Cycling Tour Barossa & Clare Valley
Duration:
4Â Days
Difficulty: Easy
From
$1249
This cycling tour in the Barossa and Clare Valley lets you discover the incredible food and wine highlights of South Australia at your own pace.
Gently cycle your way to famous venues including Maggie Beers, Penfolds and Jacobs Creek as well as some hidden secrets along the way. Dine at award-winning cellar doors including Skillogalee and O’Leary Walker’s in the Clare Valley.
The cycling is predominantly off road using the paved Barossa trail and the fantastic Riesling Rail Trail in the Clare. Being self guided you can ride as little or as much as you like (as long as you make it to the lunch bookings which are well worth a little effort). This tour is fully supported with luggage transfers, on call support, bikes, helmets, maps, directions and printed itineraries all provided.
How Does this Self Guided Cycling Tour Work?
This cycling tour package includes 1 day cycling in the Barossa and 2 days cycling in the Clare Valley on the Riesling Rail Trail. There is transport required from Adelaide to the Barossa, Barossa to Clare and then from Clare at the conclusion of the tour.
Transport options are:
1. Self drive (own vehicle or hire car), where we arrange bikes in each of the regions so you don’t have to carry bikes, just ride them! This option is recommended for couples or small groups.
2. Use our transport service (ideal for groups) with the option to BYO bikes or choose from our fleet of hybrid or E-bikes.
Request an itinerary below for more detailed information.
What We Love About this Cycling Tour in Barossa & Clare Valley
- Visiting famous venues such as Maggie Beers, Penfolds, and Jacobs Creek in the Barossa, but also some of the lesser-known outlets
- Cycling the brilliant off-road scenic Riesling Rail Trail in the Clare Valley
- Tasting world-class wines in Australia's most renowned wine region, the Barossa
- Gourmet meals at award-winning Skillogallee & O'Leary Walker cellar doors
- Sweeping vineyard views, whilst cycling the safe off-road trails
What's included in your Barossa & Clare cycling tour
- 3 nights quality ensuite accommodation (Adelaide, Barossa, Clare)
- 3 x lunches and all wine tastings
- 3 x breakfasts with drinks (coffee/tea)
- 1 x restaurant dinner
- On-call support throughout
- Luggage transfers
- Printed itinerary, marked maps, recommended stops*
- Bikes & helmets (e-bikes available) can be hired or BYO (no need to transport bikes)
- An environmentally friendly water bottle & lightweight fair trade t-shirt is supplied*
- Guaranteed fun, great value and a memorable food, wine and cycling adventure!
*A tour kit is posted before your arrival, so we do require a minimum of 30 days' notice for this to be sent
Note there is transport required between regions on this tour, with options to hire or BYO vehicle or use our transfer services (extra fee - see Dates & Prices).
What Dates Can We Choose?
Being self-guided, you can choose to enjoy this tour on any day or date that suits you (please be aware that all venues are closed on Christmas Day and many close for Boxing Day and New Year's Day and Easter Good Friday).
Prices & live availability can be seen on the calendar below. Please note we don't pre-book accommodation for this cycling tour. Once you have your preferred dates, let us know, and we will process a deposit to enable us to check and hold accommodation. Deposits are fully refundable if we cannot meet your dates.
Are There Any Optional Extras
- Bikes: You can BYO your bike for no additional fee or hire from our fleet of quality bikes for an additional fee (Regular $200 or E-bikes $300).
- Transport: We can provide transport throughout to make life even easier for you. Ideal for groups, our mini bus and driver will transfer you and luggage and bikes between regions as per the itinerary, for an extra fee of $1250 (total so divide by number in your party). Transport is limited to availability and will depend on what dates you choose.
- Extra night accommodation in Adelaide. Let us know, add a night pre or post cycling at the lovely Mayfair Hotel or similar (rates will vary depending on night of stay).
See prices and options and book online below.
Self Guiding
Self-guided cycling tours do require participants to be adaptable and able to solve issues whilst on tour. On-call support is included in your tour, but it is expected that you will know how to repair punctures and make minor adjustments to gears, handlebars and seats if required, and if bringing your own bike, then this is expected. For anything more serious, we will be able to assist with a call to our 1300 665 330 number at any time during your trip. You should be able to read a map and follow directions, either on a device or a printed map (supplied), and you have a good sense of direction. Getting a little bit lost or having to ask locals for directions is all part of choosing to travel on a self-guided basis. The maps and directions provided to you are updated regularly and tailored to your specific trip (hotels, restaurants are noted and marked). If this is something that makes you nervous or uncertain, or if you know for sure that you can’t fix a puncture or aren’t confident reading a map, then we do recommend our extensive range of small group fully guided tours where all the stress of navigation, bike maintenance and logistics is all done for you. However, if comfortable with this, then the freedom of a self-guided cycling trip is wonderful, and once confident, can be the preferred choice across our range of cycling tours.
Transport
On this cycling tour in South Australia, there is some transport required between the regions, as follows:
- Day 1: Adelaide to Barossa, start of day
- Day 2: Barossa to Auburn, start of day
- Day 3: No transport required
- Day 4: Auburn back to Adelaide or onward journey at the end of the tour
You have the choice of:
- Own transfers throughout. If no access to own vehicle, we recommend hiring a car in Adelaide (no bike transport is required so any small or medium car is fine. Try Avis in Adelaide.
- Transfers throughout can be provided for an additional $1250 (ideal for groups using our bus and driver for this tour).
Trusted Operator
Tour de Vines has been running tours in since 2002 and has been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 and is now a Hall of Fame inductee. You can be assured we are a quality operator and want nothing more than for you to have an amazing travel experience.
Are e-bikes available?
Yes, e-bikes are available on this tour. There is a small supplement for e-bikes and we recommend booking these online or by contacting us well before your tour start date due to the limited number of e-bikes available.
What accommodation is used?
Being a self-guided tour that can be enjoyed on any date by large and small groups, the accommodation can vary on this tour and is subject to availability.
As a guide, we use the following:
- Barossa: Weintal or Novotel
- Auburn: Rising Sun (if no availability in Barossa) in Muse rooms
- Clare: Clare Country Club
What are the transport arrangements?
There is some transport required between the regions as follows:
- Day 1: Adelaide to Barossa start of day 1 (1 hr)
- Day 2: Barossa to Auburn start of day 2 (1 hr)
- Day 3: No transport required
- Day 4: Auburn back to Adelaide or onward journey at the end of the tour
You have the choice of:
- Own transfers throughout. If no access to own vehicle, we recommend hiring a car in Adelaide (no bike transport is required so any small or medium car is fine). Try Avis in Adelaide. We arrange bike collection in each region for you.
- Transfers throughout can be provided for an additional $750 (ideal for groups using our bus and driver for this tour).
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