Christchurch Highlights: Kiwi Bird Encounter

Discover Christchurch’s top sights in a half-day tour. Meet the iconic Kiwi bird and explore with an expert guide. Perfect for time-savvy travelers.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cashmere Hill Lookout - Cashmere is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island. You can see the city of Christchurch at a glance with a panoramic view. On clear days, the Southern Alps are visible. You will also see a very beautiful neo-Gothic historical building called The Sign of the…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Guide/Driver
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Pickup fees apply when picking up at the airport or port. ($30 Per Group)
  • Willowbank Entrance Fee $36.50 (Senior $30)
  • Lunch
  • Tip
Additional Information

A half-day tour designed for first-time visitors to Christchurch. Ideal for travelers with limited time or those eager to experience the city’s main attractions comprehensively. Additionally, enjoy the opportunity to encounter the iconic Kiwi bird, a rare sight in New Zealand.
Delve into Christchurch with a private, small-group tour led by an expert…

Location
AS Colour Christchurch
High Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rod_m
Feb 6, 2026
Great overview of Christchurch - Jane is an awesome tour guide! We had friends who had given us an unofficial tour of Christchurch when we first arrived and she modified the tour to ensure we saw new things. We enjoyed seeing Kiwis at the Willowbank nature resrve, the Riccatron house and the Christchurch Botanical gardens.
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Akia_h
Mar 13, 2025
Wonderful tour of a great city, book this! - Jo was an amazing tour guide! Despite having a somewhat rainy day, we were able to see the Cardboard Church, Botanical Gardens, a wonderful wildlife sanctuary, and beautiful views from Cashmere Hill. Jo took amazing pictures of us throughout and really made the day special. Take this tour on your first or second day in Christchurch and you'll be well prepared for the rest of your stay in this great city. Book this tour, you won't regret it!
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Elsa_a
Oct 7, 2025
Satisfied customer - Detailed city tour and the tour guide really exert an effort to talk about the places that we visited. Though we ran out of time to go to the last place in the itinerary which is the Christchurch Art Gallery and Museum because its already late and we have not eaten our lunch yet.
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Barbara_f
Apr 23, 2025
Nice tour but we were... - Nice tour but we were squished in a small vehicle with another couple. It was too many people for a small car. Our tour guide was nice and helpful but we could have benefitted from more of an overview of the day at the beginning of the excursion.
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Jeanette_m
Mar 21, 2025
It was most pleasant to... - It was most pleasant to be able to sight see at our own pace. The guide was very considerate of our mobility issues
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Michael_p
Feb 12, 2026
Driver not a guide - The tour itself was fine but we had a driver and not a guide which we were expecting. John is not a kiwi and just drove us to the planned route. Commentary was via pre recorded messages from his mobile phone. The only plus point is that he suggested we take the Gondola to get better views of Christchurch and Lyttelton harbour. We learnt nothing about the areas we went to which is usually a feature of our Viator tours so we were disappointed with this tour.
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Pernyat
Oct 26, 2025
Take an uber instead - It was 210.00 for the 2 of us with an additional $35.00 for the Wildlife sanctuary entrance fee for basically an uber around to four stops in the city with a short recording playing over the radio about each stop that played over and over and was interrupted by the gps. Lots of money for not a lot of service.
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35suey
Nov 9, 2025
Great day, Crappy Service - Whilst we loved the day and it was amazing, it was incredibly disappointing that the photo's Jo (our guide) insisted on taking on her phone were never sent to me. These are precious family memories, and even after several emails requesting the photo's be sent I have simply been ignored. A very unsavory way to end an otherwise amazing day.
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Casey_b
Nov 6, 2025
5 people in a car for 4. Not great. - Unfortunately our guide drove a Toyota Corolla. There were 2 couples. It was not a big enough car. Other issues was our guide was a college student from Korea. She did not speak English or have the history. This was not her fault this one is on Viator.
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Wendy
Nov 5, 2025
TERRIBLE - Five people crammed into a corolla. Guide only speaks broken English, and it only gets worse. Remember, if you choose this tour, I told you so. Very disappointing.
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up to 11 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).