Beau Rapley Guiding

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas to on and all. What an amazing year it has been. A day off today to reflect on how lucky i am. Spent with whanau eating great Kai and good wine. My guiding season started months ago, but from tomorrow the flood gates open 😊😊 so lucky doing what I do as I love it.

03/05/2023

Bring it on Saturday. Opening morning. Old boy Ted would have been proud of young fella Jock. He truly is a lovable and faithful mate.

25/04/2023

Can't imagine not being at the Arrowtown service now. Its been decades. Originally with Dad, Frank Rapley FX 516003 Petty Officer, Fleet Air Arm WW11. And ex RSA Arrowtown president. Thinking of Granddad WW1 Passchendaele survivor, and his brother Andrew who never returned home from Belgium. A time to reflect on how bloody lucky we are despite some of the awful conflict happening around the World currently. I miss you Mum and Dad.
Soldiers present and gone thank you for your sacrifices.
What an awesome job the young Wakatipu High School lad did on the Last Post.

18/04/2023

Skippers magic. I love my job 🥰 what an awesome season it has been. Not one tour canceled and heaps of happy guests. From wine tours, guided hikes, heli tours, guided bike rides, Milford magic and farm tours this haz been an epic season.

15/01/2023

Lab love. Jock and Frankie😊 hot day on the Lochy. Too hot for the fish 😳 awesome day out with Craig Cunningham, first proper day off since mid December.

01/11/2022

Coronet Loop trail. An epic 56 kilometre loop trail with over 1600 metres climbing.
Southern Lakes backcountry at its best.

28/09/2022

Europe almost done. Two months of attempting to learn a little more on French Italian German wines and the industry. Overwhelming really Bordeaux alone 110,000 hectares of vines and 12,000 lables. Finishing with an awesome cultural visit to The Hague and Mauritshuis Museum unbelievable works by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Fabritius, Rubens and more.Back now to a busy summer ahead.

01/09/2022

Our week at Gigondas is drawing to an end. Trying my best to educate myself a little better on the regions rich wine history. Of course this means sampling the local product. Some of the vines i am seeing are in excess of a 100 years old. And tried a reserve the other evening from vines 120 years old. Also managed to knock off Mont Ventoux which is on my bucket list. Provence i will be back 😊

29/08/2022

Awesome time in Provence checking out local winery’s. Its been such an intense summer here that harvest has started almost a month ahead of normal. So foreign to me all these varieties of grape, being a born and breed Gibbston Valley boy. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80 percent of Côtes de Provence's output is rosé. This is made predominantly from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut grape varieties plus the quintessentially Provencal red grape Tibouren. Riding through this country is quite spectacular with the locals so so friendly. Bucket list ride tomorrow with hopefully knocking off Mont Ventoux.

12/08/2022

12/08/2022

Rebranded from CTNZ cycle tours new zealand to Beau Rapley Guiding.

11/08/2022

Couple of days relaxing by Lake Constance in the South of Germany. Gut Deutsch Weizen bier.

05/08/2022

First ride under the belt😊So glad i got back on the horse here in The Netherlands. Awesome ride awesome company.

06/06/2022

Exploring the beautiful Waiheke wineries. A good weekend away with meeting old friends and new business partners.

15/05/2022

New boy on the block . Jock 😊10 months old and retrieving like an old hand.

05/04/2022

Good times in the mountains. Summer days in Autumn.Good point Craig Cunninghame ! Photo credit to Craig. 😊

20/10/2021

This is JOCK ! Scuse the pun, but he is mint😊 my new pup. And hunting/ guiding and fishing buddy. I just love him. you want a guiding experience with a well trained pup hit me up.