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The Ultimate McLaren Vale E-Bike Adventure
Discover the breathtaking beauty of the McLaren Vale wine region the effortless way. Our self-guided e-bike tour offers the perfect blend of freedom and adventure, allowing you to set your own pace while exploring quiet back roads and scenic bike paths. With the electric motor doing the heavy lifting, you can save your energy for the best parts of the day: world-class wines, exquisite local produce, and stunning coastal views stretching out to the ocean. 🍷
Once your booking is confirmed, we will email you a comprehensive self-guided map and a curated itinerary, ensuring a seamless and unforgettable day of exploration.
Your Curated Itinerary
- Serafino: Collect your premium e-bike and get fully set up for a day of riding.
- Willunga General Store: Stop for a morning coffee and tea at this fantastic local gem packed with regional produce. ☕
- Samson Tall: Enjoy a boutique wine tasting at one of the most charming cellar doors in the Vale.
- Never Never Distilling: Indulge in a delicious lunch paired with a refreshing gin or your choice of beverage.
- d’Arenberg: Explore the iconic d’Arenberg Cube and immerse yourself in the spectacular art exhibitions.
- Menz FruChocs Shop: Treat yourself to a famous local sweet delight to round out your afternoon. 🍬
- Serafino: Return your e-bike and reflect on an incredible day in the hills.
Tour Details
- Availability: Daily collection from 9:30am at Serafino
- Return Time: Bikes must be returned by 4:00pm
- Distance: A leisurely 25km route
- Price: $169 per person
What is Included
- Premium e-bike, helmet, lock, and a spacious pannier bag for your personal items and wine purchases 🚲
- Boutique wine tasting experience at Samson Tall
- Delicious lunch and a premium drink of your choice at Never Never Distilling
- Detailed digital map and suggested itinerary to guide your journey
Important Information
- The minimum rider height for this tour is 150cm.
- Cucina can cater for gluten-free guests but cannot cater for coeliacs. Their preparation kitchen is also their serving kitchen, so while they take every precaution with allergens, they can’t guarantee a 100% gluten free environment.
Thanks for booking your e-bike adventure with Bike About!
On the day of your booking, head to the reception desk at Serafino and show them your booking confirmation. They’ll sort you out with your bike before you head off. Bikes are available from 9:30am and must be returned by 4pm.
Your Day at a Glance
- Serafino to collect your bikes from 9:30am.
- Willunga General Store for morning tea and a coffee. It’s a great spot with plenty of local produce.
- Samson Tall for your included wine tasting at 11am.
- Never Never Distilling for your included lunch and drink from 1pm.
- d’Arenberg to explore the Cube and any art collections on display.
- Menz FruChocs Shop for a sweet treat.
- Back to Serafino to return your bikes by 4pm.
Here’s your map for the day:
Food & Beverage Tour: https://made.withalpaca.travel/view/itinerary/72J5njloBHBfPh9YHkyHZ0
Please note: some stops aren’t open seven days a week, so check opening hours for your day of travel.
Your Inclusions
Your wine tasting at Samson Tall is booked for 11am under your booking name.
Lunch and a drink are included at Never Never Distilling. Your booking is from 1pm to 2:30pm under your booking name. You’ll be given a menu to choose your meal, plus a drink each (gin, wine or soft drink).
Your pannier bag is perfect for carrying your belongings or any wine and goodies you pick up along the way.
Using Your E-Bike
Please read the following, as it covers how to use your bike and how to fix common issues. There’s also an attachment in this email with photos.
- Always stand next to your bike when turning it on.
- In the centre of the handlebars there’s a screen with a power button at the bottom. Hold this button down to turn the bike on.
- Once the bike is on, choose your assistance level using the top and bottom buttons on the left hand side of the handlebars. There are three levels: eco, norm and high. Eco gives the least assistance and high gives the most.
- If this is your first time on an e-bike, we recommend starting on eco and increasing the assistance as you feel comfortable.
- When stopped for more than 5 to 10 minutes, the bikes turn themselves off to save battery. To turn your bike off yourself, hold down the button on the right hand side of the screen.
- If you stop somewhere and leave the bikes, please lock them up using the locks provided. Lock them to something sturdy like a bike rack or post, rather than locking the wheel to the frame.
- The brake on the left of the handlebars is your back brake, and the right is your front brake. They’re hydraulic disc brakes and very powerful, so please use both gently rather than slamming them on.
- On the right hand side of the handlebars you’ll see a small window showing numbers 1 to 9. These are your gears. Gear 1 is the easiest (for hills) and gear 9 is the hardest (for flat stretches). The thumb lever shifts down towards 1, and the index finger lever behind it shifts up towards 9. Only change gears while you’re pedalling, not when stationary.
- Use the kickstand on the left hand side of your bike when you stop, and please avoid lying the bikes down.
- If your bike isn’t working or shows an error code, hop off, turn it off, wait 20 seconds and turn it back on.
Have a great day!
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Dan has a great personality and we would highly recommend any of the tours.
Kind regards Chris & Janet
Highly recommended!
Recently we completed our second 7-day Bike About tour in South Australia, this time we explored the picturesque and rugged Flinders Rangers by e-bike, staying at Rawnsley Park Station. Our tour started with our arrival in Adelaide, we love the city as there are great attractions within walking distance of the hotel we stayed at, and there’s always plenty to see and do. This tour, due to the distances involved, required a bit of driving to get to our cycling destinations. The Bike About team planned the trip so well, we enjoyed every bit of it. We stopped at the interesting Alligator Gorge on day 1, our first taste of the ruggedness of the landscape. Cycling in the Flinders was amazing, and the tracks we chose were all very rideable without issue, the e-bikes handled it all amazingly well. Our longest cycling day was around 39 km, all off-road or on gravel, which we accomplished easily. Our trip highlights included riding through to the historic Wilpena Pound homestead, along the Heysen trail, then the next day we started with an engaging cultural tour led by a local Adnyamathanha guide, who told us stories that explained the history of the Sacred Canyon and the significance of the treasured and ancient rock petroglyphs. Following this uplifting experience, we rode the scenic Bulls Gap trail and into the stunning Brachina Gorge with its interesting geological history. We saw heaps of yellow footed rock wallabies really close up, this was a real treat and the wallabies seemed unperturbed by us cycling quietly past, so we had some great photo opportunities. Other wildlife was everywhere, kangaroos, emus, echidnas, eagles, falcons and plenty of parrots entertained us over the three days. The accommodation at Rawnsley Park Station was first class, very warm and comfortable in spacious units, with excellent meals served in the Woolshed Restaurant. We were also impressed by the tasty and nutritious packed lunches that we took on our rides, these were provided by the restaurant kitchen.
To gain a true appreciation of the scale and magnificence of the Flinders, you really need to take advantage of a scenic flight. These are offered from Rawnsley Park at very reasonable prices, and the pilots take you over the majestic ranges and Wilpena Pound, for awesome views and photo opportunities.
Sadly, after 3 days we had to leave the Southern Flinders and we headed down to the Clare Valley, where we rode an amazing trail along an old railway line. This trail was so pleasant to ride, being very smooth and well maintained, and provided great scenery along the way. At various stops we enjoyed gourmet platters, wine tasting and chocolate pairing at some local wineries, before heading back for an interesting dinner at a local historic hotel, where we were treated to a chat with the proprietor who was extremely welcoming and very knowledgeable on local history and environmental subjects.
Throughout this trip there was a need for the Bike About team to adapt to changing circumstances, the weather and accessibility of some trails necessitated changes to plans. The team was awesome and really worked hard at making our trip enjoyable with various alternative options, which, as it turned out, worked amazingly well and fitted easily into the itinerary. As the weather was inclement on our last day, we could not cycle so we visited an excellent café for a leisurely breakfast, followed by a tour of the Yalumba Cooperage, and finally the Monarto Safari Park, the highlight of which was seeing 3 huge male lions bounding towards our bus.
All in all, a fantastic trip with a wonderful group of like-minded cyclists. Our dedicated, enthusiastic and entertaining guides made sure we had a lot of fun, and the camaraderie in the group was very enjoyable, with a lot of good-humoured banter and many stories told. Bike About has delivered again, in spades, and we are really looking forward to tour opportunities in 2026!
We enjoyed it so much, we will be returning to do another ride soon. Thanks Jack and Dan for making our holiday so memorable.
Hot tip... make sure you get your partners height right ???? haha
We needed a couple of bikes for our visitors to do the Amy Gillett bike way, wineries and pubs.
From the moment I contacted Jack is was just so easy and uncomplicated and very reasonably priced - our bikes delivered to Woodside and away we went - after our hire we dropped off the bikes off at a designated spot - so easy
We will use this company again in a heart beat
We did the Adelaide Hills e-bike tour and absolutely loved it. The bikes were lots of fun, and made the winery tour very unique and special. We rode along some very beautiful roads and bush tracks between each stop. Each stop on the tour was excellent, including the final stop at the Lane for a very fancy picnic. Jack was incredibly knowledgeable and did a lot of hard work behind the scenes to make the day run so perfectly. We will definitely book with Bike About again!
Jack was a superb guide & soon gave me the confidence to 'let go' and just enjoy.
Im a bit of a tree hugger at heart & found myself with in minutes of the city deep in the bush with native bird song & butterflies. Forest bathing was working its magic & I was on a high for the rest of the afternoon & into the evening.
The ride finished with some crisp white wine & regional charcuterie platter - I hooked!!
See you soon Jack! Cheers Mandy
The accommodation in each location was very good, especially the Birdwood Motel.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes cycling, wine and food.
Got to see all the best places and tonnes of the behind the scenes stuff at the local factories and winery. Electric bikes were so easy to ride and the guides are so friendly.
We'll definitely be back! Thanks Jack

















