Mountain Bike in New Zealand

I’ve just returned from 2 1/2 months cycle touring in the South Island and managed to fit in a fair bit of mountain biking around the place. The quality of trails and the ease of access to them is phenomenal. So if you’re looking for a place to go for a riding holiday I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend NZ.

in NZ— flying over the beautiful scenery is great, and not having to peddle to the top of the mountain’s kinda nice too…

I did this a couple of years ago in Wanaka, the guides we went with were great:

http://www.mountainbiking.co.nz/