Lyttelton Shore Excursion: Combined Antarctic Centre and Christchurch City Tour

Experience the best of Lyttelton with a shore excursion that combines a visit to the International Antarctic Centre and a city tour of Christchurch. Encounter adorable Blue Penguins, brave an Antarctic Storm, and explore the fascinating history and beauty of the city.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lyttelton Harbour - Tour starts and ends in Lyttelton
  • Leisure Tours - Travelling with Leisure Tours
  • Sign of the Takahe - Best spot to admire some spectacular views over the City, Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps.
  • Mona Vale - Time spent walking through Mona Vale Gardens with its picturesque Gardens, Ponds & river.
  • **Cathedral…
What's Included
  • Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
  • Driver/guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Merge a visit to the International Antarctic Centre, featuring cute Blue Penguins, a simulated Antarctic Storm in the Ice and Snow room, a 4-D Movie, and a thrilling Hagglund ride on a custom-built track, with a half-day exploration of Christchurch. This includes a look at the city’s recovery from multiple earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, a tour of…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Patricia_e
Mar 23, 2025
Great tour nice overview and included artic center. - Great guide very informative. Took us to lookout with free time in city center to shop or get lunch.
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Charlotte_l
Mar 22, 2025
Small-group Littleton Tour A+ - Chris gave us a very comprehensive look at Littleton. The Antarctica simulation room was the most fun ( & cold!). Also stopped briefly at the steepest street in NZ; the Larnach Castle; vast beach scenes & more.
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Chrismb
Mar 17, 2025
Chrustchurch and Antartic experience - First we visited a beautiful Botanical Garden and then we did a tour of Christchurch. We were taken into Christchurch where we were able to buy a delicious pie for lunch and a real fruit ice cream. Afterwards we visited the Antarctic centre which was a wonderful experience . We then drove back to our cruise ship. Our driver was very knowledgeable.
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Douglas_g
Mar 10, 2025
This excursion was worth the time and money, we can recommend. - We had a good time and enjoyed the guides. The Antarctic experience was a lot of fun but we ran out of time to visit the souvenir shop. We can recommend this excursion.
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Louise_g
Mar 3, 2025
Great experience - The tour guide was awesome, very knowledgeable and friendly. The tour covered a lot of ground, and we enjoyed every minute. The Antartica experience was really interesting.
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David_l
Feb 28, 2025
Antarctic experience was... - Antarctic experience was great. Our driver, Scotty, was very knowledgeable on the history of Lyttelton and Christchurch.
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Sharon_l
Feb 28, 2025
Wonderful Experience - Great tour - The ride on the Hagglund ice-vehicle was very exciting and the Antarctic blizzard was so real feeling that I am glad that I don't have to experience it like the workers do that actually live on Antarctica.
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Julia_b
Mar 14, 2025
Okay, but disappointing - The Antarctic Center was closed due to a power outage so instead, to kill time, we spent 2 hours listening to the driver ramble on about the earthquake.
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Gail_t
Mar 9, 2025
Good tour with disappointment - This was a frustrating excursion. There were problems with people getting off the ship, even though we had specific instructions on how to disembark in a timely manner. Those of us who did what we were supposed to do ended up sitting on the bus for 1 1/2 hrs waiting for others who never showed up. Our wonderful guide, Scotty, had to adapt on the fly for the extremely late departure. Things went smoothly for a bit, but then we got to the Antarctic Center and found they had no power, so we couldn’t see it. Huge disappointment! Scotty again adapted our schedule and gave us the best day possible considering the problems. The tour company should never have made us wait in the morning. The people on the bus were extremely unhappy.
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X6196bzjosephk
Mar 6, 2025
Don't Book This Tour - The operator cancelled us only two days before the tour. By that time, all decent tours were unavailable. Here's what they said: "Your driver allocated on Saturday 8th Feb for this tour is now unavailable due to personal reasons, and as its a double cruise ship day in Lyttelton we are unable to operate this tour." Don't risk it, book with someone else.
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