Tour de South Australia Vineyards – Cycling Tour South Australia

What's Included in Your Cycling Tour of South Australia

• 6 nights accommodation, including 2 nights in 5 star hotel in Adelaide
• Driver plus experienced local 'ride with' guide throughout, fully supported
• Vehicle support & luggage transfers
• Full breakfasts (x 6) throughout
• 5 x gourmet winery lunches with wine tastings (including Skillogallee in Clare)
• 4 x restaurant dinners at quality dining venues in gourmet South Australia
• All wine tastings and produce stops
• Exclusive wine making & tasting tutorial at Wirra Wirra Wines in McLaren Vale
• Environmentally friendly cycling water bottle
• Lightweight fair trade cycling t-shirt
• Arrival & departure transfers (start & end date of tour only)

Optional Extras

Bike hire is available as follows:

• Quality Giant or Trek hybrid-style bike for $250
• E-assist bike (E-bike) $400.
• BYO Free

Bikes are fitted with rear racks, small bags and water bottle cages.

This cycling tour is exceptional value when you add up the inclusions.

Guided Cycling Tour of South Australia Dates

See live dates and availability below. Season schedule is as follows (see calendar for live updates, prices and availability).

2025/2026 Cycling Tour Dates

• 19th - 25th September 2025
• 24th - 30th October 2025
• 21st - 27th November 2025
• 6th - 12th March 2026
• 20th - 26th March 2026
• 10th - 16th April 2026
• 24th - 30th April 2026
• 8th - 14th May 2026

Check the calendar with prices and dates below for live availability and any new dates.

Hotels

You will stay in very comfortable and, where available, premium hotels, mostly 4-star. All rooms have en-suite shower or bath facilities. Prices are based on two sharing in twin or double rooms. Singles are available with a supplement. Where possible, we choose hotels well located to enable you the freedom the explore the local area.

Meals

We carefully select the restaurants for cuisine and ambience, and favour those with a strong regional influence where possible. We can arrange for our restaurants to cater for specific dietary requirements and allergies etc. where notified in advance.

Bikes & Support

Bikes are available that are well-maintained hybrids or mountain bikes or e-bikes, perfect for this style of cycling. Comfortable, easy-to-use, puncture-resistant tyres and well-padded, comfortable seats. BYO bikes are possible only with prior arrangement. BYO seats, pedals can also be accommodated.

Guides

On this small group tour, a qualified local guide is present throughout, as well as a backup support van with a driver. Guides are trained in First Aid, capable bike mechanics and are local experts. More importantly, they will look after your every need and ensure you are happy, have fun and stay smiling!

Award Winning Operator

Tour de Vines has been operating cycling tours in Australia for 15 years and has been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024, and now Hall of Fame winner.

What accommodation is used?

Accommodation may vary depending on specific tour dates and final group numbers, but as a guide, we use the following properties:

• Adelaide - Mayfair (24/25 season) or Playford Hotel (25/26 season) for the 1st & 6th nights
• Barossa - Weintal or Novotel Resort
• Clare - Clare Valley Country Club
• Hahndorf (2 nights) - The Manna Apartments (24/25 season) or The Studios (25/26 season except 6th March 2026 departure)

These are quality properties, all with en-suite rooms, WIFI, some with onsite restaurants, pools and many other facilities.

Twin share rooms are available (at the same rate as 'double') and single rooms (single supplement applies).

Are bikes included?

You are welcome to BYO (bring your own) bike on this tour. Regular hybrid-style bikes or hardtail mountain bikes are ideal, as there are some sections on hard-packed gravel.

Many guests hire from our quality fleet, including hybrid style bikes complete with 27 gears, rear rack and bag, water bottle holders and soft saddles. These can be hired online when making your booking or contact us.

E-bikes are also available and make for a great fun tour if you are in any doubt about your cycling abilities or don't want the stress of feeling like you need to keep up with others. Our fleet includes a range of step-through or regular style ebikes, but please ensure you request any specific requirements you have in advance.

Can we add extra nights pre and post tour in Adelaide?

Yes, we are able to book pre and post-tour accommodation so you can stay in the same room and enjoy Adelaide without having to move.

This can be added to your booking online or contact us for more on 1300 665 330.

Is there much riding on the roads on this cycling tour?

The SA Vineyards cycling tour is set up to specifically take advantage of the great cycling trails in South Australia, which include the off-road Barossa Trail, Riesling Rail Trail in the Clare Valley, the Amy Gillett Trail in the Adelaide Hills and the Shiraz Trail in McLaren Vale. We ride these trails from end to end whilst avoiding roads as much as we can. There are some short sections where we are required to be on slow-moving traffic roads, such as moving through Tanunda in the Barossa. These are short sections of urban traffic. Your guide will prepare the group for these and ensure you ride safely. Where groups are confident and the guides deem it safe, there can be additional riding off the trails, but this is the exception rather than the rule and is entirely up to the guide whose number 1 priority is our guests' safety.