
Duration: half day
Visit a private farm and experience rural life in New Zealand first hand
Highlights: Homestead visit
FULL LENGTH TOUR DESCRIPTION
Christchurch is known as New Zealand’s “Garden City” and is the largest of the South Island’s centres. The tree-lined River Avon meanders through its heart and the neo-gothic Christchurch Cathedral presides over "The Square", retaining something of the essentially English nature of its origins. The public spiritedness bequeathed by Christchurch's founders ensures that a third of the city is preserved in gardens, parks and nature reserves.
Depart Lyttelton, travelling through the endless patchwork of the Canterbury Plains, to a private farm where you will experience rural life in New Zealand, a country where the sheep outnumber the human population by more than three to one! Enjoy a farm tour and lunch, followed by private tours of some of Christchurch’s acclaimed private homes and gardens such as “Millstream” and Monavale.
SHORT LENGTH TOUR DESCRIPTION
Travel through the endless patchwork of the Canterbury Plains, to a private farm where you will experience rural life in New Zealand, a country where the sheep outnumber the human population by more than three to one! Enjoy a farm tour and lunch, followed by private tours of some of Christchurch’s acclaimed private homes and gardens such as “Millstream” and Monavale.
TIMING BREAKDOWN
00:00 Pick up from the Cruise Ship
01:30 Arrive for your farm tour
05:00 Return to Cruise Ship
Approximate Duration: 5 Hours
OPERATIONAL NOTES
- Tour includes coach transfers, driver and guide, visit to a homestead for private tour, tours of private homes, lunch
- Activity level – Moderate