Handlebars & Horticulture - Bike Tour to Kings Park with coffee and botanical walk

To celebrate Bike Month here in Perth, we have created a new tour to capture the splendour of our magnificent city and the iconic Kings Park. Lets ride!

Our tour starts on the South Perth foreshore, heads over the Narrows Bridge, around the Swan River and into the incredible Matilda Bay parkland situated next to the University of WA.  Along the way your knowledgeable guide will show you WA's oldest surviving colonial structures, one of Perth's first swimming areas and of course, the famous Blue Boat House.

Learn a little about the first Australians who lived in the area as well as the first European explorers that settled the Swan River Colony.

We continue on into Kings Park and ride through the bushland and cultivated sections, stopping at the iconic Zamia Café for an all-inclusive coffee, tea, or soft drink. Here we take you on a short, guided walk about the area known as the Backyard Botanicals Garden.

At different times of the year Kings Park bedazzles us with a range of flowering plants and wildflowers, many unique to this West Australian biodiversity hot spot.

Jumping back on our bikes we ride via a network of scenic paths through the beautiful John Oldham Park to finish our day at the start point on the South Perth foreshore.

Ride Rating 

Whilst we rate this a MEDIUM ride (the tour involves some hills) you can dismount and walk your bike up the hills anytime.

You will need to be able to exercise with some periods of increased heartbeat. 

As a reference point you could do this tour if you rode a few times a year and are an active person.

Approximately distance: 16km 

What is included?

Your super comfortable, step through touring bike with fat (gel filled) tyres and helmet is included in the tour price. 

Coffee, tea or soft drink at the café.

Our knowledgeable & friendly guide who will provide you with interesting information and who is experienced in keeping you safe whilst you have fun.

Our guide's also carry a first aid kit for your safety.

What to wear and bring!   

You will need to bring your own weather protection clothing, sunscreen and a full water bottle. Bikes are fitted with a bottle holder and small pouch on the front handlebars for keys, phones, etc.    

Toilets

There are many public toilets along our route, so just ask the guide if you need to use the "loo".

Starting and finishing location 

We meet (and finish) at South Perth Cycles located in the Mends Street Arcade (21 Mends Street, South Perth).