History Tour & Trip Reviews

Great way to see New Zealand for the first time. Food, hotels and non bike related excursions were great. Biking was at times somewhat challenging if your not used t...

Biking through temperate rain forest along the Wilderness Trail was sheer delight. Loved all the hikes too. Well planned itinerary, lovely lodging, delicious food an...

This trip revealed scenery unmatched anywhere in the world. We went from tropical rain forests to glaciers to the ocean. The bike trails were great and the accommoda...

VBT never disappoints. Biking trails were challenging but can be done on e-bikes for novices. The addition of hiking and kayaking if you wanted, made this New Zealan...

What a trip! From the professional, knowledgeable and fun guides, to the beautiful country seen from a variety of bike and hiking trails and interesting special even...

We are new to activity-based group touring and really enjoyed the experience. What a relief not to have to coordinate all the lodging, activities, equipment and food...

We have been on 5 other vbt trips and this was a very disappointing tour. Accommodations, food and itinerary were not close to what we had hoped. The trip failed to ...

Overall, we loved this trip. Highlights included 3 guides who accommodated our every need, excellent group comraderie, the stay at the Wilderness resort, and the hik...

The guides were great the trip was fantastic. The bikes needed bigger tires for the gravel roads and would be nice to be able to extend the handle bars higher to acc...

Excellent trip. Wayne and Bryan were great, fun, knowledgeable, and complimented each other's personality and expertise. Good mix of biking and hiking. Beautiful and...

New Zealand is gorgeous and the guides are phenomenal. Quality of the guides is why we travel with VBT. Anyone looking to go on this trip should be aware that this t...

VBT needs to do a little work on this tour. Cycling was a stunning disappointment.

This is the second trip to New Zealand I've booked with VBT and I must say the first was outstanding, while this trip was so so. Not much freedom was offered to get ...

Great trip with awesome guides. We saw much of the South Island from the east coast to the west coast. The riding was mostly on gravel trails and was challenging at ...

We were completely cared for by our three VBT guides from the moment they met us in Christchurch until we were dropped off in Queenstown. The electric bike that I us...