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Christchurch: Guided Castle Hill Tour
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Christchurch: Guided Castle Hill Tour

By Adventure By Nature
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is S$329 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Explore the giant limestone boulders of the Castle Hill/Kura Tawhiti scenic reserve
  • Capture the stunning photos in the heart of New Zealand's mountains
  • Learn about the history and culture importance of Kura Tawhiti/Castle Hill
  • Visit the famous Springfield Donut
  • Choose from either a shared or private guided experience

Activity location

    • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Your guide will be driving a branded white car or van and wearing a branded uniform. Your pickup time at the Canterbury Museum is 8:30AM.
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Christchurch: Guided Castle Hill Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Enjoy a private tour of castle hill. This tour requires no minimum numbers to run, providing a intimate and relaxing tour for an individual or small group.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00
Price details
S$741.43 x 1 TravellerS$741.43

Total
Price is S$741.43
Until Sat, 30 Mar
Christchurch: Guided Castle Hill Group Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00
Price details
S$329.06 x 2 AdultsS$658.12

Total
Price is S$658.12
Until Sat, 30 Mar
Christchurch: Guided Castle Hill Tour with Museum Pickup
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

This option is for travellers who would like to be picked up at the Canterbury Museum rather than directly from inner-city hotels.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00
Price details
S$329.06 x 2 AdultsS$658.12

Total
Price is S$658.12
Until Sat, 30 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickups and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included Lunch, tea, and coffee

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Drones
  • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

What you can expect

Leaving Christchurch via the “Great Alpine Highway”, you'll cross the flat farmland of the Canterbury Plains towards the mountains. Halfway across the plains you will discover the small rural town of Darfield, where you will enjoy a short stop which will allow you to sample some of the local delicacies from the famous Darfield Bakery. Your next stop is Springfield, just 20 minutes down the road. Complete with its giant doughnut statue it's well worth a photo, and your guide will explain just how the town ended up with this giant doughnut.

From Springfield the road winds its way up over Porters Pass at 900 metres, before continuing past Lake Lyndon and arriving at Castle Hill/Kura Tawhiti. This area is an amazing labyrinth of giant limestone boulders that sit in the Craigieburn Basin, surrounded by mountains. The area is rich with cultural and recreational significance and has a Tōpuni status of a “symbolic cloak of protection”. It is also known internationally as a world-class climbing, bouldering, photography, and film-making destination.

Your guide will show you around and explain the geography and cultural significance of the area, before sitting you down for a picnic lunch. Following lunch you will have free time to explore the boulder fields in your own time, before meeting back at the car park at 2:00PM. From there, your return journey back to Christchurch takes approximately 1.5-2 hours.

Location

Activity location

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    • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Your guide will be driving a branded white car or van and wearing a branded uniform. Your pickup time at the Canterbury Museum is 8:30AM.
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand