Open all year round
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Do not ride Tour Aotearoa during winter, because the off-road tracks will be too muddy, or during the summer holidays (24 December to late January-ish) because the roads will be too busy.
IMPORTANT: Timing your start at Cape Reinga
Check the tide timetables so that you know when to begin your trip from Cape Reinga. Go to https://tides.niwa.co.nz/, 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.
Note: You can start riding on the beach three hours before low tide and finish four hours after low tide.