Cape Winery Tour – River and Coastal trails to Cape Kidnappers. 

Tour Description: Most POPULAR TOUR – An easy 16-24km ride with a focus on visiting wineries. TOUR DETAILS for the Cape Winery Tour

The shuttle van leaves our base in Ahuriri at 10am each
morning to take you & your bikes to the starting point at Clifton, Cape
Kidnappers, please be at the Tākaro Trails base at 9.50am so you don't miss
it. If you have indicated you would like to be picked up from your
accommodation we will confirm the pick up time within 24 hours of your tour -
it will be between 10am & 10.30am. 

Pick up points in morning - choose accommodation
pick up in your order (from $15pp)

               
Napier City 10.10am

               
Clive 10.20am

                Golflands/No5 Larder
10.25am (if you are staying in Havelock North meet us here)

We will then transfer you to the start of your adventure
at Clifton near Cape Kidnappers. Head into Hygge Café who have an amazing
array of food and a great spot to have a coffee or even
breakfast.   

Cycling along the picturesque coastal trail from Clifton in
4km you’ll be ready for your first taste of some fine wine at the friendly
Clearview Estate and upmarket Elephant Hill. 

You will then enjoy a 16km cycle through the coastal
communities of Haumoana and Te Awanga linking to the limestone cycle trail
following the Tuki Tuki River.  Stop at Askerne along the
way - a friendly, family winery which offers the best value wine tasting and
gourmet picnics! The views are stunning as you cycle the raised stop-bank trail
and look out over orchards, vineyards and farmlands.

Coming off the river trail you will quickly get to Te
Mata Estate and Black Barn (pick up point). OPTION take a detour to
Craggy Range along a new bike path - approx 4km there and back.

If lunch is on your ‘wish-list’ we highly recommend booking
in advance (SATURDAY and Public Holidays BOOKINGS are ESSENTIAL - you won't get
lunch otherwise). If you are a big group then we recommend booking wine
tastings as well (see winery links below).

LUNCH STOPS:

Capeview Takeaways Te Awanga (get fish and chips on the
beach!) OPEN Wed-Sun 11.30-8pm

Brown Dog Expresso Te Awanga OPEN 7 days 7-2pm https://www.browndogespresso.com/

Haumoana Coffee OPEN 7 days 8-2.30pm @haumoanacoffee

Askerne OPEN 7 days 10-5pm https://askernewines.co.nz/

Black Barn cellardoor OPEN 7 days 11-4pm (platters and
drinks always available) or head to Black Barn Bistro OPEN Thurs-Sunday 12-3pm
MUST BOOK

Allow at least one hour to cycle from Te Awanga to the
Havelock North end of the trails. We generally recommend booking lunch for
1.30-2pm.

Total of 6hrs for this tour. At the end of the day you
will be collected from Black Barn 4pm and transferred back to Ahuriri or your
accommodation if required.

Winery Contacts and Open days. NOTE tastings are between
$10-$50pp

Start - Hygge at Clifton - OPEN Wed-Sun - great
food, service and place! Arrival approx. 10.30-10.45am

30min ride - Clearview Estate https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/ OPEN
Wednesdays to Sundays – food and tastings available.

10min ride - Elephant Hill https://elephanthill.co.nz/ OPEN
Fri-Mondays

50min ride - Askerne - an awesome little winery which offers
the best value wine tastings $10pp & get a Gourmet Picnic/Platter.

DETOUR - Craggy Range - to get here you ride over a hill on
a roadside trail 4km there and back, YOU MUST BOOK for wine tastings here $50pp

(a visit here will add on about 1.5-2 hours to your tour)

40min ride from Askerne - Te Mata Estate - no need for
bookings here – but limited space, max number 10ppl. OPEN 7 days

10min ride - Black Barn https://www.blackbarn.com/winetasting OPEN
7 days.

END – shuttle will leave Black Barn 4pm to head
back to Napier.

Drop offs from here are available to Havelock
North town area 4.10pm

Golflands/No5 Larder 4.20pm

Clive 4.30pm

Napier City 4.40pm

Ahuriri 4.45pm

Included: Bike or e-bike hire, helmet, pannier bag, maps and
instructions, shuttles at the start and end of the day.

NOT INCLUDED - WINE TASTING COSTS - price varies
from $10-50pp

OPTIONS: 

Pick-up from your accommodation - from
$15pp (so you don't have to drive at all)

"No Worries" upgrade package - $10pp this
package gives you all the extras including bike theft insurance, an eco bottle
of water, extra comfortable gel seat cover, cellphone holder, plus a carrier
bag (to hold all the bottles of wine that you will buy!)

Give us a call if you have any questions 06 835 9030 or
0800 82 52 67.