A Bike, a Winery and an Afternoon of Pure Fun!

Posted by Ruth Atherley on May 23, 2011 at 6:22 am

We enjoyed a great afternoon with Takaro Trails. (Takaro is the Maori word for play!) We enjoyed an easy terrain, off-road ride from Havelock North to Elephant Hill Estate Winery – where we stopped for a tasting.

Takaro Trails has a range of tours – from the shorter one like we did to three and five-day tours that offer the opportunity to tour Hawke’s Bay on bike, having your luggage waiting for you when you arrive at your accommodations.

It was a real pleasure to cycle along a trail – passing cows and sheep and the occasional dog being walked. Our guide, Carrie-Ann, made the tour fun; she effortlessly read how tough (or in our case – easy) to make the ride.

We went through a couple of small villages, by the ocean and then arrived at Elephant Hill Estate Winery for a tasting. As a producer of premium single-estate Hawke’s Bay wine, Elephant Hill’s vineyard enjoys the spoils of a temperate, dry climate and an extended growing season.  Cooled by afternoon Pacific Ocean sea breezes, the vineyard creates wines that display a wonderful fruit purity and elegance.

It was an easy, laid-back afternoon that got us out in the fresh air, had us moving ourselves a bit and refreshed and relaxed us!

Here’s a quick video of how fun it is.

Bike, Wine, Sunshine Tour from AHA Creative on Vimeo.