After 16 years of taking over 14,000 active hikers, bikers and kayakers around their favourite parts of New Zealand, Active New Zealand starts cycling New Zealand Tour Company http://cycletours.activenewzealand.com/ to meet demands of a niche cycling market.

(TRAVPR.COM) NEW ZEALAND - October 13th, 2011 - Andrew Fairfax, founder and CEO of Active New Zealand, suffered a near-fatal plane crash, and while recovering on a 4,000km ride across in Europe, realized that Active New Zealand’s unique blend of local knowledge and endorphins should be extended to cycle tours. After 16 years of successfully running hiking and multi-activity trips, Andrew decided to extend ACTIVE’s services to pure cyclists. Not just any cyclist though - people who want a bit more out of a holiday bike tour - people wanting to cycle New Zealand, challenge themselves and have a remarkable experience.

Andrew said, “At first I was just tending to my plane crash recovery on these long bike rides.” He went on, “But then I realized, after talking to many people, that there was huge interest from people who wanted to do what I was doing – to push a wee bit harder than a run-of-the-mill bike tour. I knew if I combined that desire with Active New Zealand’s mission to ‘get out of the comfort zone and do something remarkable’, then I could offer something that’s not really being offered already”.

The resulting biking tours, while adventurous, are designed for regular people. Andrew went onto say, “I’m not a hard-core athlete or anything out of the ordinary, I just know how to push one pedal round in front of the other – and repeat! There are others like me, who would prefer not to ride alone, and who would love to be able to focus on the cool stuff, and leave the logistics and so on to someone else.”

Active New Zealand’s team has just put up their New Zealand cycling tour site, www.cycletours.activenewzealand.com, offering five New Zealand cycle tours. You could start easy with Thermal Cycle, a 5-day North Island loop, or jump straight into a full-on cycling mission, The Deep South Ride – a 14-day ride looping the entire South Island and crossing the Southern Alps. Twice. See a complete list of cycling New Zealand trips with routes, pricing and highlights at http://cycletours.activenewzealand.com/our-bike-trips/itineraries.php. 

Active travelers who are interested in a New Zealand bike tour vacation can enjoy the same great knowledge and service that Active New Zealand has offered to over 14,000 travelers over the last 16 years. Active New Zealand cycling tours, www.cycletours.activenewzealand.com, know the difference between a bike trip and a bike trip of a lifetime.

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