Open all year round

Do not ride Tour Aotearoa during winter, because the off-road tracks will be too muddy, or during the summer holidays (24 December - February because the roads will be too busy.
IMPORTANT: Timing your trip to Cape Reinga
Check the tide timetables so that you know when to begin your trip from Cape Reinga. Go to www.niwa.co.nz/services/online-services/tide-forecaster, and enter ‘Ahipara Bay’ for the location and the dates you are considering traveling.
Note: You can start riding on the beach three hours before low tide and finish four hours after low tide.