Christchurch by Double-Decker Bus
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Port
Lyttelton (Christchurch), New Zealand
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Activity Level
Easy
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$79.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Board a double-decker bus, cross the port hills to the village of Sumner, and head into the city center of Christchurch. The Garden City boasts a fascinating history from pioneering days through modern times.
View some of the areas affected by the devastating 2010 and 2011 earthquakes and learn how Christchurch is now preserving some of its iconic heritage buildings. Your guide will share aspects of the exciting vision and plan to rebuild and restore the inner city, and will interweave the experience with stories and up-to-date information as you circle the downtown core.
Key central landmarks include the Earthquake Memorial Wall, Cathedral Square, the Margaret Mahy Playground, the Avon River and the Cardboard Cathedral.
Visit the stunning Mona Vale Gardens in the Christchurch suburb of Fendalton. Set out on a guided walk through the gorgeous gardens.The homestead and gatehouse are both heritage buildings.
En route back to Lyttelton, you'll stop briefly at Sign of the Takahe -- an early 20th-century hikers' waypoint lodge built in neo-Gothic style -- for breathtaking views over Christchurch, the Canterbury Plains and (on a clear day) the Southern Alps.