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Christchurch Explore New Zealand, Australia & Fiji!tune
Join us for a unique, fun and informative tour of Christchurch – the South Island’s largest city!
Highlights
- Enjoy the Christchurch Hop On Hop Off Tour! This 24hr pass may be used prior to, or following, your 2hr Discover Christchurch Tour.
- Picturesque Seaside Sumner – Visit the quaint seaside village of Sumner, here you will have time to explore the beach while taking in the beautiful views of the sea towards the Southern Alps.
- Port Hills – After departing Sumner we head up onto the Port Hills to stop at The Sign of the Takahe and enjoy spectacular views of the city, mountains and ocean.
On this tour you will learn about the history of our city and view areas affected by the earthquakes. Find out how the vision to rebuild and restore Christchurch is coming to life!
You will explore the wider city suburbs and journey up the Port Hills for incredible views of the city, mountains and ocean. Following this you will visit the picturesque seaside village of Sumner and stop for a coffee or ice-cream.
Your Discover Christchurch Tour takes 2 hours and you also receive a 24 hour Soaring Kiwi pass to the ‘hop-on and hop-off’ tour to visit the central city attractions at your leisure.
Tour information
Departure point: Rolleston Ave, outside the Canterbury Museum
Winter departure times (1 May – 31 Oct): Discover Tour departs once daily at 3:00pm. You may spend the day on the Christchurch Hop on Hop off tour and simply stay on the bus for the extended Discover tour if you wish. Hop on Hop off tour departs every hour from 10am from Rolleston Ave, outside the Canterbury Museum
Summer departure times (1 Nov – 30 Apr): Discover tour departs at 9am, 12pm and 3pm. You may still travel before or after departure times on the hop on hop off bus if you wish.
Please Note: Your ticket can be redeemed for the Discover Tour at any of its set departure times for that particular season. The hop on hop off bus can be used prior to or following the Discover Tour.
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David Wilson from United Kingdom wrote on 10 January 2020
Greta way to see the city
Great day out seeing the sights of the city and a great way to get your bearing if you have just arrived. Both tours were very interesting and the guide was fantastic (we had the same guy for both) - friendly and with lots of interesting local knowledge. I have been in Christchurch a few months and did this when my parents visited but learned some new stuff, especially with the trip out to the "red zone". Would highly recommend.
carolynr2 from New Zealand wrote on 04 January 2020
Nostalgic
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip on the double decker, brought back fond memories of life in the UK. The guides were nice and knowledgeable. We were disappointed the double decker was not available for the second part of our day travelling to Sumner. Over all a good experience.
Danielle Delaurier from Canada wrote on 21 February 2020
Discover Tour
The tour was disappointing because the commentary included mostly information about the earthquake and was very difficult to understand because it was too loud and the sound system was poor.
Vivienne from New Zealand wrote on 27 December 2019
Hop on hop off Christchurch
Hop on hop off bus only goes every hour so could only get off once. Sound system was really bad. Discovery bus driver was lovely and really helpful but mainly talked about the earthquake and tried to paint a rosier picture of the damage and rebuild than the truth. Would have liked to learn more facts about Chch, past and present.
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Sheila Pietersen from United Kingdom wrote on 24 February 2020
Great afternoon trip
Enthusiastic & knowledgable driver - really helped us understand the ongoing impact of the earthquakes We didn’t realise that ticket included hop-on, hop off bus & too late to make use of it when we got back from 3pm trip