Akaroa – Christchurch Sightseeing LT-65CS

Discover Banks Peninsula and the city of Christchurch, the tour departs Akaroa and travels via the Akaroa Highway with breathtaking scenery of Akaroa Harbour, Little River, Lakes Forsyth and Ellesmere, the Southern Alps and the Canterbury Plains. On arriving in Christchurch and following a stop at the botanical gardens join us on a sightseeing tour showing city landmarks, the badly earthquake damaged city centre, beach suburbs, Port Hills and Lyttelton Harbour. The tour will return you to Akaroa in plenty of time prior to your cruise ships departure.

• 10.30 Depart Akaroa for Christchurch, travelling via the Akaroa Highway with breathtaking
  scenery of Akaroa Harbour, Little River, Lakes Forsyth and Ellesmere, the Southern
  Alps and the Canterbury Plains.
• 12.00 Arrive Christchurch Botanical Gardens
• 12.30 Depart Botanical Gardens for Christchurch City Tour –
  (Christchurch’s old CBD and earthquake Damage)
• 13.15 Arrive Sumner (A Christchurch Beach suburb) time for lunch and refreshments
• 13.45 Depart Sumner for remainder of city tour which includes Lyttelton
  (the port of Christchurch, where the cruise ship was originally berthing) and the
  Sign of the Takahe (on the hills above the city affording a wonderful overview
  of Christchurch)
• 15.00 Depart Christchurch for Akaroa
• 16.30 Akaroa to reboard the ship.

This is an option from Akaroa to Christchurch specifically designed for cruise ship passengers.

This option departs Akaroa at 10.30am and departs Christchurch at 3.00pm returning to Akaroa by 4.30pm, This will ensure you arrive at the Cruise ship before departure.