Bike-Tour Otago Peninsula

Sunday 10. April was a beautiful late-summer day, cloudless day with tepid temperatures around 23 degrees Celsius, so I decided to do a little bike-tour to the Otago Peninsula. 

Getting ready for the trip.

I followed the main road along the shore of the peninsula for about 25 km. 

Selfie on the road along the shore.

In Portobello I decided to leave the main road and climb up the hills in order to get to the other side of the peninsula. 

The road leading up the hills is quite narrow but really beautiful for biking and hardly any cars find their way up this hidden gem.

View onto the eastern coastline of the peninsula from a lookout point halfway up the hill.

After climbing up to the top of the hill, the road is winding down its way to the eastern shore. This picture is the way down to Sandfly-Bay, most certainly one of the most stunning places of the Otago Peninsula. 

Sandfly Bay

I have already explored Sandfly Bay and its native residents, the New Zealand sea lions, in two trips earlier this year, so I only stopped there for a minute, took a picture and then left Sandfly Bay behind me and got on my way back to Dunedin. 

Pretty nice spot for a short break. From left to right: mainland, Otago Harbor, Otago Peninsula

The road back to Dunedin led me over the top of the hills with some really nice views.

After about three hours of cycling I reached Small´s Beach and decided to take a short break, sit down for a minute, eat some snacks and just enjoy the beautiful view. 

Small´s Beach

The road back to Dunedin. First Tomahawk Beach, then St. Kilda Beach, St. Clair and finally the city of Dunedin itself on the little hill in the background.