I planned the trip to New Zealand with my 19 yr old niece and really wanted to take in some riding as part of the trip.

I am an experienced rider, she however has never ridden before so I was a little concerned how she might take it all in. She said she was game so I went ahead with the plan.

It was a piece of cake from the moment I made the decision to go with Bularangi. I emailed the inquiry explaining the situation and very quickly received a cheerful, informative response with detailed information on how the day would play out.

Ali was incredibly flexible with the plan in case the weather did not cooperate. I certainly did not want my niece's first bike tour experience to be in an all day washout because I was locked in to the reservation.

Ali's instant understanding of my desire to build a love of the sport for my niece was wonderfully refreshing.

True to her emails, she called our hotel the night before to do a 'weather check' and see that we were arrived in town, happy, healthy and ready for our tour.

At 8:30am ON THE NOSE, Dave and Glen pulled up at the front door of our hotel. We geared up and set off on one of the most fun days I have had in my life. Their love of riding and professionalism as hosts shined thru in how smooth the day played out. Even though both of them had personal plans later that evening, they took the extra time to come back into town a lovely scenic route that we did not have time for in the morning. Expanding the reason why I love to ride and giving us the opportunity to fall even more in love with the breathtakingly beautiful New Zealand.

At the end of the day my niece could not stop talking about how fantastic the ride was and asked if she could come with my husband and myself when we take our 3 or 4 day bike trips in the States. Complete Success!

Thank You! Ali and Dave and Glen for a wonderful day! and a future of watching the next generation grow into two-wheeled explorers.

Reviewed almost 12 years ago