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Christchurch Hop on Hop off - City Tour - Red Double Decker Bus - 24 Hour Pass

Join us for a unique, fun and informative tour of Christchurch – the South Island’s largest city!

Highlights

  • Hop-on, Hop-off and explore the city at your leisure!
  • Open & closed top double decker buses, classic and new
  • Incredible views from the top deck!
  • Visit all the must-see attractions
  • Live entertaining commentary from friendly drivers

Learn about the history of our city and view areas affected by the devastating earthquakes.

See how the vision to rebuild and restore Christchurch is coming to life!

Central Tour highlights and stops include Canterbury Museum, Mona Vale, Westfield Riccarton Mall, Earthquake Memorial, Cardboard Cathedral, Margaret Mahy Playground, Cathedral Square.

 

Tour information

First departure point: Rolleston Ave, outside the Canterbury Museum

Tour Duration: 1 hour for a complete loop

Tour Frequency: Every 60 minutes

Summer departure times (1st Nov - 30th Apr): Buses depart every 60 minutes from 10am. The last bus will depart Canterbury Museum at 4pm.

Winter departure times (1 May – 31 Oct): Buses depart every 60 minutes from 10am. The last bus will depart Canterbury Museum at 2pm.

Stops:

  • Canterbury Museum
  • Mona Vale
  • Westfield Riccarton Mall
  • Earthquake Memorial/The Terrace - drive by only
  • Cardboard Cathedral
  • Margaret Mahy Playground - drive by only
  • Cathedral Square
  • Christchurch Catholic Basilica - drive by only
  • 24hr Adult Pass $35.00

    Child Friendly

    • This experience welcomes families with children.

    Notes

    • PLEASE NOTE Tour route and vehicle - Soaring Kiwi Tours reserves the right to change the tour route (including stops) and vehicle at any time. Single coaches/vans may be provided when double decker buses are unavailable.
    • Children aged 14 years and under ride FREE of charge with accompanying adult. 2 per adult. Additional child $10

      There are no accommodation pick ups available for this tour.

      Passengers can hop on the tour at any time between 10:00am - 4.00pm (summer times) at any of the allocated stops.

    Available Bookings from December 19 to December 25

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$35.00

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$9.90

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$9.90

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$35.00

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$35.00

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$17.50

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    • 24hr Adult Pass$9.90

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    Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

    Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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    Sarah Cross from New Zealand wrote on 21 May 2019

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    Loved this attraction

    The 5 adults and 2 young children in our group all enjoyed the hop on hop off bus. We did a couple of trips throughout the day and had 2 different drivers both of which were very informative giving a wonderful commentary. Coming from London myself it was also a great day to reminisce.

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    From Christchurch Hop on Hop off - City Tour - Red Double Decker Bus - 24 Hour Pass

    Kia Ora Sarah and family, and thank you so much for your wonderful review of our Christchurch Soaring Kiwi Tour! We are thrilled that you enjoyed exploring Christchurch and learning the history of our city. Our dedicated team work hard to ensure our commentaries are entertaining and informative and we are glad that you found it fun. We hope that getting to do the tour in an original London bus really added to your day. Thank you for choosing to travel with Hassle-free Tours, we really appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back to Christchurch again another day! Warm regards, The Soaring Kiwi team :)

    Sharon from New Zealand wrote on 24 March 2019

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    Hop on hop off ride

    Fantastic way to see the city and surrounding areas. Well worth the time to take a look around and hear what’s happening and see progress.

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    From Christchurch Hop on Hop off - City Tour - Red Double Decker Bus - 24 Hour Pass

    Kia Ora Sharon and thank you for your fantastic review of our Christchurch City Tour. We are delighted to hear you had a great time on-board with us and enjoyed learning more about our city. We appreciate your sharing this wonderful photo with us (what a beautiful sunny day you had) and hope you captured lots of photos from the top deck of our open top bus! We hope to welcome you back on-board again another day in the future. Kind regards, from all of our Soaring Kiwi Tours team. :)

    Michelle from New Zealand wrote on 24 January 2019

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    Good

    Lovely time

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    From Christchurch Hop on Hop off - City Tour - Red Double Decker Bus - 24 Hour Pass

    Kia Ora Michelle and thank you so much for your lovely review of our City Tour. We are glad to hear you had a great time and love your picture! It looks like it was a beautiful sunny day in Christchurch. We hope you enjoyed learning all about our city and had fun visiting the attractions along our tour route. We appreciate your choosing to travel with us and hope to welcome you back again another day! Kind regards, from all of our team here at Soaring Kiwi Tours. :)

    Rosiane from New Zealand wrote on 30 December 2018

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    Amazing

    The driver are very nice and attentive.

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    From Christchurch Hop on Hop off - City Tour - Red Double Decker Bus - 24 Hour Pass

    Kia Ora Rosiane, thank you so much for your great review of our Christchurch City Tour and for sharing this wonderful 'selfie' with us! We are so glad you and your family had a great time on-board and hope you enjoyed learning all about the history of our city. We appreciate your choosing to travel with us and wish you all the best for the rest of your stay in New Zealand. Warm regards from all of our Soaring Kiwi Team. :)

    Jasvir Singh from New Zealand wrote on 11 December 2018

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    Excellent service

    Pretty good experience good weather too staff doing a great job.

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    From Christchurch Hop on Hop off - City Tour - Red Double Decker Bus - 24 Hour Pass

    Kia Ora and thank you so much for your fantastic review of our City Tour. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us and appreciate your sharing this fab pic of the bus! We hope you had fun learning all about the history of our city and wish you all the best for the rest of your stay in Christchurch. Kind regards, from all of our team here at Soaring Kiwi Tours. :)

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