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Lyttelton Shore Excursion: Christchurch City Highlights and Waipara Wine Tasting Tour
4.3
16 Ratings
Christchurch
Experience the best of Christchurch city and indulge in wine tasting at three stunning wineries in the Waipara region on this Lyttelton shore excursion. Explore city attractions and enjoy breathtaking views before savoring the flavors of local wines.
Experience the best of Christchurch city and indulge in wine tasting at three stunning wineries in the Waipara region on this Lyttelton shore excursion. Explore city attractions and enjoy breathtaking views before savoring the flavors of local wines.
Duration:
7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Lyttelton - The default start time is 8.30am or up to 1 hour after your ship commences disembarkation, depending on what time your ship docks.
- Sign of the Takahe - Best spot to admire some spectacular views over the City, Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps.
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Mona Vale - Mona Vale Gardens with its picturesque ponds and water.
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- Lyttelton - The default start time is 8.30am or up to 1 hour after your ship commences disembarkation, depending on what time your ship docks.
- Sign of the Takahe - Best spot to admire some spectacular views over the City, Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps.
- Mona Vale - Mona Vale Gardens with its picturesque ponds and water.
- Christchurch Cathedral - Christchurch Cathedral damaged by the earthquake and the rebuild that is taking place.
- Waipara - will have lunch & tastings at a Waipara Winery followed by tastings at another 2 wineries in the Waipara area
- Waipara Springs Winery - The first winery stop on this excursion where you will enjoy an individual platter lunch and wine tasting.
- Torlesse Wines - A second winery stop with a wine tasting included.
- Georges Road Wines - A small boutique winery offering fine quality, award wining wines. Here you will enjoy a tasting of their wines.
What's Included
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Lunch included
- Knowledgeable driver/guide
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- Convenient port pickup and drop-off
- Enjoyable wine tastings
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Lunch included
- Knowledgeable driver/guide
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- Convenient port pickup and drop-off
- Enjoyable wine tastings
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Tour Start Time will be adjusted, where necessary to meet the cruise ships schedule. The start time displayed is a default time and not necessarily relevant to your cruise ships itinerary.
Enjoy, both a complete morning tour of Christchurch city with a lunch and tastings at 3 beautiful wineries in the Waipara region on shore excursion from…
The Tour Start Time will be adjusted, where necessary to meet the cruise ships schedule. The start time displayed is a default time and not necessarily relevant to your cruise ships itinerary.
Enjoy, both a complete morning tour of Christchurch city with a lunch and tastings at 3 beautiful wineries in the Waipara region on shore excursion from Lyttelton.
This tour includes all major city attractions such as Mona Vale Gardens, historic buildings, botanical gardens and spectacular view of the southern alps and canterbury plains from the Sign of the Takahe.
At the conclusion of your city tour, enjoying wine tasting from 3 popular wineries in the Waipara region.
- At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Please note that activity times and schedules can be slightly amended depending on your cruise ships timetable.
- Photo ID required for tasting wine - passport recommended
Location
Lyttelton
Sh74,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(16 Ratings)
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Allison_t
Feb 11, 2025
Highly recommend - Very fun and informative outing. Our guide, Rob, was quite engaging. We had a nice tour of the city, with several stops. Then, off to the wineries. Really enjoyable!
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Paul_m
Feb 11, 2025
Very nice tour.... - Very nice tour. Driver-guide very interesting. Olveston House guide was very knowledgeable. We recommand it.
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Jason_s
Nov 30, 2024
Very personable tour guide - Great wine! - 3 Wineries. Wine was great at 2 - could be improved at the last stop stops. I'm sure they alternate the wineries though.
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Jean_b
Nov 22, 2024
FUN DAY! - City Highlights & Waipara wine tour was great. Carmen our guide was really great!
The ‘city highlights’ was just that. Most of the day was at the 3 wineries. The hosts were exceptional at George Road Winery, and the wines were good.
The second stop was wine and lunch. Again, good wines. The lunch was not my favorite. I try to keep an open mind being from a foreign country, but it my mind it fell flat.
By the third stop we were all pretty chatty and having a great time.
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Angi_j
Nov 16, 2024
BEST guide ever!!! - This was by far THE best tour we have been on. Tania was an incredibly delightful guide. She kept us laughing the whole time along with being very informative. The wineries were great and we are so glad we can order wine online to be shipped home because we found so many we liked but have limited suitcase space. K Syrah Tania!!! Keep up the good work!!!
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X8072xyterryw
Apr 4, 2024
Great Guide, Great Company, Great City! - Had the absolute best day with Di... She was a lifetime local and had so many great stories and was so engaging and personable.
The morning tour of the city with just two other people was beautiful and Christchurch is at the top of our list to come back and discover... One day off the cruise ship wasn't enough!
After the morning, we picked up more people and headed to the wine tastings. The small group we had from around the world became fast friends. We had such an amazing afternoon of wine tasting, beautiful views and friendly people. We didn't want it to end!
Thanks for the great day!
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Terence_w
Apr 4, 2024
Best Guide, Best Company, Best Day! - Had the absolute best day with Di... She was a lifetime local and had so many great stories and was so engaging and personable.
The morning tour of the city with just two other people was beautiful and Christchurch is at the top of our list to come back and discover... One day off the cruise ship wasn't enough!
After the morning, we picked up more people and headed to the wine tastings. The small group we had from around the world became fast friends. We had such an amazing afternoon of wine tasting, beautiful views and friendly people. We didn't want it to end!
Thanks for the great day!
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Peggybaker12
Feb 22, 2024
Christchurch and Waipara valley worth the visit - This tour was wonderful, our tour guide Joseph picked us up at the port of Lyttleton and drove us over the pass to Christchurch then to the Waipara valley. We visited small family owned vineyards for our tastings and lunch. The lunch was creative and delicious.
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Karen_k
Mar 31, 2025
Relaxing Day - Was a nice day. We were taken up to the lookout over Christchurch then through the city area with informative commentary about the earthquakes then we made our way out to the wineries with lots of countryside to view.
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Lauran826
Feb 24, 2025
Beautiful & fun winery tour with a bit of Christchurch city highlights too - Started with a driving tour of Christchurch and learned about their devastating earthquake 14 years ago. Enjoyed a stop at a garden along the way. Then visited 3 wineries in the Waipara wine country - enjoyed the beauty of the countryside as well as each of the wineries. Had a nice lunch at the second winery. Our bus held 16 people - nice size and we had good people and a nice driver.
This would have been a 5 star trip except for 2 things - one was the stop at the overlook was crammed with way too many people and buses at the same time which made it hard to enjoy and the bathrooms were very limited. The other was our driver had problems with his microphone so I think he didn’t share as many stories as we were driving.
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