Lyttelton Shore Excursion: Half-Day Christchurch City Tour and Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

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Experience the charm and resilience of Christchurch on a half-day city tour, exploring earthquake-affected areas, historic landmarks, and natural beauty. Plus, visit Willowbank Wildlife Reserve for a guided tour and Kiwi viewing.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Lyttelton Harbour - The default start time is 8.30am or up to 1 hour after your ship commences disembarkation, depending on what time your ship docks.

What's Included

Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
Driver/guide
In-vehicle air conditioning
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Additional Information

Join a half-day city tour of Christchurch where you’ll not only observe the ongoing reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, but also witness the city’s enduring historic monuments and natural beauty. The tour also includes admission to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, where a guided tour will enable you to view Kiwis…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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W5844hfshellyr

Jan 4, 2025

Great experience and memory!!! - We enjoyed visiting the Christchurch sites and had time to eat lunch and shop for souveniers. We then loved the Wildlife Reserve, as my boys had been waiting to see a live Kiwi. We fed deer, various birds, and wallabies! The animals were very active and well cared for. We thoroughly enjoyed this excursion and would do it again!

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Anniekeystone415

Dec 28, 2024

Great tour and guide; highly recommend. - Great tour with small group and an outstanding guide, Scotty from Leisure Tours. He was extremely knowledgeable and engaging in describing all the various places we visited. We had time at some places to walk out and view and take photos. We went to the Willowbank Wildlife refuge. Again, great guide where we enjoyed viewing various types of birds; sheep, deer, goats, cows, gibbons and more. Beautiful facility. Highly recommend. Best tour of our two weeks in New Zealand and Australia.

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Janet_g

Dec 28, 2024

Christchurch Tour - Great time to see a lot in Christchurch. The big bus had people for two tours but that wasn’t a problem in any way.We stopped at several spots on the way and rode a bit through the city and then had time on our own for shopping, lunch or sightseeing. Then the bus dropped some of us at the wildlife sanctuary and then took the rest to the Antarctic center. We were then picked up in the same order and came back to the cruise port.

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Anne_m

Dec 21, 2024

Great tour; lots to see; great guide - Great tour with small group and an outstanding guide, Scotty from Leisure Tours. He was extremely knowledgeable and engaging in describing all the various places we visited on the tour. We had time at some places to walk out and view and take photos. We went then went to the Willowbank Wildlife refuge. Again, great guide where we enjoyed viewing various types of birds; sheep, deer, goats, cows, gibbons and more. Beautiful facility.

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Waysho57

Dec 1, 2024

Christchurch Highlights - Great tour around Christchurch with Joseph. We were picked up just outside the port and took a scenic drive to Christchurch. The ride around the city was very nice and Joseph was very informative and had great passion for his city. A couple of beautiful stops and free time then a nice visit to the wildlife park. I would highly recommend this tour.

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Karen_s

Nov 21, 2024

Great job Cali. - Loved the willowbrook wildlife park. Driver knew the city very well and pointed out the various sights. She gave us enough time for lunch during one of the stops. Great job Cali.

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Glensnyder

Nov 6, 2024

A Nice Day In Christchurch - Our guide Jude gave a great tour of Christchurch and the surrounding area. We really enjoyed the visit to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. The visit included a guide, Sam. It was a pleasure to spending time learning about the animals from someone who has such love and passion for the work he does. My only regret is that we didn’t have more time there.

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Heather

Jan 13, 2025

Good way to visit Christchurch from a cruise - Easy to access as a cruise passenger, where we were able to be taken around Christchurch by a local. Our guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic to share her city.

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Jenean

Nov 26, 2024

Wonderful tour - Great tour with numerous stops. Guide/ driver was extremely knowledgeable. Bus/van seats extremely uncomfortable and cramped. Loved the wildlife tour. Back in time for ship departure.

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Jodi_f

Jan 1, 2025

All earth quack no history - The visit to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve was wonderful. The tour of the city was 4 hours of the guide talking about which buildings or city blocks collapsed in the 2011 earthquake and how stupid their government was. Would have been nice to hear more about the history of the city prior to 2011.

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