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Posted: 06 Sep 2010
A big thank you to everyone from all parts of the world who have emailed us to check we are ok after the massive 7.1 earthquake right here in Christchurch early Saturday morning. While it was a very scary experience to live through, fortunately everyone on the PureTrails team are ok, and no one has suffered any property damage thankfully.
It certainly makes you feel lucky to be alive. I think it's time to start planning my next holiday ;)
Posted: 20 Aug 2010
PureTrails NZ is running its 100th Otago Rail Trail tour this Spring and to celebrate we are giving away a free $100 Macpac voucher to everyone who books on a Spring cycling tour.
PureTrails has been operating tours on the Otago Rail Trail since August 2004, hosting almost 1000 people in that time.
Conditions:
Offer ends September 30. Limited places available on the following tours:
Otago Rail Trail: Oct 4 - 8; Oct 27 - 31; Nov 3 - 7; Nov 10 - 14; Nov 17 - 21
Bike Mackenzie Country: Nov 8 - 12
Booking cancellations will result in the value of the voucher being deducted from the $200 deposit payable upon booking.
Posted: 19 Aug 2010
Available when two people book together on the Southern Lakes & Mountains 14 day walking tour departing on November 5, 2010. AND we'll throw in a free pass to Punt on the Avon River, a quintessentially Christchurch experience!
Conditions of the deal: Your 3 nights free accommodation is at The Grange B&B Guesthouse, a lovely Heritage Grade II listed victorian mansion in a quiet yet central location of Christchurch, pending availability (or an equivalent style B&B if The Grange is unavailable on the nights you wish to stay). Accommodation, both in Christchurch and on the Southern Lakes & Mountains tour, is based on double or twin share room occupancy. Your free Punt on the Avon includes two adult passes on a 30 minute guided punt tour. Offer available until September 30.
Posted: 15 Mar 2010
"Chocolate Box New Zealand: The best way to see the Mackenzie Basin" Read an article written by Charles Riddle, a participant on a recent PureTrails Bike Mackenzie Country tour, as seen in the Waikato Times on February 19.
Charles, who is head of the Wintec's journalism department, was on holiday with a group of friends and had not intended to write about our trip. However his experience and photo's taken compelled Charles to share his experience with others. Click here to read the article (4MB pdf file).
Bookings are now open for the 2010/2011 summer season. Click here to view our Bike Mackenzie Country itinerary, dates and prices.
Posted: 19 Feb 2010
For those looking ahead to October 2010 and beyond, our dates are finalised and bookings are now open. So if your considering a trip to New Zealand for that once in a lifetime walking tour, or your heading down south for a short biking adventure on the Otago Rail Trail, we'd love to see you.
This year most of our departures booked out well in advance, particularly the March & April dates, so get in early to avoid disappointment.
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Bike the Otago Rail Trail
Explore the remote and picturesque Central Otago region on the 150km recreational rail trail. The rail trail follows the former Otago Central Branch railway line from Middlemarch to Clyde, completed at the turn of the 20th century, which once provided a vital link between New Zealand's largest city of the time, Dunedin, and the country's major goldfields.