Electric Bays Tour - Guided Electric Bike Tour in Wellington (3-4 hours)

Duration: 3-4 hrs

Distance: approximately 25km

Start Time: 10:00am, afternoon departure available upon request.

The hills around Wellington offer a spectacular backdrop for a cycling tour and you don’t need to worry about biking uphill! Our Electric Bays Tour makes riding a breeze, so you can concentrate on admiring the scenery.

Meet your guide at our store by Chaffers Marina in central Wellington in time for a 10:00am departure. After listening to the safety briefing, learn how to operate your electric bike, and enjoy time to practice in a car-free space before heading out.

Once you’re comfortable, saddle up for a fun bike tour of Wellington's bays and follow your guide along the Wellington Waterfront. Glide along the seafront, passing the lively harbour and the beaches of Oriental Bay - filled with swimmers and sun-bathers in the summer. Continue along the Miramar Peninsula and leave the bustle of the city behind as you cycle along the scenic coast. Pause along the way at a local café before looping back towards the city.

Finally, set the bikes to 'turbo' to climb up to the lookout point for an unforgettable view over Wellington, the Miramar Peninsula, and the ocean harbour entrance.

The tour is light hearted and fun. We've been running these tours for nearly seven years and they are consistently one of the top rated tours on Trip Advisor in Wellington. 

We use modern Bosch and Shimano 'pedal assist' electric bikes - you pedal and the bikes smoothly 'amplify' your own effort up to 275% (our bikes are not throttle activated). You can choose the level of assistance that suits you - strong riders only use the assistance sometimes and occasional riders keep the power level up high! This means that the group is able to mostly ride at the same speed. The bikes have more than enough battery to ride the whole way on full power.

Your tour ends by 2:00pm (if 10:00am departure time) back at Switched on Bikes in Central Wellington.

Arriving by Cruise Ship

Port Pick Up

If you have booked at least 48 hours before departure date, we will pick you up from the cruise terminal. If booking within the 48 hours prior to your departure time, we still may be able to collect you but we will contact you to confirm. If pick up is not available, you can still take a public shuttle into the city and take an easy 25 minute walk to our store.

Once disembarking your ship, walk past the public shuttle pick up points and look for Independent Tour Operator Pick up point. You'll find one of our guides with a blue Switched on Bikes sign.

Making your own way to us

Exit your shuttle and walk down Whitmore Street. Stick to the sidewalk and  until you reach the water's edge and turn right. Stroll along our beautiful waterfront for 20 minutes keeping the water's edge on your left. Head past Te Papa Museum, the iconic WELL_NGTON sign and look for us opposite to wear the yachts are berthed. We're right next to the green crocodile bikes! Look for our sign on waterfront path and you'll see our store.

*Riders must be 145cm tall (4'8). Riders of this height will just be able to touch their toes to the ground

*Minimum age 12 years, must be accompanied by an adult if under 18.
*For pricing purposes, 'Teenage' is 12 - 17 years old and accompanied by an adult.
*Don't need to be an expert, but must be comfortable riding a bike.
*This route uses shared paths, on-road cycle ways and regular roads.
*A moderate level of fitness is recommended.
*This tour requires a minimum of two people to operate - we'll get in contact prior if we don't reach 2 riders.
*For group bookings of 20 or more people, please contact us directly on info@switchedonbikes.co.nz.
*Afternoon departures are available upon request, please contact us directly on info@switchedonbikes.co.nz.

Book with confidence
If the weather isn't good enough for riding, we'll provide a full refund.
If you change your travel plans and let us know up to 24 hours prior to the tour, we'll provide a full refund.
If your ship / plane / bus is delayed and you let us know anytime before departure - we'll provide a full refund.

Questions about booking
Flick us an email on info@switchedonbikes.co.nz or call +64 (4) 473 1080.