Queenstown lakes trip was great, good company, good food, comfortable accommodation and excellent tour leader.Enjoyed the E bike experience in perfect weather conditions.

Reviewed over 5 years ago

I have just completed the Round the Mountain Bike tour with Pure Trails.

It was very well organised with first class accomodation and meals, including lovely picnic lunches, made so enjoyable by the great weather. Thanks to the two "John's" who were such competent and friendly leaders/drivers. Pure Trails greatly enhanced the basic Round the Mountain trail by adding the Te Anau to Manapouri leg. I would love to do another ride with them.

Reviewed about 6 years ago

Queenstown lakes trip was great, good company, good food, comfortable accommodation and excellent tour leader.Enjoyed the E bike experience in perfect weather conditions.

Reviewed over 5 years ago

Fabulous trip....a bit of pushing with a non electric bike but they pushed also.

Great places to stay and the food was amazing.

John does a great job and it was good to see him again....looking to book the around the mountain for next year.

Reviewed over 5 years ago

West Coast Wilderness Way.

Pure Trails have this sorted - excellent bikes for the terrain, good accommodation, good food, very relaxed but efficient guiding (Terry - thank you!) and even good weather. This was an experience I will treasure.

Reviewed over 8 years ago

My wife and I went on the Alps to Ocean trip and had a great time.

The trip was extremely well organized; food and accommodation was excellent. John K. was a happy, helpful, knowledgeable and unflappable guide. The bikes suited the terrain. The route was well chosen with a variety of bike path surfaces and scenery.

When the cycling got too tough (a few times!) the bus was always there.

David & Barbara Darmanin

Reviewed almost 9 years ago

What an amazing experience!

My husband and I completed the Ride the Hurunui ride in a smaller than normally accepted group and we had an experience way beyond our expectations. Peter was a knowledgeable and interesting guide who stepped in to replace Hillary at the last minute as she had caught chicken pox from her children. Peter's wife, Chris, joined us at the Mt Lyford Lodge and walked the Kaikoura Peninsula with us. She proved to be a fountain of information just like Peter. Every aspect of the tour - bikes, accommodation, transport vehicles and support were all top quality and we could not fault a thing. It proved to be a really different way to "see NZ"! My husband has been to NZ about a dozen times but only to snow ski and it was my first trip so for a pair of Aussies who knew little about what NZ had to offer, we came away with wonderful memories that not many visitors would experience. We chose an easy ride because I only took up cycling when I retired last Christmas but found the riding to be well rated and within my capabilities. In fact, it left us hungry for more and we are already planning our next trip which will likely be the Otago Trail. Absolutely without doubt, it will choose to book with Pure Trails New Zealand - you cannot go past them.

Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in November 2015

Recently toured the Tasman Great Trail.

5 days of absolute magical cycling in rain free weather. The organisation from pre trip advice to the actual daily activities was superb. Tour guide John was efficient, friendly and an absolute expert on every thing NZ.

Nothing was a trouble to John including those "lost" moments we all had even after pretty clear directions! John would always proceed to any point that required further instructions so the confidence to freewheel along was never a problem.

The accommodation and food were spot on, all high quality and enjoyable for those important "relaxation" moments.

We will be back,

Ross Murray

Reviewed about 9 years ago and experienced in January 2015

I know this sounds boring but last year I did the West Coast Wilderness mountain biking with Pure Trails.

Wrote a rave review. Told my husband / friends about it and this year I did it again. Has to be one of the BEST trails in NZ. We had fine weather (again) which was a bonus but some of the most pristine and spectacular scenery. Diverse and exciting. Once again hosted and organised by the professional, friendly and efficient Pure Trails New Zealand team. Cannot recommend them highly enough.

Reviewed over 8 years ago

We cycled the Wild West Coast tour which was extremely well organised.

Five days without rain! Being mature cyclists we had to walk up hills on two or three occasions, but we managed the whole distance with the younger people.; :Plenty of variety in areas ridden - bush, coast, farmland, plus visits to ghost mine, Pancake Rocks, Oparara Arch & places off the beaten track. Saw a lot we would have missed if on our own. Our guide had great knowledge of the area.. Good accommodation & meals.

Reviewed over 9 years ago

Everything about this trip was superb!!

Biking was diverse and challenging around spectacular scenery. Accommodation and food were very good. I would recommend this experience to everyone. I definitely became much more confident in my riding so thank you for that. PureTrails is well organized and our guide was fantastic. My Kiwi friends were the icing to the cake. Wonderful people!!

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

A memorable tour with well thought out daily rides and other activities.

It was a fun group with our excellent guide John and support from Hilary. We saw such a good variety of the countryside, were so well fed and accommodated along the way. Highly recommended.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

We did the Hurunui ride with 8 riders over 5 days.

The tour was excellent with good accommodation and good food. The ride is a mixture of cycling and visiting assorted attractions and vineyards along the way. It would not be a challenge for a serious cyclist however the two strong serious cyclists in our group very much enjoyed the experience. There was occasional gravel on the ride which needs great respect as even experienced cyclists can come to grief on such a surface. Highly recommended and we hope to do another of PureTrail's trips. Peter, Sydney

Reviewed over 10 years ago

10 from Australia had a marvellous 5 days with PureTrails.

While we traversed gravel paths, something we are not familiar with here, we grumbled a bit but got soon accepted them for what they are. PureTrails is an excellent team of professionals. Johns care, commentary and driving skills were comforting; we never felt worried. The food on the Central Otago Rail ride was constant, plentiful and excellent. The bed rooms were brilliant - in all it was much more than we expected. We will probably do another PureTrail ride one day.

Reviewed almost 11 years ago