Bookings & Fees

Bookings are essential and can be made by phone 03 329 0160 or email: riding@katetapley.co.nz or by going to one of the following places:

• Bon-E-Mail, 63 Rue Lavaud (the main street in Akaroa)
• Akaroa Adventure Centre on your right just as you come in to Akaroa on Rue Lavaud.
• Akaroa Visitors Centre, 80 Rue Lavaud.
• The Christchurch Visitor Centre, Cathedral Square

Each trek may have up to eight riders participating. We have a minimum ratio of one guide to four riders. Riding Sessions include registration, gearing up, a short video, partnering up with your horse and trekking. The sessions go from two hours to all day.

All horses are carefully chosen for your size, ability and style of riding.

We offer riding at 10.00am, 1.30pm and 5.00pm during daylight saving hours, min 2 riders.

Fees below are per person, and in New Zealand dollars.

Two Hour Sessions $110

One and a half hour horse contact time including partnering up.

One rider only (riders may invite others to join them or join an existing booked ride) $150.00

Three Hour Session $130.00

Two and a half hour horse contact time including partnering up.

One rider only (riders may invite others to join them or join an existing booked ride) $180.00

All Day Rides $240

Up to 6 hrs riding, includes lunch & partnering up. (One rider $290)

Ride to the Maxxx Card

The Maxxx Card applies to the Three Hour rides normally $130.00. With a Maxxx card your fee is reduced to $90.00 for the card holder and any rider invited to join them. The card costs $360.00 and buys your first 4 rides. It is valid for 3 months (or all Winter, June to September) and can be used at Akaroa. Otahuna or Mt. Lyford. Current Maxxx card holders are eligible for membership of the Natural Horsemanship Club run in each venue. More details and terms of use: MaxxxCard.pdf

Exclusive Rides - Your Own Guide

A personal trek guide for you, or your party for as long as you like.

Fee is twice the group ride fee.

Overnight Rides, Saddle Club and other events

Please check out the Otahuna and the Mt. Lyford Horse Riding websites where we offer a wider range of activities, in addition to the group rides offered at Akaroa.

Fee Schedule

Download the fees schedule for all our rides at Akaroa, Otahuna & Mt. Lyford : Fees.pdf

Cancellation Policy

If your arrangement changes at the last minute call 03 3290160.

Not arriving for a ride without attempting to contact us will cost 50% of the fee for the ride pp.

Cancelling a ride within 12 hours will cost 25% of the fee for the ride pp. This does not apply in the case of bad weather, accident or illness.

Arriving late: Guides will attempt to make your time up, but are not obligated to do so, and you may forfeit your booked time but the fee remains the same.

Adding riders at the last minute: This is possible and worth asking for, but inclusion of that rider is always at the discretion of the guide.

Withdrawing riders at the last minute: Payment to be made in full.