Christchurch Sightseeing With Best Attractions

From Cruise Port:    Lyttelton-Christchurch

Today you will enjoy a fully guided tour of Christchurch City together with the very best of the cities attractions. The Christchurch Tram, Punting on the Avon River and the Christchurch Gondola. Your day will start with a city highlights tour of the central city of Christchurch which was completely devastated by the Christchurch earthquakes in February 2011. Your guide will explain both the history of the city and the effects of the earthquake, you will see for yourself both the destructive powers of nature, the surviving landmarks, and the rebuild which is taking place.

Whilst in the central city you will enjoy a tram ride on a historic tram which travels through the inner city centre and provides commentary on the buildings and landscape as you pass. Returning to where you boarded the tram, your guide will then continue your sightseeing tour. Your next stop is at the Antigua Boat Sheds located on the banks of the Avon River. Here you will be taken down the river on a historic English Punt as you travel along the borders of the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. The punt will return you to the boat sheds where your guide will collect you.

On leaving the central city, the tour then travels via the Port Hills and Lyttelton Harbour by way of the residential hillside suburb of Cashmere and the vantage points overlooking the City of Christchurch, Canterbury Plains and the Southern Alps from both the Sign of the Takahe and Sign of the Kiwi. Travelling over the hills and into Lyttelton Harbour, you'll reach Governors Bay and then travel around the inner bays of Lyttelton Harbour to the port town of Lyttelton.

From Lyttelton you will travel over the newly opened Evans Pass which was closed for more than 7 years following the Christchurch earthquake of 2011 due to cliff face collapse. Evans Pass will provide you with fantastic views of the harbours heads and the southern bays of the Banks Peninsula.

The tour will then travel to the Christchurch Gondola where you will enjoy a gondola ride up the port hills and for magnificent views over Christchurch City and Northern Coastline as well as Lyttelton Harbour and the port of Lyttelton. From the Gondola you can be returned to your cruise ship or dropped in the central city.

From Cruise Port:    Lyttelton-Christchurch

Included

• Christchurch Gondola
• Christchurch Tram
• Punting on the Avon River

Not Included

• Any meals or beverages

Instructions

• Meeting instructions are as follows; On arriving at the port in Lyttelton please make your way to one of the waiting shuttles that will transport you into the LYTTELTON TOWNSHIP which is approximately a 5 minute drive. The shuttles will be waiting on the opposite side of the dock from where the cruise ships own prebooked coaches are loading. There will be people on the wharf to direct you. Ask for the Lyttelton Shuttle. Please note you must take a shuttle as you are unable to walk out of the port due to this being a restricted area. Your excursion will depart 45 minutes after the ship has docked (even if your ship has been delayed or arrives early) with 8.30am being the earliest departure time. DO NOT take a shuttle into Christchurch City as your excursion is departing from the Port of Lyttelton. The city shuttle you need to pay for whilst the Lyttelton Shuttle is free - If you are asked to pay you will know you are on the wrong shuttle. On your arrival in the Lyttelton township, please EXIT THE SHUTTLE AT THE FIRST STOP. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back into port to catch the shuttles back to the ship.

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