Multi Day Snow Packages | Self Guided Tours | Activities & Accommodation
Canterbury is home to a wide range of golf courses that welcome visitors to enjoy their facilities.
You have a choice of any course situated within a short distance of the central city. Price is inclusive of club hire, cart hire, green fees and transfers. You will be collected from your accommodation at times suitable to you.
Price $110 pp
Choose from one of the top golf courses in and around Christchurch. Price covers high quality club hire, cart hire, green fees and transfers. You will be collected from your accommodation at times arranged to suit you.
Price $199 pp Russley, Waitikeri; $250 pp Shirley, Clearwater, Terrace Downs. Minimum of two for Clearwater and Terrace Downs.
Russley Golf Course is just 15 minutes from the city centre and, although not long, demands accuracy. The fairways are lined with trees, water hazards are a feature and the views from some holes are stunning. Pro-shop, bar and restaurant available.
Waitikiri Golf Course is also 15 minutes from the city centre and is a course demanding skill and resourcefulness. Mature trees line the fairways and there are many bunkers. Pro shop available.
Clearwater Resort enjoys spectacular views of the Southern Alps and its five tee positions makes it a course that can be enjoyed by all golfers. Golf shop available.
Terrace Downs Resort offers a top rated golf course with four tee positions to suit all levels. It is located an hour from Christchurch and its stunning views and excellent facilities make it a popular choice for combining sight seeing with enjoyment of the game. Pro shop available.
This tour collects you from your accommodation at 11am and takes you around the beauty and diversity of the Waipara Valley in the Hurunui district. Waipara is on the same latitude as the South of France and its limestone soils and unique microclimate make conditions ideal for grape growing and wine making. The first vineyards were planted in 1977 and since then the region's winemakers have been establishing themselves as producers of some of New Zealand's finest chardonnay, riesling and pinot noir wines. Free tastings are offered at the wineries visited and a lunch platter is provided. Your tour will include a selection of well known vineyards, which may vary from day to day:
Canterbury House is set amongst beautiful gardens with a backdrop of rolling hills. The first grapes were planted in 1994 and have been added to since. Canterbury House has won many medals in national and international competitions and produces sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, riesling, pinot gris, method traditionale, merlot and pinot noir.
Fiddlers Green entranceway is lined by olive trees and the vineyard features 23 hectares planted in grapes adjoining the Waipara River. They can also claim many national and international awards and produce riesling, sauvignon blanc, pinot noir and chardonnay wines.
Pegasus Bay Vineyard is planted on a base of stones which retain heat and this enables the full ripening of grape varieties not normally successful so far south, such as cabernet sauvignon/merlot. In a decade the winery has consistently made top wines, often in adventurous styles. Wines produced are riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet/merlot, sauvignon blanc, semillon sauvignon.
Waipara Springs is a boutique vineyard which began in 1984 with the planting of four hectares of chardonnay vines. It now has over 26 hectares of grapes in production. The wines have all been produced on the property and enjoyed both in New Zealand and internationally since the winery opened in 1990. Wines produced are riesling, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon.
If time permits the tour also visits Athena Olive Grove where you are invited to sample their products. Nestled amongst the sundrenched vineyards of the Waipara Valley, Athena produced Canterbury's first cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil.
You will be delivered back to your accommodation by 5 pm.
Price $95 pp Group and charter bookings available.
Methven is a rural town located at the foot of the Mt Hutt ski area, near the banks of the Rakaia River. During summer, Methven is a haven for fishing, golf, 4 x 4, jet boating. In winter the town services Mt Hutt ski area and transforms into a resort attracting skiers and riders from all over the world. Participate in one or more activity or enjoy exploring the town. The tour departs from Christchurch daily at 9 am and returns to Christchurch at 6 pm.
The original scenic 4WD adventure to Rohan/Edoras film location set in the iconic Southern Alps. Christchurch pick up 9am-6pm Adult $230pp, child $140pp. Methven pick up 10.30am-4pm, Adult $180pp, child $120pp. Pick up from any central Christchurch accommodation.
Feel the thrill, power and manoeuvrability of jet boating and experience adventure/nature tourism at its best.
Price $115pp, includes transfers
High country fly fishing in lakes and streams for rainbow and brown trout. Salmon fishing with jet boat access.
Price $285 pp, includes transfers (day licence $25 extra)
Enjoy a day on the fairways of the Methven golf course.
Price $110pp, includes transfers
see ATS112 for details.
Price $250 pp, minimum two people.
Join us on a relaxing tour of Banks Peninsula and the old French whaling colony of Akaroa.
After collecting you from your accommodation at 9.30 am, we will travel from Christchurch over the Port Hills via the Sign of the Takahe and the Sign of the Kiwi, Governors Bay and Gebbies Pass. After passing Lake Ellesmere, we will stop at the Hill Top to admire the beauty of Akaroa Harbour.
A tasting of freshly made cheese at Barry's Bay factory will serve as an appetiser for a splendid luncheon at the award winning waterfront restaurant, Bully Hayes.
After lunch, take a two hour eco cruise aboard the award winning Canterbury Cat on Akaroa Harbour where you will see penguins, dolphins, seals and a salmon farm OR enjoy the village walkabout style. Before returning to Christchurch at 5.30 pm, a stop will be made at Little River for afternoon tea or coffee.
Price $160 pp, or $190 pp including lunch
Join the Canterbury Cat Two to cruise on the Harbour, sight dolphins, penguins and seals then don wetsuits, mask, snorkel and flippers to enter the water and swim with the Hector Dolphins.
Price $195 pp, or $155 spectator only.
Enjoy a real Canterbury experience, a wonderful and exciting day where you will travel by coach, train and jet boat.
Travel through rural cropping areas and the scenic Arthur's Pass National Park. The TranzAlpine - rated one of the top six train journeys in the world with its numerous tunnels, viaducts and river canyons - will take you into the heart of the Southern Alps. Enjoy lunch at a mountain chalet restaurant, marvel at the spectacular alpine scenery, view the Keas (native parrots), or take a short bush walk.
Travelling down from the mountains, visit a real working sheep farm, watch the sheep dogs working and enjoy a farmhouse afternoon tea. A jet boat ride on the famous Waimakariri River will take you deep into river areas inaccessible by foot.
You will be collected from your accommodation at 7.30 am and return by 5.30 pm
Price $295 pp
Experience the heart of New Zealand - Aoraki Mt Cook - Australasia's highest mountain.
Travel over the Canterbury Plains and up into the grasslands of the McKenzie Basin where a stop will be made at the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo. Morning tea at Tekapo Village is followed by a visit to New Zealand's largest freshwater salmon farm where you can view and feed the salmon. Next is Lake Pukaki, Mount Cook and the World Heritage Park.
Lunch (optional) will be at The Hermitage, after which you can climb Tasman Glacier, take an eco tour of the glacial lake by boat (optional), or an alpine flight over the mountains and glaciers (optional). Or you can simply enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Aoraki Mt Cook.
A stop will be made for late afternoon tea at a country café.
Or stay at Aoraki Mt Cook until 4pm and take a one hour flight back to Christchurch, airport transfers included.
You will be collected from your accommodation at 8am and return by 8pm
Price $235 pp, $270 pp including lunch, $550 pp including return flight to Christchurch.
The stress of the city will be left far behind when we pick you up from your accommodation and take you to visit a real working sheep farm. Climb aboard the farm truck and see a real working farm in action - where sheep dogs do all the work! Watch the dogs work a flock of sheep, have your photograph taken with them before heading to the woolshed to view the sheep being shorn. You can even try spinning the wool. Then enjoy a country style morning or afternoon tea in the farmhouse.
Price $70 pp adult, $45 pp child, 3 hours duration.
As for ATS121(a)(i) with barbecue lunch included.
Price $100 pp adult, $60 pp child, 4 hours duration.
Get back to nature with a one hour horseback ride through Canterbury's clean, green farmland, followed by a visit to a real working sheep farm where you'll enjoy morning or afternoon tea.
Price $115 pp, duration 4 hours, $135 pp with barbecue lunch, duration 4.5 hours.
Visit a real working sheep farm with a country style morning or afternoon tea included. Then feel the wind in your hair as you experience a thrilling jet boat ride with Jet Thrills (ATS121(e)(i)), skimming the snow fed streams of the Waimakariri River. City pick up included.
Price $115 pp, duration 3.5 hours, $135 pp with barbecue lunch, duration 4.5 hours.
This tour is for people who wish to capture the essence of the city. We begin with an introductory tour of the city, viewing the central city landmarks which tell the history of Christchurch from its original settlement, continuing around Hagley Park we visit the magnificent historic homestead and garden of Mona Vale. Then the tour heads towards the Port Hills and eastern suburbs, stopping at a boutique chocolate factory and following on to Sumner, a delightful seaside village where we stop and enjoy complimentary tea or coffee at one of the beachside cafes. The tour continues over Evans Pass with majestic views of the harbour and volcanic rim, through the Port of Lyttleton, before heading through the Port Hills tunnel back to Christchurch.
Price $50 pp, departs 9.30am returning 12.30pm or departs 1.15pm returning 4.15 pm
Dare to do it! Tandem skydiving is one of the most thrilling adventure activities of them all. Freefall at speeds of up to 200kph and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Southern Alps, the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch's sweeping coastlines while securely harnessed to your personal skydive instructor. The exhilarating freefall combined with the peace and tranquility of the parachute ride makes your tandem skydive a unique experience you will never forget. Only 15 minutes from the centre of Christchurch.
Price $255 pp, time required 2 - 3 hours from pick up to drop off.
A wet and wild full day's adventure on one of New Zealand's most exciting stretches of white water. The Rangitata River is indisputably the greatest white water adventure available in New Zealand - up to grade 5 rapids, all river flows.
After being collected from your accommodation you will travel into the heart of the Southern Alps to the rafting base for an early lunch. A thorough safety brief and practical training will be given, followed by three hours of incredible rafting. After the trip you can relax in a hot shower and we will cook you a barbecue lunch. We provide the equipment, just bring your swimsuit and a towel. Minimum age 15 years. A reasonable level of fitness is required.
Departs city 8.30am and returns 6.30pm.
Price $195 pp
The sparkling glacier fed, turquoise blue waters of the Waimakariri River deliver classic New Zealand jet boating to both professionals and passengers alike. Feel the power of a Chevrolet V8 engine and Hamilton Jet as you surge through the waters and navigate the shallow, ever shifting streams ... only inches from rocky outcrops! Experience heart stopping 360 degree spins with the magnificent snowcapped Southern Alps to the west. Not to be missed and never to be forgotten!
Morning and afternoon city pick ups all year round. Departs city centre 9.30am, 1.15pm and 3.30pm. Duration two hours includes 30 minutes jet boating.
Price $75 pp adult, $50 pp child, includes transfers from central city or accommodation.
One hour of another world! Jet Thrills will take you to within what seems an arm's reach of the magnificent Southern Alps as you skim the glacier fed waters from the heart of the South Island. Look to the bottom of deep pools with water so pure you can drink it, and hear of the wonderful salmon and trout fishing available. Your heart will race and you'll be on the edge of your seat as the jet boat driver navigates the white water and rocks in the upper section of this exciting trip.
Departs city at 11.30am. Morning or afternoon tea provided. Duration 2.5 hours includes 60 minutes jet boating.
Price $115 pp adult, $70 pp child
For the real thrill seeker, travel by road towards the mighty Southern Alps, then board the jet boat to explore the canyons of the Waimakariri Gorge.
Price $100 pp, minimum four persons per tour. Allow three hours.
A combination of a thrilling jet boat ride with Jet Thrills (ATS121(e)(i) and an exhilarating helicopter flight from the banks of the Waimakariri River.
Price $260 pp, minimum two people
One or two hour treks, led by a fully trained and experienced trek guide. There are horses and trails for beginners and experts. A high level of assistance is provided for beginners. Riding equipment and helmets provided.
Departs city at 9.30 am, 1.15 pm and 3.30 pm. Duration 2.5 hours (one hour on horseback). City transfers included.
Price $65 pp for one hour on horseback, $90 pp for two hours on horseback.
You will be enchanted by the South Island's premier Maori Ko Tane, the cultural experience in a natural surrounding at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. You will experience a traditional Maori welcome, Maori cultural performance, interative Maori village and a kiwi tour.
Price $50 pp, pick up from your accommodation at 6pm, return by 8pm.
This tour departs from the city at 4 pm and combines two of Christchurch's leading attractions:the International Antarctic Centre and Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. Experience the Hagglund ride with an exhilarating off-road adventure course then proceed to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve for farmyard and zoo visits followed by dinner. There will be a guided kiwi viewing tour following dinner and you will be returned to your accommodation by 8 pm.
Price $125pp
Please contact us for any further information or to make a booking.
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