22 days North Island + 46 days South Island = 68 days NZ 3867.8 kms.

AOTEAROA CYCLING TOUR 2020

TOUR DE 

NUEVA 

ZELANDA


Cape Reinga - Bluff

North Island NZ 
Fr 10^th Jan
 –
 Su 2nd Feb 2020 

1659.33 Km

 South Island NZ

Tu 4th Feb
-

Sa 14th Mar 2020

AOTEAROA CYCLING TOUR 2020

TOUR DE NUEVA ZELANDA

22 days North Island 

+

46 days South Island 

 68 days NZ

3867.8 km 

North Island NZ: Wednesday 8^th January – Sunday 2nd February 2020 (22 days)

1659.33 Km.

Day 1. Foxton – Bulls – Auckland (by coach) (We 8^th Jan 20)

Day 2. Auckland – Kaitaia – Rarawa Campsite 65.77 km / 3h21’ (Th 9^th Jan 20)

Day 3. Rarawa Campsite – Cape Reinga 66.17 km (Fr 10^th Jan20)

Cape Reinga – Sleeping free camping place 13.05 km / 52’

Day 4. Sleeping free camping place – via 90 mile beach partially – Hukatere campground

94.35 km / 6h15’ (Sa 11^th Jan 20)

Day 5. Hukatere – Kaitaia 40.81 km / 2h58’ (Su 12^th Jan 20)

Day 6. Kaitaia – Kerikeri – Whangarei (by coach) – Bike Repair (Mo 13^th Jan 20)

Day 7. Rest at Whangarei – Bike Repair (Tu 14^th Jan 20)

Day 8. Rest at Whangarei – Bike Repair (We 15^th Jan 20)

Day 9. Rest at Whangarei – Bike Repair (Th 16^th Jan 20)

Day 10. Whangarei – Waipu – Mangawhai 98.88 km / 6h (Fr 17^th Jan 20)

Day 11. Mangawhai – Tauhou – Waimanku – Murawai Beach 119.27 km / 6h42’(Sa 18^th Jan 20)

Day 12. Murawai Beach – Auckland – Mission Bay – Takanini 111.48 km / 6h35’ (Su 19^th Jan 20)

Day 13. Takanini – Clevedon- Matingarahi -Miranda 81.38 km / 4h29’ (Mo 20^th Jan 20)

Day 14. Miranda – Karangahake Gorge – Katikati 107.76 km / 5h53’ (Tu 21^st Jan 20)

Day 15. Katikati – Ngongotaha 150.33 km / 8h42’ (We 22^nd Jan 20)

Day 16. Ngongotaha – Rotorua 10.41 km / 40’ (Th 23^rd Jan 20)

Day 17. Rotorua – Waimangu – Taupo 104.30 km / 6h36’ (Fr 24^th Jan 20)

Day 18. Taupo – Acacia Bay – Mangakara Stream 95.86 km / 6h39’ (Sa 25^th Jan 20)

Day 19. Mangakara Stream – Kuratau Junction – Turangi – Tongariro Campground

93.49 km / 5h55’ (Su 26^th Jan 20)

Day 20. Tongariro Campground – Horopito – Mangareturoa River – D.O.C. Campsite 136.73 km /

6h39’ (Mo 27^th Jan 20)

Day 21. D.O.C. Campsite – Wanganui – Bulls – Foxton Beach 149.29 km / 6h50’ (Tu 28^th Jan 20)

Day 22. Foxton Beach – Wellington 120 km / 6h25’ (Su 2^nd Feb 20)

South Island NZ: Tuesday 4^th February – Saturday 21^st March

 2020 (46 days)

2208.47 kms.

Day 1. Wellington – Picton (Ferry) ; Picton – Blenheim 27.9 km / 

1h26’ (Tu 4^th Feb 20)

Day 2. Blenheim -  Blenheim 26 km / 1h26’ ; Blehheim – Kaikoura 

(Car) (We 5^th Feb 20)

Day 3. Kaikoura – Woodend (Christchurch) (Car) ; Woodend –

(via Spencerville, Bottle lake Forest park) Little River Campsite 

88.4 km / 7h (Th 6^th Feb 20)

Day 4 Little River Campground – Spencerville: Spencer Beach 

Holiday Park 69.4 km / 3h32’ (Fr 7^th Feb 20)

Day 5 Spencer Beach Holiday Park – Parklands (Christchurch)
7.4 km / 21’ (Sa 8^th Feb 20)

Day 6 Kaikoura – Culverden 104 km / 5h47’ (Su 9^th Feb 20)

Day 7 Culverden – Hanmer Springs 35.9 km / 1h56’
 (Mo 10^th Feb 20)

Day 8 Rest at Hanmer Springs (Tu 11^th Feb 20)

Day 9 Hanmer Springs – Lake Tennyson 43.5 km / 3h21’ 

(We 12^th Feb 20)

Day 10 Lake Tennyson – via The Rainbow- St. Arnaud 74.7 km /
 5h25’ (Th 13^th Feb 20)

Day 11 St. Arnaud – Tahunanui (Nelson) 89.6 km / 4h35’ 

(Fr 14^th Feb 20)

Day 12 Rest at Tahunanui (Sa 15^th Feb20)

Day 13 Tahunanui - Nelson – Motueka 55.1 km / 2h54’
 (Su 16^th Feb 20)

Day 14 Motueka – Split Apple Rock – Kaiteriteri 22.3 km / 1h22’(Mo 17^th Feb 20)

Day 15 Rest at Kaiteriteri (Tu 18^th Feb 20)

Day 16 Kaiteriteri – Takaka 54.6 km / 3h50’ (We 19^th Feb 20)

Day 17 Rest (Th 20^th Feb 20) car excursion to Cape Farewell 

Wharariki Beach

Day 18 Rest at Takaka (Fr 21^st Feb 20)

Day 19 Takaka – Tasman 66.1 km / 4h10’ (Sa 22^nd Feb 20)

Day 20 Rest at Tasman (Su 23^rd Feb 20) Tasman-Motueka-Tasman 

54 km / 1h52’

Day 21 Tasman – Nelson 40.9 / 2h6’ (Mo 24^th Feb 20)

Day 22 Rest at Nelson (Tu 25^rd Feb 20)

Day 23 Car rental Nelson – Christchurch (We 26^th Feb 20)

Day 24 Christchurch – Mt Somers Holiday Park 120 km / 6h14’ 

(Th 27^th Feb 20)

Day 25 Mt Somers – Geraldine – West Timaru 87.7 km / 4h6’
 (Fr 28^th Feb 20)

Day 26 Rest (Sa 29^th Feb 20) – Bike repair

Day 27 Rest (Su 1st^th Mar 20) – Bike repair

Day 28 Rest. Car excursion to Dunedin via Moeraki Boulders 
(Mo 2^st Mar 20) – Bike repair

Day 29 Rest at Dunedin (Tu 3^nd Mar 20) – Bike repair

Day 30 Coach Dunedin- Timaru. Timaru -Pleasant Point 22.8 km / 1h16’ (We 4^th Mar 20)

Day 31 Pleasant Point – Fairlie - Lake Tekapo -Lake Alexandrina 96.5 km / 5h21’ (Th 5^th Mar 20)

Day 32 Lake Alexandrina – Lake Tekapo – Twizel Holiday Park 69.3 km / 3h24’ ( Fr 6^th Mar 20)

Day 33 Twizel – Lake Ohau – Omarama 76 km / 3h58’
 (Sa 7^th Mar 20)

Day 34 Omarama – Cromwell – Bannockburn 114 km / 5h59’ 
(Su 8^th Mar 20)

Day 35 Bannockburn – Queenstown 66.1 km / 3h38’ 
(Mo 9^th Mar 20)

Day 36 Rest at Queenstown ( Tu 10^th Mar 20)

Day 37 Walter Peak – Te Anau 112 km / 5h59’ (We 11^th Mar 20)

Day 38 Te Anau – Tuatapere 97.5 km / 4h58’ (Th 12^th Mar 20)

Day 39 Tuatapere – Invercargill 89.8 km / 4h37’ (Fr 13^th Mar 20)

Day 40 Invercargill -Bluff – Invercargill 55.6 km / 2h44’ 
(Sa 14^th Mar 20)

Day 41 Invercargill – Lumsden 86.7 km / 4h25’ (Su 15^th Mar 20)

Day 42 Lumsden – Queenstown 107 km / 5h48’ (Mo 16^th Mar 20)

Day 43 Queenstown Airport– Car rental to Greymouth via Westland (Tu 17^th Mar 20)

Day 44 Greymouth (car rental) (via Arthur’s Pass) 
Christchurch Airport - Picton Car rental parking (We 18^th Mar 20)

Day 45 Picton – Wellington (Ferry) (19^th Mar 20)

Day 46 Rest at Wellington (20^th Mar 20)

Day 47 Wellington – Foxton Beach 147.67 km / 9h11’ 
(21^st Mar 20)