Christchurch tour

The most comprehensive tour of Christchurch and surrounding countryside.

7¹/₂ - 8 hours

Includes:

• Christchurch's most notable buildings and sites.
• The city's major public gardens.
• Christchurch's most notable forest remnant, a precious reminder of the once extensive native forests of Canterbury.
• The surf from the Pacific Ocean at New Brighton Pier.
• Sumner's popular foreshore and dramatic coastlines.
• Lyttelton, Christchurch's old port town.
• The Port Hills, the eroding rim of an extinct volcano.
• Panoramic views into Lyttelton Harbour and across the city and plains to the mountain ranges.
• The scenic southern reaches of the Port Hills and the pretty back roads south of Christchurch.

It is a good idea to bring a jacket on your tour, even if conditions appear favourable. Views may be limited during bad weather. Your tour can be readily adapted to make the best of any weather situation.

Your tour price is in New Zealand dollars and includes:

• Transport costs.
• Personal guiding service of a professional standard, to meet your personal travel needs and to provide quality commentary.
• For custom South Island tours, all accommodation costs, of a quality specified by the client.
• Itinerary planning and bookings.
• Light refreshments (tea, coffee) carried in the vehicle.
• NZ Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 12.5%.
  

Your tour price does not include:

• Lunch and dinner are not included in the tour price unless included in the accommodation tariff, or otherwise specifically requested by the client.
• Alcoholic beverages.
• Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls and internet services incurred as part of accommodation costs.
• Optional travel (e.g. flights, cruises), attractions and activities which have not been prepaid in the tour price.

Children’s (under 15) prices are two-thirds adult prices for most day tours.