Christchurch Tram Ride: Historic City Tour with Live Commentary

Experience the charm of Christchurch on a historic tram ride. Enjoy live commentary as you explore the city’s highlights and hop on and off at your leisure.

Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Tram City Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: 9am - 5pm - Summer
9.50am-4pm - Winter

1. Cathedral Junction Body Corporate

Points of Interest

  • Christchurch Botanic Gardens

  • Canterbury Museum at CoCA

  • Avon River

  • Christchurch Tramway

  • Cashel Street

  • Hagley Park

  • Victoria Square

  • New Regent Street

What's Included
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Welcome aboard the Christchurch Tram! Travel on our newly extended track & enjoy this unique and historic way to view the inner city. Drivers provide a live and entertaining commentary. A full circuit takes 50 minutes, includes 18 stops and there are up to four Trams operating. Trams run approximately every 15 minutes (season dependent) and your ticket…

Cancellation Policy

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

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O1978xpdavidp
Feb 27, 2026
Thoroughly enjoyable - Very enjoyable indeed. Good commentaries; friendly drivers and conductors.
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Margaret_t
Feb 27, 2026
Great little trip with an excellent commentary - Full trip takes about 40 mins. Great way to orient yourself and very informative too. Easy to find the stops and there’s someone there to help.
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Toadhollowtravellers
Feb 25, 2026
Perfect for Sightseeing - Such an easy way to make your way around the city and also get historical information. Definitely worth the price.
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Hdprivate
Feb 25, 2026
Tram Tour in Christchurch - Tram is a cool way to see the city for about 1.5 hours (sitting on the right and then the left side). It stops at all the main landmarks and it is an easy ride.
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134gilliand
Feb 24, 2026
Historical tram 🌟 conductor 🌟 sights 🌟 ease of travel 🌟 - We travelled a full circuit to see & learn about this beautiful city & then hopped on & off to walk along the Avon River, through the botanic gardens (mindblowing for a gardener), admire the bluestone buildings (previous Canterbury Uni), food malls, etc. Our conductor had a great knowledge of the history of the area & was informative & entertaining! We met fellow travellers from other countries all enjoying the ride on the immaculately restored historical trams!
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Bob_r
Feb 24, 2026
Christchurch Hop-On Hop-Off Tram Tour - Great, inexpensive city tour with stops near most major city centre sites and hotels and short (15 min) waits between trams.
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Onair645889
Feb 24, 2026
Great way get a feel of the city layout - Reasonably priced for a jump on and off any place , although sometimes not able to get on everywhere some stops more busy than others .Obviously the day you book also matters, week days maybe less busy than weekend days. Chinese new year school holidays public holidays can effect capacity,but the staff managed to cope very well. The commentary was good and different from tram to tram .
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Philandju
Feb 23, 2026
Hop on tram - Great experience 18 different stop ,all around Christchurch .Basically going round in abig circle .40 NZ dollar per adult .Lasts for the day ,you can just keep hopping on & off.Advise staying on at first to assess ,whats available . Great for going for lunch ,then botanicsl gardens ,museums . Staff very informative & helpful ,can pay on tram ,so no need to reserve .if busy can wait for next tram ,all different ,apptox 10mins a part at most .Well worth the experience.
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Mary_j
Feb 22, 2026
Great way to see the... - Great way to see the highlights of Christchurch… informative and helpful drivers. It was a fun experience!
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2009sunseeker
Feb 22, 2026
Highly recommend this tram - Highly recommend this tram. Interesting commentary, great way to see the CBD! Hop on and off as much as you wish. Trams run every 15 minutes. We had no problem getting the tram, no wait! Visit all the top spots, great way to get around without a car! It is a bit expensive but worth it in my opinion!
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From $25
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).