Bike & Transport - Lake Hawea to Lake Wanaka (with e-bike upgrade option)

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Experience Wanaka’s breathtaking scenic beauty at your own pace with Wanaka Bike Tours.

Experience Wanaka’s breathtaking scenic beauty at your own pace with Wanaka Bike Tours.

Highlights

  • A beautiful riverside ride surrounded by mountainous backdrops
  • Pass through the beautiful Albert Town
  • Ride along the mighty Clutha River towards its source at Lake Wanaka
  • Meet at the scenic lakeside trail and head back to Wanaka township
  • Option to upgrade to E-bike! - Add in Extra's

Take the bikes out for a self guided adventure on the most popular trails of the region.

Jump in the shuttle that will take you down the scenic roads from downtown Wanaka to the lakeside town of Hawea. You will be dropped off in Hawea where you can grab a coffee before setting off to the explore the Hawea River Track on our state of the art mountain bikes.

This fantastic 30km scenic ride is our most popular and is the perfect way to escape the crowds and experience nature at its finest. Starting at Lake Hawea, you’ll guide yourself along a grade 2 trail that follows the Hawea and Clutha rivers, exposing luscious native bushland and gorgeous scenic vistas as you travel to the Wanaka lakefront and back to Wanaka township. From here you may choose to extend your ride with a visit to #WANAKATREE, the perfect way to end the trip!

Adult $120.00
Child $70.00 (12 years and under)

What's included

  • Shuttle from downtown Wanaka to Lake Hawea
  • Latest model mountain bike and helmet
  • Thorough trail briefing with photos and maps
  • Local knowledge on everything there is to discover along the way

Duration

  • Allow approximately 4 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • Please meet in front of Wanaka I-SITE
  • 103 Ardmore St.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Please note: Minimum 4 people per trip (Hardtail) or Minimum 3 people with at least 2 E-Bikes. Singles bookings may be waitlisted.

    E-bike: Option to upgrade to E-bike upon checkout.

Available Bookings from23 Jan to 5 Feb 2026

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Real highlights, tips, and the helpful advice straight from Bookme customers who’ve actually done this experience, summarised with AI support

  • emergencyKunden liebten die atemberaubende Landschaft entlang der Radtour (2 Personen sagten dies).
  • emergencyDie Fahrräder wurden als hochwertig und gut gewartet beschrieben (2 Personen sagten dies).
  • emergencyViele schätzten die hilfsbereiten und informativen Guides (2 Personen sagten dies).
  • emergencyDie Fahrt wurde als einfach und angenehm, sogar für Anfänger, bezeichnet (2 Personen sagten dies).
  • emergencyDer Kaffeestopp bei Pattiseire war für mehrere Radfahrer ein Highlight (1 Person sagte dies).
  • emergencyDer Buchungsprozess wurde für einfach und unkompliziert gelobt (1 Person sagte dies).
  • star_shineErwägen Sie, die E-Bike-Option für eine einfachere Fahrt auszuprobieren
    Genießen Sie unbedingt den Kaffeestopp unterwegs

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Wiebke from Germany wrote on 14 August 2023

Tolle Radtour

Tolle Tour, unkomplizierter Drop Off und Toby empfahl Mir eine wunderschöne Route. Ein Muss in Wanaka :)

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Helge Schatz from Germany wrote on 29 July 2023

Fantastisch

Gute Räder, hilfreiche Tipps, wunderschöne Strecke

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From Bike & Transport - Lake Hawea to Lake Wanaka (with e-bike upgrade option)

Thank you for choosing Wanaka Bike Tours & Hike for your cycling adventure

Stefan from Germany wrote on 04 December 2017

Entspannte und schöne Tour

Wir wurden pünktlich vor der i-Site abgeholt und Emily hat uns auf dem Weg zum Lake Hawea ein paar interessante Dinge zur Gegend erzählt. Man fährt den Hawea River Track, der unkompliziert ist und am Ende über eine Hängebrücke führt. Danach geht es auf Teerstraßen oder über einen einfachen Trail am Ufer des Lake Wanaka zurück zum Ausgangspunkt. Die Räder sind Hardtails von Giant. Ganz ok, aber die Schaltung war nicht die neueste.

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KJK from Australia wrote on 19 January 2026

Fun and safe bike ride with delicious lunch spot

The bike ride from Lake Hawea to Wanaka was scenic and enjoyable. It was fine on a standard bike (ie it did not require an e-bike) for a moderately fit person. Pembroke Patisserie in Albert Town is always delicious.

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yunh2 from United States wrote on 18 January 2026

Great experience

We had a great time. The weather was good and the scenery along the way was beautiful. We opted for ebikes because of my knee issue which works really well. Brendon was fantastic, very friendly, gave us detailed instructions.

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