6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore all corners of the gorgeous garden city with this guided tour of Christchurch. Located on New Zealand's East Coast of the South Island, the city is filled with stunning scenery and history. Visit the famous Christchurch Cathedral in the city center, before traversing the Port Hills to visit the town of Lyttelton. Punt along the Avon River while admiring the gorgeous Botanic gardens.

Learn about the Christchurch Earthquakes at the Cardboard Cathedral
Discover New Zealand's history at the Bridge of Remembrance
Additional tour of the Antarctic Centre available on request
Admire the stunning green space of Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens

What's Included

Private driver/guide
Transport by private luxury vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water

Entrance Tickets / Activities Tickets
Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:00 AM

Pickup details

Pickup is available from any Christchurch Centre hotels, Port, or Airport (additional charges may apply for port or airport).

What To Expect

Christchurch Cathedral

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Port Hills

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cardboard Cathedral

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bridge of Remembrance

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Avon River

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

International Antarctic Centre

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available

Most travelers can participate
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
All guides speak English. If you should need a guide that speaks one the following languages please book using Other language guide : Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Reviews

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Frustrating . There was terrible communication between the tour operators and us the customer.

Bruce_H, Jan 2024

The International Antarctic Centre and the Riverside Market were two highlights from our trip. The former was observing penguins that were in captivity for various reasons being cared for and feed. The same goes for huskies. Also the Riverside market was an interesting area for lunch, shopping and culture.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Hello Bruce, Thank you for your message and yes there was frustration for all - we trying to do our best to get you on the tour, your driver waiting at port and you not being able to find him, which got resolved after you advised us where you were. Unfortunately taking the shuttle and getting the shuttle driver involved did not help as he had his own agenda running on a busy day. Am glad you had a good day out, and we will see how best to streamline the meet and greet at port - which at the best of days can be chaotic!!

Don't trust Viator or Trip Advisor

Joseph_K, Feb 2023

We arranged for a tour of Christchurch through Viator and were contacted by the local Viator tour group in Christchurch with a location where we were to meet our guide. We were given an address that meant nothing to us but since we had asked to be picked up at the port for our cruise (Lyttleton) we guessed the address was at the port. It wasn't. The shuttle driver (everyone leaves the port by shuttle. Those are port rules) looked at the address and didn't know where it was but said it wasn't near the port. We got off the shuttle right outside the port and went up to a taxi driver. He looked at our email and said the address we were given by Viator was several miles away and that he would take us there. The address was in a deserted industrial area outside both Lyttleton and Christchurch. It was Sunday and the coffee shop at the address was closed. The taxi driver was an older man and refused to leave us there alone saying it wasn't safe and we'd not be able to get a taxi there once he left. He called the Viator tour office from the phone number on our email for us and they told us we were at the wrong address and that they hadn't given us the address where we were now waiting. We were looking right at it so we knew that wasn't true. They said our guide was waiting at the port. We hadn't seen him but of course we were looking for the address they had given us. Finally, they sent the guide to pick us up. He looked like a gang member from the hood in Los Angeles, our home area by the way, and we were reluctant to get in the car with him. By this time our taxi bill was over $45 dollars and we are into our tour time by over an hour. We only had a limited time to be back at the ship so this meant less time on the tour we had already paid for. The guide and the guy on the phone agreed to cancel our tour and give us our money back. In the end, Viator charged us full price. We learned a lot on that tour: never trust Trip Advisor to make recommendations and never, never do anything with Viator.

Private tour a must

Stacy_O, Mar 2020

Had a great day with Thaddeus who showed us around the Christchurch area! Took us to hidden spots where buses can’t go! Very pleasant and friendly to talk with! Great experience!

Highlights of Christchurch

George_H, Jan 2020

We had great tour of Christchurch and surrounding area with our guide Ahmad. He is new to the private guiding business but being a longtime resident of Christchurch was quite knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about showing us around and making sure that we made the most of our short stay in the area. He took us to some of his favourite locations around the city and we had a great time.

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