Carver Experience is based in Timaru, the gateway to the Mackenzie Country of New Zealand!
We have a number of options
available, depending on your budget. All are as a passenger with
driver provided. Bring your own CD if there is something you would
like to listen to.
We can do a short ride so you get the feel of the Carver, which
is a 20 minute ride on some good twisty roads with a nice gentle
start to settle the nerves. Only available from where the Carver
is at the time, i.e. not a special order. Mainly available from
our Timaru base.
One hour ride as a passenger. A short blast of 85km through some
nice twisty roads close to base taking in the Pareora Gorge and
Taiko Valley. Based in Timaru we specialize in tours of some of
the most twisty roads in South Canterbury where you can
experience the Carver One at its best. We can also come &
pick you up. Pick up charges are additional. See below.
Two hour ride as a passenger. Taking in 180km of some of the
best twisty roads in the area & including Fairlie & Geraldine
via the Pareora Gorge. Based in Timaru you can experience the
Carver One on some of the most
twisty roads in South Canterbury We can also come & pick you up.
Pick up charges are additional. See below.
Full eight hour ride as a passenger, taking in the Mackenzie
Country including Tekapo, Mt Cook Village, Twizel and the
beautiful Waitaki Valley . Just over 380kms in total with
stunning scenery for Carvering in South Island. There will be
plenty of photo opportunities and rest breaks and your choice of
stop for meals.
(Meals included in experience price)
$45.00 (NZD)
$95.00 (NZD)
$180.00 (NZD)
$595.00 (NZD)
Pick up is
only available with 2 or 8 hour experiences or with
groups of 4 or more for the 20 minute or 1 hour
Experience.
Pick up from Ashburton / Oamaru:
$65.00, Dunedin / Christchurch $110.00
All experiences are subject to
weather, road and traffic conditions prevailing at the
time booked.
If conditions are unsuitable we will
contact the hirer to plan rescheduling the Experience.
| If you are planning a special event that you would like us to attend or have a favourite route you would like to Carve please contact us with details |
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Testimonials
When given the chance to go for a passenger ride in the Carver, my response was, it would be a bit rude to say no. While I wasn't showing it, my thoughts were, yippee, lets get going. Even though I ride a motorcycle, that didn't prepare me for the Carver Experience! You feel like you are in a car, but come to the first corner and its all on. The lean angle is amazing. Flicking threw a few corners was an amazing feeling. All to soon the ride was over. The grin on my face said it all. Would I do it again. Hell yes!
Bryan McNally - Timaru New Zealand.
I thought I'd take a moment to reiterate how much I
enjoyed riding in the Carver One.
Having ridden motorcycles enthusiastically on NZ roads for the past 30
years, I may have expected to be underwhelmed by a "car that leans".
But the Carver was quite simply brilliant. It's hugely impressive that
a vehicle can be so dramatically innovative and yet so beautifully
fulfil its designed function. The Carver moves with a fluidity and
assurance that utterly belies the technology beneath its fascinating
skin.
In the hands of an experienced driver, the Carver's cornering
prowess is hugely impressive, even in damp conditions. It feels like
nothing else. Even if you've driven cars and ridden bikes for years,
driving the Carver is a totally new experience. You can't help but get
the impression that this must be what it's like to fly in a jet
fighter.
I'm eagerly looking forward to
another experience of the Carver One!.
Tim Fraser Whangaparoa, NZ
"I'm eagerly looking forward to another experience in the
Carver One"
Tim Fraser - Whangaparoa, NZ