Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 0800 224 473;
www.arrowtownbikehire.co.nz
; 59 Buckingham St; half-/full-day rental $35/49)
Get active on
two wheels on the many new mountain-biking trails around Arrowtown, or join a Moun-
tain Bike Mania tour ($199, October to April) combining 4WD and mountain-biking ac-
tion and exploring the former gold-rush village of Macetown. Multiday rentals are also
available.
Queenstown Bike Tours
MAP
( 03-442 0339;
www.queenstownbiketours.co.nz
;
Dudley's Cottage, 4 Buckingham St)
Rents bikes (adult/
child $59/29) and gets you started on various self-guided adventures, including wine
tours. On the 'Gold Rush Run' ($85) you're given a gold-panning lesson and equipment,
and sent out along the Arrow River to claim your own lucky stake.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Dudley's Cottage
MAP
GOLD PANNING
(
www.facebook.com/dudleyscottage
; 4 Buckingham St; 9am-5pm)
Call into this historic cottage for a
gold-panning lesson ($10) or to have a go panning a trough filled with water and a bucket
of gravel from the river ($15). Otherwise, rent a pan and shovel ($6) or sluice box ($25)
and head out on your own.
