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Anonymous

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

Great South Island Trip

Our guides were incredibly friendly, personable, capable and knowledgeable. The trip was a nice combination of riding and other things. The bikes were good, the plac...

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Lala14

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

Favorite trip to date!

The only negative thing about this tour is that it was too short! New Zealand is an amazing country and we enjoyed every bit of the trip. Our guides Tereza, Mark and...

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Beth B

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

More than a ride

NZ was a spectacular trip with a variety of gravel trails through mountain rain forests and country fields with the southern alps in the background. There were beach...

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Anonymous

Oct 2023

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We LOVE the New Zealand South Island Bike/Hike Tri

Absolutely fabulous trip! The accommodations were terrific, the...

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Lori Flying Solo

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

Magical experience!

What an incredible experience and fantastic way to see the South Island. Our guides (Broni, Brian and Wayne) were outstanding and did everything they could to ensure...

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Marla K

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

Stunning scenery with fun(!) rides

New Zealand's South Island is spectacular. This tour gets more beautiful every day. I've never ridden gravel or boardwalks until this trip. I was missing out. The ri...

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ratret

Oct 2023

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Exotic, exciting, diverse and educational

The weather at the end of January was in the 70's. We had 3 guides in 2 vans for 20 people. We did a lot of bicycling, hiking, and sight seeing, all with knowledgeab...

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Bluebird

Oct 2023

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Active Vacation in NZ

Our New Zealand trip was amazing. Superb national guides! Well organized from start to finish. Would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to have the chance to expe...

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Jay Tendler

Oct 2023

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South Island

Great trip. Lots of time in the rain forest and along the coast. Very good exposure to the culture of the South Island. Guides were excellent. Post trip, there’s lot...

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MAL CO

Oct 2023

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A land down under!

Amazing country, covered a lot of territory in a short amount of time.

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Patti Clifford

Oct 2023

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Wonderful and Varied Adventure

This is an excellent trip with a great variety of activities and adventure. A train into the mountains, biking, hiking, kayaking, glaciers, ocean, rainforest, and po...

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Mark E

Oct 2023

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NZ bike trip

New Zealand is a beautiful country. The people are friendly and helpful. We thought our guides were great and knowledgeable. The trip did enable us to see a lot of t...

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L Tyrer

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

beautiful country

loved our guides and loved NZ but some of the lodges an...

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TracyS

Oct 2023

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Kiwi Biking Skills Challenge

The South Island trip was wonderful and challenging! Our other VBT trips were much more tame and controlled with lovely (mostly) paved pathways and gradual turns and...

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Stephen G

Oct 2023

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Kia ora!

New Zealand is a must-visit destination, and touring the South Island by bike is a great way to see it. (Just be very wary of the nasty nasty sand flies.). As usual ...

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PNW_Pete

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

Could have been better.

Trip was not as active as we had hoped. Some of the accommodations were dismal. Guides were nice, but the itinerary had us spending too much time in the shuttle goin...

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Ted A

Oct 2023

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New Zealand: The South Islandby VBT Bicycling Vacations

Just so-so

I feel a little bad giving you a so-so rating, because some of the disappointment is due to the location. There just aren't great roads to do a connected tour, so yo...

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