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

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

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 (15 years +)

    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.

    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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    Peter from Germany wrote on 13 January 2020

    Sehr informativ

    Der Hop-on/Hop-off-Bus bietet eine großartige Gelegenheit, innerhalb einer knappen Stunde einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten Christchurchs zu erlangen.

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    birgith1 from Germany wrote on 16 September 2019

    Bustour

    War sehr gut und live kommentiert. Für alle die kein Englisch sprechen sehr schade. Wäre gut wenn die Busse öfter fahren und nicht nur alle Stunde. Dann würde man vielleicht auch an manchen Stationen etwas außerhalb des Stadtzentrums aussteigen.

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

    Kia Ora Birgit, Thank you for your honest review of our Soaring Kiwi tour of Christchurch. We would love to have more buses going around more frequently too, though unfortunately Christchurch is a little too quiet at the moment for us to manage it. We are glad to hear that you still had a great time though, and hope you got some great photos from up on the top floor. Kind regards, the Soaring Kiwi team :)

    Harshit from Germany wrote on 01 April 2016

    Great tour

    Nice interesting bus tour with great commentary.

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    Rebecca Kinzer from Germany wrote on 14 February 2016

    Lohnenswert!

    Wir haben die Bustour für 11Euro statt 35Euro ergattert. Dafür war es super! Man hat super viel Interessantes zum Thema Erdbeben erfahren und wurde einmal komplett durch die Stadt gefahren. Die 3 goldigen Opis, die das ganze geleitet haben waren super sympathisch! Auf jeden Fall sehr empfehlenswert auch wenn man den vollen Preis bezahlt:)

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    Roy Watson from Australia wrote on 01 March 2020

    Christchurch City Tour

    Great way to see the Christchurch City sights especially sitting on the top deck. We enjoyed it so much we went around twice. The drivers both times were very informative.

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