7 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Make the most of a short time on land on a shore excursion deep into the Southern Alps. You’ll be picked up from the port in Lyttelton and driven to Arthur’s Pass Village, a handy base for exploring the mountains of the central South Island. Visit a sheep farm and enjoy lunch with a view.

Return port transfers are included
Includes a sheep farm tour with afternoon tea
Learn more about the area with a local guide
See and do a lot in a short time from Lyttelton

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Local Guide
Lunch (if option is selected)
Sheep Farm Tour with Afternoon Tea
Port pick-up and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Fisherman's Wharf
Norwich Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand

Start time

08:30 AM

Pickup details

Meeting instructions will be sent upon booking. Please note that the default time for this tour is 8.30am but this can be amended depending on your cruise ships arrival and departure times.

What To Expect

Lyttelton (Pass By)

Toby Hill Farm

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Arthur's Pass National Park

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Otira Viaduct Lookout

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Lisa_C

The tour was, amazing, worth the long trip to the alia and sheep farm. Our guide Jude also really went out of her way to show, us all of the sites and included a, bonus trip to Christchurch on the way back.

Reviews

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Intensive, lovely day. Not kidding when they say "lots of driving!"

Suzanne_P, Mar 2024

We loved the ride into the mountains into Arthur's Pass. The visit to the sheep farm was outstanding. Our guide, Jude, was awesome. I think the trip was rushed due to our late arrival into port. However, we knew the tour would be mostly spent driving to and from. No fault of the tour company or guide. The weather Gods were against us that day, as well. We grabbed a take away lunch to eat in the van on the way back.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Kiaora Suzanne and thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with Jude!

Great day in the NZ Alps

Lisa_C, Mar 2024

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Kiaora Lisa and thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with Jude!

Great tour

Martina_N, Mar 2024

Great tour, our guide Jude was very knowledgeable and the tour let us see different sides of the region. Lots of driving but with a good amount of stops.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Kiaora Martina and thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with Jude!

Full day, but fun.

Kevin_B, Mar 2024

Our guide, Jude, was great. She went out of her way to make sure that we saw all the sights we could and still make it back to our ship in time. Jude was an excellent driver and did a great job explaining what we were seeing and what we would be seeing before we got there. On the way back, time was close, but she made sure that we made it before our cruise All Aboard time. The trip to Arthur's Pass is a long drive, but the views are great. And the Sheep farm and shearing is worth seeing.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Kiaora Kevin and thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with Jude!

Stunning views and photo ops. So glad we took this excursion!

JDenise_S, Feb 2024

Every stop was beautiful and this was one of our favorite stops in New Zealand! Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly; we strongly recommend this experience to anyone stopping in Lyttleton.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Kiaora Denise and thanks for leaving a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with us!

Excellent full day trip with interesting stops

TIMOTHY_G, Jan 2024

Our driver Jude was fantastic. Lots of great information and fun to talk to. Sheep shearing was interesting and our group bought the wool gloves that are so soft and breathable

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Kiaora Timothy and thanks for leaving a review. I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Jude!

Very trustworthy and ethical company

Vicki_G, Feb 2023

Sadly our tour was cancelled because our cruise ship could not dock in Lyttleton due to after-effects of Cyclone Gabriel, but I want to give kudos to this company for issuing us a full refund even though we did not know that our ship would not be able to dock less than 24 hours before our tour was scheduled to begin and thus did not cancel. By Viator rules, they were not required to give us a refund, but did so anyway.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Kiaora Vicki thanks for your review. Its always sad when we can't welcome people off the cruise ships can't dock here. We always refund customers when this happens. I hope you manage to come to see us one day in the future.

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