Christchurch - Tours of the City

Bus Tours
Christchurch Sightseeing Tours (tel: (03) 366 9660 or 0508 669 660; www.christchurchtours.co.nz) offers a variety of tours in Christchurch, including a traditional city tour or tours focusing on heritage homes, private gardens, beaches or historic sights.

Boat Tours
If a boat tour is what you are after, Punting on the Avon (tel: (03) 366 0337; www.punting.co.nz) arranges punting trips in true English tradition on the river Avon. Departure is from the Antigua Boat Sheds, 2 Cambridge Terrace.

Christchurch Wildlife Cruises (tel: (03) 328 9078; www.blackcat.co.nz) operates a two-hour wildlife and sightseeing cruise departing from Lyttelton Harbour. A great chance to see some marine wildlife, notably the rare Hector's Dolphins found only in New Zealand. Free shuttle buses depart regularly from the Cathedral Square.

Other Tours
Or for something a bit different, take a balloon flight over the Canterbury plains with Up Up and Away (tel: (03) 381 4600; www.ballooning.co.nz).