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Lyttelton Cruise Excursions: Christchurch Sightseeing with Sheep Farm Visit
3.8
10 Ratings
Christchurch
Experience the best of Christchurch on this unique excursion. Visit a working sheep farm, witness dog mustering and sheep shearing, and enjoy afternoon tea. Explore the city, learn about its earthquake history, and admire its historic landmarks.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Leisure Tours - The default start time is 8.30am or up to 1 hour after your ship commences disembarkation, depending on what time your ship docks.
- 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 Square - Time spent on foot exploring Cathedral Square
- Riverside Market - Lunch Break
- Toby Hill Farm - After seeing the Christchurch city sights, your shore excursion takes you into the countryside to watch a sheep-shearing demonstration and see sheep dogs at work. Enjoy an afternoon tea with the farmers
What's Included
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Snacks
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Live commentary on board
- Tea and coffee
- Morning or afternoon tea
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a tour of a functioning sheep farm, featuring sheep herding by dogs, shearing sessions, and a lovely afternoon tea, along with an enlightening city tour of Christchurch. This exploration includes observations of the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, as well as the ongoing reconstruction efforts. Enjoy the sight of the city’s enduring historical monuments and the unchanged charm of this scenic city.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Leisure Tours
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(10 Ratings)
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Diane_p
Mar 20, 2024
Lovely day trip - It was wonderful to get out into the country and tour the sheep farm. The bus drivers were very knowledgeable about the towns history.
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Sandra_b
Feb 29, 2024
Working sheep farm - The farm was wonderful, great learning how the family farm operates. Lovely scenic drive to the farm as well. Small group tour is the way to go.
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Lyalem
Jan 31, 2024
Christchurch and Sheep farm - Jude was great tour guide. Loved the sheep farm and getting time in town to shop. It was nice that the bus was small. Would definitely recommend
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Catherine_o
Apr 2, 2023
Definitely a fun tour - Such a nice couple and totally enjoyed watching Ned the dog working the sheep! Great fun and beautiful ride in the country seeing snow covered mountains
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Patricia_c
Mar 2, 2023
Great way to see Christchurch and the surrounding farm areas - Great tour - loved visiting the sheep farm and seeing the dog herd them & then watching a sheep be sheared. Loved learning about the whole process. Kevin did a fantastic job of providing a lot of history and information as he showed us all around Christchurch as well as our stop for the famous Sheffield pies. Would highly recommend this tour
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Granny107
Jan 29, 2023
Lyttelton Cruise Excursions: Christchurch Sightseeing with Sheep Farm - Sheep farm - we enjoyed the demonstrations of herding of sheep by dogs and sheep shearing. The farmer and his wife were very engaging.
We also enjoyed visiting Christchurch. The tour guide was very knowledgeable of the history of Christchurch, reconstruction efforts, and the town.
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Ian_b
Apr 11, 2023
We got exactly what was... - We got exactly what was advertised- a very thorough tour of the city with a significant amount of information about the impact of the earthquakes to the region.
The sheep farm was great for the kids with the shearing demonstration and decrypting of the process to get the wool ready for export.
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Shabtay_i
Jan 28, 2024
Disappointment day trip, - Most of the day trip was riding the bus, the guide had no rear speaker (should be a must ) we were not able to hear any information or what she was saying or talking , the ride to the sheep farm was 1.5 hour on way
The visit itself was short and below expectations and then driving back to the ship another 1.5 hour , very poor experience
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Laurence_c
Mar 15, 2024
Not worth it! - Waited an hour to get started... no reason given. Driver was negative about everything... bike riders out for exercise were "idiots", government programs were "stupid", spoke negative about native animals, etc. It was tiring! Ride around town was boring. Long ride to the farm to see a 5 minute roundup of sheep and 5 minute sheep shearing. While the later was interesting, it wasn't worth the long trip and the "show" was so short. Tour company also puts two groups in one van so you end up driving to two places and waiting.... again. Driver ran a stop sign trying to get us home and almost hit a tractor trailer! WOW! I wouldn't recommend this trip
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Cynthia_h
Feb 19, 2024
Left Us In The Lurch. - The folks running this tour cancelled it less than 24 hours in advance without sending us an email. We only found out when I checked the Viator app to determine the meeting location. They had a good reason for cancelling but the communication was quite lacking.
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