor the inner beauty of its people.

New Zealand Trip Summary:

We spent five months cycling around New Zealand. Three of those five months were spent travelling with Arran and Rebecca (both native Kiwis), perfect cycling companions, and informative tour guides. The majority of our time was spent on the less-populated South Island.

 

© Lonely Planet says:

"New Zealand is a country of rare seismic beauty: glacial mountains, fast-flowing rivers, deep, clear lakes, hissing geysers and boiling mud. There are also abundant forest reserves, long, deserted beaches and a variety of fauna, such as the kiwi, endemic to its shores. Any number of vigorous outdoor activities -- hiking, skiing, rafting and, of course, that perennial favourite, bungee jumping -- await the adventurous. You can swim with dolphins, gambol with newborn lambs, whale watch or fish for fattened trout in the many streams. The people, bound in a culture that melds European with Maori ancestry, are resourceful, helpful and overwhelmingly friendly. The extraordinary place names - try Te Awamutu, Whangamomona or Paekakariki for tongue-trippers - are resonant and, with a modicum of practice, easy to pronounce."


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