Back in early September we set our sites on riding a variation of the amazing Kahurangi 500 bikepacking route with a friend to look at possibilities of offering transport packages and support packages for this route, allowing larger groups and individuals the ability to resupply and also swap bikes at specific locations. You can see […]
The business story
Kahurangi 500 -Bike packing – Gearing up for Gearing down
As you can probably guess… we love bikes, and we love bikes for a multitude of reasons, first and foremost are the many freedoms that a bike can give you. They’re small and very strong so you get a lot more freedom in terms of where you can take them both on road and off!! […]
What makes Scottish Express transport different for Adventurers?
The main thing as that we are adventurers too, so we we ooze with passion for what we do!!! We started the business just prior to the outbreak of the Pandemic and we saw an opportunity to create a service for adventurers by adventurers…. It was getting pretty hard to get to some of the […]
Sustainable Tourism
We’ve been continuing to ensure that we are making ethical decisions for the enviroment and our customers as part of our sustainable tourism model. We measure and offset our Carbon with EKOS New Zealand, and are happy to say that we have reduced our Carbon offset by 13% this year while increasing our sales by […]
Thanks to all you adventurers
Well, the years winding up, and it’s been a year packed with adventures for Scottish Express. Big thanks to all those who have supported the Express this year. We’ve had great times driving people to new adventures on the monthly specials and listening to their conversations in the Landcruiser party lounge. We’ve also been pretty […]
Back from the alps to ocean
Just had am amazing eight day trip away taking customers on the Alps to Ocean tour, unbelievable weather and scenery. We stayed in great accommodation and enjoyed BBQ’s by the lake and great comaraderie on the trail. This is kind of trip is the Scottish Express speciality… custom transport with accommodation and activities thrown in. […]
The Southern Explorer, 11th to 14th August
Got a hankering for a mini winter Expedition? I’ve got an interesting trip that will get you into some of the remoter backcountry to pursue your adventures of choice. I’ll be dropping adventurers off enroute to Christchurch via Greymouth and Arthurs Pass and picking them up via Lewis Pass on the way back. Lots of […]
The Gorge Midwinter Enduro Free Transport
The Gorge Midwinter Enduro is on this Weekend!!! I’ve got free transport to anyone wanting to get out there and back on the day. Cut down on your fuel cost and your enviromental footprint and share some transport with some stoked human beings. I’ll also be kickin around during the day, as I’m kicking back […]
Monthly Specials – all under $30
Some nice shorter trips well paired with our diminishing daylight. Day tramp? Kayaking? Fishing? Offtrack Exploration? Shuttling the Gorge? Hike a bike the Nevis? Yep, we’ve got all the above covered and more over the next month and a bit. Delve further into the website for further info and bookings. Heaps of options her to […]
” Coastal Express”,Crystal Days, and Warm sunshine on the skin
Its a great time of year to get out into nature… yep its a bit colder and the days are a bit shorter, but we’re getting some amazing calm days and equally amazing sunsets over the western mountains. We’ve got a great monthly special trip planned for next Weekend, The “Coastal Express” is an amazing […]
The Cobb Valley, Delicious for the eyes!!
Wow, what a weekend just been. We took the “Adventure Crafting” group up the Cobb Valley to stay at the Cobb Hostel , they enjoyed some amazing weather and mountain vistas. Almost 50% of the group had never visited the Cobb Valley!! What makes the Cobb so amazing… is you can drive straight to an […]
Volunteering with the Nelson MTB Community
Super happy to get some volunteering activities under way at Scotttish Express this month, we started off on friday by giving the hard working volunteers who had been tickling up “Loam Ranger” a shuttle up to the top of keyboard warrior. It’s been awesome to utilise the unique Scottish Express sponsorship fund to give back […]
Kayak and Hike Golden Bay 12th/13th Feb $70pp
Mixing it up with another ecletic adventure Weekend walking the Kaituna track and paddling the coastal tidal rivers and lakes on the west coast of Golden Bay. I’ve got the kayak trailer thanks to Chris West at Kayak HQ. How does it work….grab a kayak suitable for estuary paddling, polish up your tramping boots, dust […]
12th December Cable Bay Kayak Shuttle
We’re back into it, and we’ve changed the format a tad. mainly….THERES NO MINIMUM BOOKING numbers… I’ll be running whether it be one or nine paddlers. Meet 11 am at Tahuna Beach or Cable Bay depending on wind conditions. See Website for bookings and more info on how the Kayak shuttle works. We also now […]
Just a wee yarn about the Wairoa Gorge
Summer is on the way. And I just want to give everyone a gentle reminder about awesome things to do and why you should do them. The Gorge Bike park is located on a public recreational reserve and without the support of the Nelson mountainbike club and the greater NZ mountain bike community it simply […]
Couple of wee announcements
We’re offering up a great deal to get to Nelson Lakes next month for a Weekend away, and we also want to remind people that we are super committed to the sustainability of our business going forward which is why we go up and beyond the the carbon off set we have pursued with Ekos […]
Rameka a go go!!
We’ve sold all the seats for this Sundays Rameka trip. Super stoked to have the Land Cruiser party lounge full!!! There’s always more coming with the monthly specials, and as they are at a per seat price, its a super good way to get yourself a great price on an adventure and meet some other […]
Cable Bay Kayak shuttles are on!!!
This Sat the chance of a good afternoon sea breeze is looking great. So.. we’ll be picking up grinning paddlers from Tahuna Beach and Glenduan so they can enjoy the pristine waters of Tasman bay. All paddlers welcome. Big thanks to Chris at Kayak HQ for collaborating and modifying and providing his trailer so we […]
24th October ….Ra-Ra-Rameka + Kaiteriteri laps $47
I’ve decided to have quite a casual Labour Weekend, so Sunday the 24th we’re heading up to the Rameka. We’ve got a super good format for this… Rameka track… meet at Takaka for lunch then back over the hill to while away the afternoon with drop off at Sandy Bay Riwaka Saddle which give access […]
Uber Comfort
The recent trip to Nelson Lakes gave a good opportunity to try out the new seating upgrade in the back of the Landcruiser. Carrying on with the Tartan theme, we employed a great local seamstress to make some goretex covered memory foam seat cushioning. The great thing is with them being goretex they make an […]
