Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

Travel Blogs from Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island (4,430)

Kaikoura Whale Watching, Kaikoura, New Zealand travel blog
Kaikoura Whale Watching
Sep 5, 2004

In July we headed down to Kaikoura for a weekend away and to get out on the whale watching boat. We caught the Bluebridge ferry from Wellington to Picton at the very sociable hour of 3am and tried to convince ourselves that the humming and vibrating of ...

A travel blog entry by carolandthomas
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A whale
A whale's tail
Dec 22, 2006

The summer holidays had arrived. With a spring in my step I boarded the Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Christchurch. I gazed out of the plane window at the velvety blue sea, the warm and shining arc of Golden Bay, the long tongue of sand ...

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Dusky Dolphins, Kaikoura, New Zealand travel blog
Dusky Dolphins
Nov 11, 2005

... . En route, the sunshine highlighted the colours in the scenery, so Mum and Stu were treated to an early glimpse of the South Island's beauty. The coastal route just prior to Kaikoura was particularly pleasing to the eye, as we wound our way along the ...

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Around the South, Christchurch, New Zealand travel blog
Around the South
Apr 9, 2005

... was like most, average. I'm not a big birthday person anyway. I have since left the orchard to finish up on the South Island. A few more people ended up moving on to the orchard just before I left though. Nimrod and Hila from Israel, Beth(poody), ...

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Attractions in Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island (141)

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

60 Hussey Rd, Christchurch, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

4.50

See Kiwi in a natural environment - there is no glass! Get close to Kea, Tuatara and other native icons. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is also home to introduced and exotic breeds. Make your own way around the park and animals will eat right out of your hand. Choose either a day or evening visit, Willowbank is open from 10am to 10pm daily - kiwis are able to be viewed from 11am until 10pm.
Adrenaline Forest
Adrenaline Forest

105 A Heyders Road, Spencerville Christchurch, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

4.50

Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo

Christchurch, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

4.00

Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park

Papanui, Christchurch, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

4.00

The largest wildlife reserve in New Zealand houses animals in their natural habitats with few barriers or fences, permitting visitors to see them up close and feed the gentler species.

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