Tour Aotearoa Official Guides
If you ride the Tour Aotearoa, we recommend to have a paper backup in case of GPS failure (i.e. flat batteries) and to help plan beyond the next turn.
These small lightweight guidebooks serve this purpose, and are packed with the following useful information:
- transport options to Cape Reinga
- cue sheets for every section
- maps throughout the route
- elevation charts
- locations of the 30 photo control points
- contact details for campgrounds, accommodation, cafes, pubs, etc.
- phone numbers for boat operators on the five water sections
- transport options for leaving Bluff.
The latest Tour Aotearoa Official Guides (North and South Island) are available.
And 1 page of incremental updates PDF is free to download (updated 31 Jan 2021).
Tour Aotearoa coffee table book
Tour Aotearoa is an inspirational coffee table book that showcases the 3000-kilometre bikepacking journey from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
Describes the natural and cultural heritage of Tour Aotearoa and includes humorous, insightful stories from riders as well as lessons on how to ride the Tour yourself.
With 260 colour photos by Sven Martin, Richard Sidey, Matt Dewes and others.
Copies of the Tour Aotearoa coffee table book are still available from some books shops. (The publisher has sold out.)
