Half Day Quad Bike Adventure for One

Length of activity Half day.
Price £99
Locations Dover, Kent (South).

Enjoy a thrilling experience riding a 400cc 4×4 Arctic Cat or Honda Quad bike on a trek across open fields, through woodland and over technical trials sections. The course is several miles long and during the activity you will get to quad bike over various different terrain and obstacles. This experience includes a safety talk prior to the activity and expert tuition on how to ride quad bikes.

Once you arrive on the day you will be given refreshments and the safety briefing will begin detailing all the do’s and don’ts and you will be provided tuition on how to handle the bike. Once the formalities are over you will have the choice of opting for an Arctic Cat or Honda TRX quad bike, and then you will be let loose!

The session will begin over flat terrain on open fields – ideal for you to familiarise yourself with your bike and practice simple manoeuvres. You will then reach the first technical area where you will need to tackle a variety of different slopes and angles. “Active riding” techniques are provided by the experts to help you overcome any obstacles. After this you will ride through a scenic forest route to the next technical area where there are obstacles laid out with various levels of difficulty to overcome. If your instructor is confident in your abilities you will be offered the option to have some free practice time where you can decide which obstacles to negotiate. Finally there is a long ride back to the base to finish your quad biking activity.

Guidelines for participants

The maximum weight is 20 stone for this activity.

The minimum age to participate is 16 years old.

No driving licence is necessary.

Riders should be generally fit and healthy as quad bike riding can be tiring and physically demanding.

This experience is available all year round on a Wednesday or a Saturday and sessions start at either 9.30am or 1.30pm.

Spectators

No general spectator facilities are available becasue the quad biking experience covers a such a large area.

Dress code

You are advised to bring comfortable clothing and footwear for potentially muddy conditions, preferably boots if you have them. A change of clothing is very highly recommended for your journey home.

How to order

As soon as you place your order for a Virgin experience day, a gift pack will be sent to you (or the recipient) containing the experience voucher. This is valid for 9 months from the date of purchase and will include a message card, booking instructions and information booklet.

Introductory Quad Biking

Length of activity 2 hours.
Price £59
Locations Cheshunt Hertfordshire (South),
Walton On Trent Derbyshire (Central).

Quad biking is a fantastic experience that is great fun, easily learnt and quite rightly on everybody’s ‘to-do list’. If you have never quad biked before, don’t worry because you will be given full tuition by a qualified instructor. Once you arrive at your chosen centre, after a thorough safety briefing you’ll get kitted out in protective clothing and be introduced to your quad bike.

To begin with you will be driving on level ground round a marked circuit while you build up your confidence and get a feel for the bike. As you gain experience you’ll be able to shift up a gear and soon you’ll be speeding round the turns. You will then be able to take off on a quad safari for a taste of what quad biking is really about, venturing along woodland tracks, through water and up and down slopes. Remember that instructors will be with you all the way. You will get mud spattered, but thankfully you can hand in your muddy overalls at the end.

The bikes you will be riding are usually Honda 250ESs. These are utility machines with five forward gears and are operated by an electric thumb shift. Or Sportrax 90s – these are smaller, sports-tuned quad bikes.

Guidelines for participants

The minimum age for quad bike riders is 14 years old.
The maximum weight for quad bike riders is 20 stone.
The maximum height is 6′ 8′ and you don’t need to have had any prior experience of riding quad bikes.

Weather guidelines

Poor weather should not affect this activity, however any cancellations due to extreme weather will be for the safety of participants.

Number of riders

There will be a maximum of 16 people taking part in the quad biking experience with at least two qualified instructors in the group at all times.

Spectators

Spectators are very welcome, but as the activity is conducted over open fields and woodand it is unlikely that spectators will get to see much of the action.

Dress code

It is essential that you dress for the outdoors with stout boots and a waterproof jacket to protect against the elements. If it is cold, ensure that you bring warm clothing. Protective clothing will be provided, but it is advised that you wear your old clothes as you will likely get muddy over the course of the activity (especially your boots). Also remember to bring a change of clothes for the journey home.

How to order

When you order this experience from Red Letter Days they will send out the experience gift voucher in their signature red presentation including the Gift Pack, their stylish new branded red Envelope or eye catching instant eVoucher, each of which can feature your own personalised message.

If you know the time and place that the experience activity recipient would like to attend, you can book this straightaway. Alternatively, this can be left open for the recipient to choose.

Junior Quad Bike Thrill

Length of activity 1 – 1.5 hours depending on location chosen.
Price £49.
Locations Surrey (South), Rutland, Nottinghamshire (Central),
South Yorkshire (North).

Learn to navigate your way through the rugged terrain of the woodland with a quad bike experience after having learnt how to control your quad bike as you tackle obstacles on the various training circuits. Quad bikes are designed specifically for off-roading so once you have developed the skills necessary to handle the bike on the training course; you can progress onto more challenging terrain to test your newly found biking skills.

Your quad bike experience will start with an important safety talk. This will take you through the dos and don’ts all and provide equipment instruction and a safety briefing. Once the talk is over you will take the quad bike out and spend some time on the learning circuit to familiarise yourself with the quad bike’s controls and its manoeuvring capabilities. When you are confident in your abilities, you can progress onto the more advanced circuits at your chosen location.

Guidelines for participants

The minimum age for this experience varies with location. The child must be at least 12 years old at Rutland, 8 years old at Surrey, 6 years old at Wetherby in South Yorkshire and 12 years old at Flaxby in South Yorkshire.

Please note that the itinerary will vary slightly depending on the quad biking venue chosen.

The maximum weight is 12 stone for this activity.

All children participating must be accompanied by an adult to the venue.

Weather guidelines

Please note that this experience is not available between October and March at Rutland.

Spectators

Spectators are welcome, but during woodland quad biking, the view will obviously be limited.

Dress code

You are advised to bring comfortable clothing and footwear for potentially muddy conditions, preferably boots if you have them. A change of clothing is very highly recommended for your journey home.

How to order

When an experience is ordered from Buyagift you will receive a voucher pack under plain wrapping containing the following –

An individually produced and personalised voucher which contains details of how your recipient can book a date for their experience.
An activity information sheet with details of the experience that has been ordered for them and a picture to get the juices flowing.
A special open presentation envelope for the voucher.

Most vouchers have 10 month validity from the date of issue.

Or, pay an extra £6.50 to send the recipient the voucher in the splendid gift pack (pictured).

Junior Quad Biking for Two

Length of activity 1 hour.
Price £89
Locations Rutland (Central), Retford Nottinghamshire (Central),
Redhill Surrey (South)

If you like a challenge, and would relish the opportunity to speed along a quad bike course, this is the activity for you. Quad biking is great fun and once you have had some tuition on the bike you will be ready to take on all terrain.

Once you arrive you will be given a safety briefing which will detail all the do’s and don’ts and you will be provided expert tuition from a professional team member on how to handle the bike. After getting kitted out you will be part of a small group whose instructor will talk you through all the bike controls and allow you to have a practice to get used to the bike before setting off on a circuit or trek. You will quad bike through woods, across fields, up and down hills and over jumps or do laps around specially prepared tracks.

Guidelines for participants

The minimum age to participate is 12 years old. All under 18’s need consent from a a parent or legal guardian.

You should be in good health and agile enough to get onto the quad bike.

Spectators

No general spectator facilities are available becasue the quad biking experience covers a such a large area.

Dress code

You are advised to bring comfortable clothing and footwear for potentially muddy conditions, preferably boots if you have them. A change of clothing is very highly recommended for your journey home.

How to order

As soon as you place your order for a Virgin experience day, a gift pack will be sent to you (or the recipient) containing the experience voucher. This is valid for 9 months from the date of purchase and will include a message card, booking instructions and information booklet.

Quad Bike Agility Course

Length of activity 1 hour.
Price £44
Locations Markyate Hertfordshire (South).

This quad bike activity is not for the feint hearted. If you can see yourself riding a quad bike through chicanes, climbs and bomb holes then this is the perfect experience activity for you. You will encounter a wide variety of obstacles and terrains on an agility circuit where controlling a bike on its brakes down a slippery slope, whilst turning a corner and splashing though muddy water is commonplace.

Once you arrive at Markyate you will be enrolled on a safety talk which will go through all the do’s and don’ts and introduce you to the quad bike machines. Initially, you will ride around a flat course so you can familiarise yourself with your quad bike and build up your confidence before being unleashed on the agility circuit. Usually after a couple of laps on the practice circuit, your instructor will indicate that you are ready to hit the agility track and this is where the fun really starts.

Guidelines for participants

The minimum age for quad bike riders is 16 years old.
The maximum weight quad bike riders is 16 stone.
The maximum height is 6′ 2′ and you don’t need to have had any prior experience of riding quad bikes.
You do not need to have any qualifications or driving license to take part in this activity.
Please be aware that quad biking is an extreme experience and not suitable for people with back or neck problems or people with general ill health.

Weather guidelines

Poor weather should not affect this activity as it is not weather dependent.

Number of riders

There will be other riders in the same group.

Spectators

You are very welcome to bring spectators to watch you quad bike although children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Dress code

It is essential that you dress for the outdoors with stout boots and a waterproof jacket to protect against the elements. If it is cold, ensure that you bring warm clothing. Protective clothing will be provided, but it is advised that you wear your old clothes as you will likely get muddy over the course of the activity (especially your boots). Also remember to bring a change of clothes for the journey home.

How to order

When you order an experience from Activity Superstore you will receive a voucher entitling the holder to any of the activities supplied by Activity Superstore up to the value stated. The personalized voucher comes presented in a stylish silver wallet with all the activity information the recipient will need to book their experience.

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