Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Christchurch & Canterbury Highlights
Supporting the exciting rebuilding and re-emergence of
Christchurch
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)
Meandering through Christchurch's beautiful
Botanic Gardens
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), either on foot or punting along the
Avon River
Marvelling at the otherworldly views of the Mackenzie Country and the powdery blueness of Lake Tekapo
from atop
Mt John
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)
Taking a soothing soak at
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools
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)
Admiring Banks Peninsula's surf-bitten edges from Summit Rd before descending to Francophile
Akaroa
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) for an ooh-la-la dinner
Tramping in the shadow of NZ's highest peak in
Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
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)
Enjoying a lazy lunch at
Pegasus Bay winery
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) before careering around the vineyards of the
Waipara Valley
Getting There & Around
AIR
Christchurch's international airport is the South Island's main hub. Air New Zealand flies
here from 15 domestic destinations, while Jetstar has flights from Auckland, Wellington
and Queenstown. Air New Zealand also flies between Timaru and Wellington.
BUS
Christchurch is the hub for coaches and shuttles heading up the coast as far as Picton, down
the coast to Dunedin (and on to Te Anau), through the Alps to Greymouth and across coun-
try to Queenstown.
TRAIN
The
TranzAlpine
service connects Christchurch and Greymouth, and the
Coastal Pacific
chugs north to Picton, with ferry connections across Cook Strait to the North Island.
