Things to See and Do in Christchurch-Canterbury

2,721 reviews, 691 travel blogs, 1,502 photos and videos about 176 things to do in Christchurch-Canterbury with an average rating of 4.5 of 5.

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Willowbank Wildlife Reserve Christchurch-Canterbury
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92 reviews 23 travel blogs 4 photos
Distance: 5.7 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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- Jun 4, 2005 ... Chill Machine. From the Antarctic Centre we went to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. We actually went there for the Ko T�ne ...
- Dec 14, 2011 ... 10 AM and decided we were going to go to the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. It was raining today, so we decided to do that, ...
- Feb 12, 2011 ... fairly recent history of this practically new country). The next day we went to Willowbank wildlife reserve - fed the eels ...
- Nov 14, 2006 ... travel to the Tram, International Antarctic Centre and Willowbank Wildlife Reserve (entry to attaction is extra). Adult / ...
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Air Safaris Christchurch-Canterbury
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14 reviews

Distance: 2.3 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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Hurunui Horse Treks Christchurch-Canterbury

Distance: 42 miles from city center

Category: Outdoors (land) Sports

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Pohatu Penguin Habitat Christchurch-Canterbury
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20 reviews

Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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4x4 New Zealand Christchurch-Canterbury
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6 reviews

Distance: 81.2 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre Christchurch-Canterbury
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46 reviews 4 travel blogs
Distance: 278.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- May 18, 2011 Sir Edmund Alpine Center had a nice free museum to checkout. The 3D movie was great too. My only complaint was the price. It ...
- Nov 24, 2011 ... is also the home of the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre (he trained on Mount Cook before he climbed Everest). Another ...
- Mar 16, 2009 ... , some big apartments for the seasonal skiers and the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre. This is both a planetarium, 3D movie ...
- May 24, 2008 ... In the morning, we headed over to the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Center, where we walked around this museum filled with old ...
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Dolphin Encounter Christchurch-Canterbury
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118 reviews 75 travel blogs 40 photos
Distance: 94.8 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Apr 3, 2012 A truly moving experience. like no other. A close encounter with hundreds of wild dolphins. Come face to face with these ...
- Jan 11, 2011 ... !!! At 4am I arrived at the Dolphin Encounter to gear up into my wetsuit. Kaikoura's resident dolphin is the dusky dolphin, ...
- Mar 8, 2006 I had an overnight stop in Kaikoura where I had an early night as I had to get up at 5am to go swimming with the dolphins. ...
- Jan 17, 2010 ... and then hopped back onto the bus to make it to the dolphin encounter on time. Made it with a few minutes to spare, got ...
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Mueller Ridge Christchurch-Canterbury

2 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 21 miles from city center

Category: Outdoors (land) Sports

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- Dec 7, 2010 ... day to kick things off. Roughly a 3 hour ascent up the Mueller Ridge that was roughly equal to the Grouse Grind here ...
- Oct 15, 2008 ... to take the tourist path to Sealy Tarns then continue to the Mueller Ridge and see what the conditions were like. It was ...
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The Mud House Winery & Cafe Christchurch-Canterbury
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13 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Oct 1, 2011 Great place to taste New Zealand wines - knowledgeable staff. Cost is $5.00 for a comprehensive tasting of over 10 wines, I ...
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Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa Christchurch-Canterbury
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216 reviews 9 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 0.6 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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- May 13, 2012 With relaxing thermal pools at different temperatures and some fine scenery in the background, the Hanmer Springs thermal ...
- Oct 1, 2011 lovely town where you can go into the themal springs for just $18 for the day. Lots of pools to choose from ranging in ...
- Dec 14, 2006 ... Once we are settled and sorted we head to the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa to chill out and relax as you can see ...
- Dec 7, 2011 ... 2 different colours. Then drove up to Hanmer springs and went in the thermal pools and spa which are outside.... it stank ...
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Lyttelton Museum Christchurch-Canterbury
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1 review 4 travel blogs
Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jul 9, 2009 While staying in Christchurch i ventured out to Lyttelton one day, its a small town on the edge of the city. I enjoyed a ...
- Feb 16, 2009 ... the other Cambridge Terrace. There are 4 million people in New Zealand and approx. 40 million sheep - Romney for meat ...
- May 15, 2010 We were blown away by Beautiful New Zealand! Mountains, fjords, beaches, glaciers, geysirs, seals, dolphins, volcanic ...
- Feb 13, 2011 ... ; We then traveled around the city ending up at the Museum and another botanical garden. We enjoyed ...
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Earth and Sky Christchurch-Canterbury
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68 reviews 10 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 111.4 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Nov 29, 2011 ... don’t have the power to move clouds. The Earth and Sky office is located in Tekapo village along a stretch of about a ...
- Jan 12, 2012 ... first stop is the absolutely stunning Lake Tekapo. The second largest of the lakes in New Zealand with deep blue skies and ...
- Apr 7, 2010 ... see if I could be picked up at the YHA for the Earth and Sky Mt. John's Stargazing tour. Turns out they wouldn't pick up at ...
- Jan 1, 2008 ... Shepherd and the Collie Dog Monument before heading back to Earth and Sky for an observatory update. No dice - too ...
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Akaroa Dolphins Christchurch-Canterbury
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27 reviews 104 travel blogs 78 photos
Distance: 0.5 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Dec 22, 2004 ... keen to see them. So we booked on to a swimming with dolphins tours just as watchers as the swimming was fully booked. We ...
- Nov 11, 2010 ... so very very quickly. It had been another truly magical day in New Zealand and this to be fair had been one of our ...
- Nov 10, 2010 ... and we thought it would be good to give people an idea why New Zealand is such a special country. By 2pm we had grown so ...
- Mar 24, 2004 ... town. It seems that after the wettest February for years New Zealand is experiencing an Indian summer. Today was beautiful ...
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Glenstrae Farm 4 Wheel Adventures Christchurch-Canterbury
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26 reviews

Distance: 0.5 miles from city center

Category: Outdoors (land) Sports

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Waipara Springs Winery Christchurch-Canterbury
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4 reviews 1 travel blog 2 photos
Distance: 0.6 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Apr 16, 2011 ... the only once on the South Island who do) and Waipara Springs Winery where we very much liked their Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot ...
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Adrenaline Forest Christchurch-Canterbury
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44 reviews 9 travel blogs 2 photos
Distance: 8.3 miles from city center

Category: Amusement Parks

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- Mar 16, 2008 ... been staying at, but it was right across the street from Adrenaline Forest, the ropes course that we were going to be doing ...
- Mar 18, 2008 ... ; We got ourselves together and headed across the street to Adrenaline Forest for an afternoon on the ropes course. We came ...
- Jun 13, 2008 ... high wire adventure using zip lines etc. Other than adrenaline forest Christchurch was a quiet place where the only other ...
- Jun 24, 2011 ... nippy. �After filing out the paper work we left for the Adrenaline forest, a short 15 min drive down the road. �We ...
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Lyttelton Timeball Station Christchurch-Canterbury
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6 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Dec 30, 2010 ... area! One of the features of Lyttelton which we saw was the Timeball station. This was built in 1876 and is ...
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Akaroa Farm Tours Christchurch-Canterbury
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17 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Dec 22, 2010 ... nice and it's been very eye opening culturally. Murray also runs farm tours so we have been busy with tourists. On one day ...
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Lake Tekapo Christchurch-Canterbury
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139 reviews 991 travel blogs 6452 photos
Distance: 113 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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- Dec 16, 2005 ... , whereas I was just travelling an hour up the road to Lake Tekapo. On arrival, we said goodbye and I made my way to the ...
- Nov 29, 2011 ... out, and looking around the vicinity below the mountain; only Lake Tekapo village produces any light –and that being ...
- Nov 29, 2011 ... hopefully be worth it. The Observatory overlooks another turquoise lake, Lake Tekapo and the plains all around right up to ...
- Mar 16, 2005 In my quiet backpacker in lake Tekapo three Israelies that I knew had just arrived. They looked all worn out and tired , ...
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Albatross Encounter with Ocean Wings Christchurch-Canterbury
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15 reviews

Distance: 3.2 miles from city center

Category: Other

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Orana Wildlife Park Christchurch-Canterbury
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70 reviews 11 travel blogs 19 photos
Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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- Nov 21, 2011 Pr�voir toute la journ�e pour se promener dans ce grand parc et suivre les s�ances de nourrissage des diff�rents animaux.
- Jan 21, 2004 ... the French-style town of Akaroa, we've been to Orana Wildlife Park (to see a kiwi), and been to Hanmer Springs, where we ...
- Feb 1, 2010 ... for even Simon to venture in there. We also visited the Orana Wildlife Park, the main reason for this was to experience the ...
- Aug 26, 2007 ... of springtime finally approaching, Amy and I decided to go to Orana Wildlife Park which is about a 25 minute drive from the ...
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Linton of Akaroa The Artists Garden Christchurch-Canterbury
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45 reviews

Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Cushchine Animal FarmYard Park Christchurch-Canterbury
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14 reviews

Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Performances

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The Court Theatre Christchurch-Canterbury
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16 reviews 5 travel blogs
Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Performances

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- Apr 30, 2006 ... I decided to do something cultural and went to see a play at The Court Theatre in the Arts Centre. The play was called 'The ...
- Mar 27, 2009 ... hard film to watch. Tonight an unprecidented treat we go to the Court Theatre to see "The Tutor". It's about John ...
- Mar 21, 2005 Day 144 Wednesday 21/03/05 Melbourne - Christchurch (New Zealand) We packed first before heading into town. Stewart ...
- Jan 15, 2008 ... buy tickets for a Friday late-night standup comedy at the Court Theatre. Also, I have met up with Melissa, who is going ...
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Swim with Dolphins Akaroa Christchurch-Canterbury
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43 reviews 13 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 3.5 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Jun 3, 2007 ... flattering. They told us that we might not get to swim with the dolphins - they are wild and it depends on how many ...
- Feb 10, 2012 ... that Akaroa is the best place in the world to swim with dolphins (even better than Hawaii) because the dolphins here are ...
- Feb 4, 2007 ... harbourside. We thought about going on an excursion to swim with dolphins, but the sheer Frenchness of the place forced us ...
- Aug 14, 2007 ... . The next day we got up and ready for our swim with dolphins, we drove to town and killed some time looking at the ...
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Seal Swim Kaikoura Christchurch-Canterbury
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39 reviews 12 travel blogs 7 photos
Distance: 94.8 miles from city center

Category: Other

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- Dec 7, 2003 ... trip. Vanessa (our guide) drove us out to the 'Seal Swim Kaikoura' base where we, once again, donned wetsuits etc. Unlike ...
- Mar 16, 2006 ... my money on this activity???? (Although I did get a refund on my seal swim, because even though we got to see the seals on ...
- Mar 18, 2012 ... Fahrr�der und bin ins St�dtchen geradelt: Zeit f�r meinen Seal Swim! Neu eingekleidet in sexy WetSuit ging es dann im ...
- Feb 19, 2006 ... it was one of the most beautiful experiences i've had in New Zealand. Anyway, I really wanted Mamster to experience that too ...
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Akaroa Seal Safari Christchurch-Canterbury
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3 reviews

Distance: 7.6 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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Christchurch Gondola Christchurch-Canterbury
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39 reviews 232 travel blogs 201 photos
Distance: 5.1 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Dec 13, 2006 ... as we descended towards Christchurch was breathtaking; exactly what we had expected of New Zealand but also somehow even ...
- Apr 9, 2008 ... as I have an early morning flight) and head directly to the Christchurch Gondola to see the sun set over the Southern Alps ...
- Nov 15, 2003 ... wandered into town (it seems a little exaggerated to describe Christchurch as a city!) to take advantage of the gloriously ...
- Sep 30, 2005 ... as a cold front had swept across the island, bringing Christchurch to a stand still (they had even closed the airport!!). ...
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Kaikoura Fishing Charters Christchurch-Canterbury
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1 review 1 travel blog

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Other

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Christchurch Botanic Gardens Christchurch-Canterbury
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222 reviews 208 travel blogs 240 photos
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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- Apr 14, 2012 A nice relaxing walk to veiw trees and plants from all over the world. Well worth the visit
- Dec 25, 2006 ... glide along the river beside some of the many parks and the botanic gardens. The punt chauffer was only too happy to let ...
- Dec 28, 2004 ... a lot nicer than expected with real nice city square, river and botanic gardens. The weather was good and hot so we did a ...
- Nov 2, 2003 ... It is such a lovely city. We went to look around the Botanic Gardens and the nearby Christs College begore heading back to ...
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