Experience a flexible tour of Christchurch, New Zealand, with a friendly personal guide from ToursByLocals. Your private tour guide knows the Christchurch area as only locals do, and is eager to show you some special lesser-known places, based on your travel interests, as well as the must-see attractions of this charming "Garden City."

Glide down the Avon, Edwardian-style, in a flat-bottomed punt. Walk through New Zealand's natural history at Willowbank and see wildlife up close, even the rarest of Kiwi birds. Include a taste of Maori culture for an experience that's authentic and unique to New Zealand.

Hosted by an eco-conscious local guide who knows the best-kept secrets of the city, you'll see the attractions that appeal to you and learn what locals love about living in Christchurch.

Book a Christchurch tour offered by ToursByLocals, and ask your personal guide about customizing your private tour to include exactly what you want to see and do. Go global — tour by

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Christchurch Day Tour with Private Guide...ex Akaroa

Cruise Ship Anchorage at Akaroa....you come ashore by tender

Barry's Bay Cheese Factory-short stop for a sample !

Akaroa Harbour (means "Long Harbour" in Maori)

Akaroa Harbour was an active volcano 8-12 million years ago

Summit Road (crater rim) above Akaroa Harbour

11 passenger seats, adjustable, PA system (hard-wired), air-con

Lyttelton Harbour from the Summit Road (1500ft)

2013 Toyota Minibus....11 passenger seats

The new Riverside Market....part of the post-earthquake rebuild...and a favourite lunch stop in Central Christchurch

One of Christchurch's historic trams passes the Christchurch Art Gallery

This photo of a White-Flippered Little Blue Penguin was taken from Akaroa Wharf

An option is The Giant's House....a garden of eccentric art in Akaroa....

The road from Christchurch to Akaroa provides many scenic viewpoints

Great Shore Excursion for Cruise Ship Passengers Stopping In AKAROA (but NOT Port Lyttelton)

Christchurch Full Day Tour with Private Guide

Christchurch and Banks Peninsula from above

The centre of the city is dominated by Hagley Park

My Toyota Hiace 11 seater has aircon, a hard-wired PA system throughout and reclining seats

Lyttelton Harbour from the Port Hills above Christchurch

Lyttelton Harbour lies in the crater of a 10 million year old volcano

Christchurch is flat on the Canterbury Plains

The Botanic Gardens in central Christchurch

The village of Lyttelton below is connected to Christchurch by a tunnel through the crater rim below us.

This driver was lucky when his parked car was demolished in the 2011 eathquake !

City Highlights Tour - Shore Excursion from Port Lyttelton

Private Shore Excursion From Lyttelton - Christchurch

The Best of Christchurch Half Day Tour

Akaroa Day Tour with Private Guide....ex Christchurch

Photo taken by client...Lyttelton Harbour

reclining seats, aircon, PA system (hard-wired)

This Little Blue Penguin was photographed from Akaroa Wharf

The Heritage Park gives great views of Akaroa Harbour

My tour vehicle is modern and clean with a hard-wired PA system, aircon and reclining seats for up to 11 pax.

Akaroa's cottages date from the mid- 1800s

The Cheesemaker at Barry's Bay Cheese Factory

Birdling's Flat has a remarkable gemstone beach

For those staying in Christchurch or arriving by cruise ship at PORT LYTTELTON (not Akaroa)

Akaroa and Banks Peninsula Local Private Day Tour

Barry's Bay Cheese Factory is the last in this area and a great place to sample local produce

New Zealand currently has 28 million sheep (and only 5 million people)

View of Okains Bay fom the road to Little Akaloa

One of the east coast bays of Banks Peninsula

These Maori waka (canoes) are still used on festival days at Okains Bay

These ancient totora trees may be well over a thousand years old

Your tender arrives at Akaroa Wharf....Dermot waiting at the land end of the wharf with a sign

A quiet day of scenic rambling through this delightful area....Shore Excursion

8 Day tour with private guide - Best of the South Island

Milford Sound....feel and taste the purest of pure rainwater when the scenic cruise sails under a waterfall

2013 Toyota Minibus, aircon, PA system (hard-wired), adjustable seats

Akaroa Harbour.....NZ's only French settlement

The World Famous Black Cat Cruise at Akaroa.....looking for dolphins, penguins, seals, whales in this extinct volcanic harbour

The cute Hector's Dolphin is the world's smallest and rarest sea dolphin...Akaroa

The cheeky "kea" lives in Arthur's Pass and on the West Coast.....the world's only alpine parrot....fun to encounter !

Be part of an illusion at Puzzling World in Wanaka

West Coast rainforest and a "koru" or young fern

The steamship "Earnslaw" still operates from Queenstown Wharf

Experience true isolation at Doubtful Sound

Watch the sun set over the Tasman Sea on the West Coast

The West Coast can be wild and untamed at times....this beach is near Punakaiki

The blowholes at Punakaiki send seawater into the sky

Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound are beautiful

Explore Christchurch / Franz Josef Glacier/ Queenstown ( Milford Sound)

Explore the South Island from Christchurch

Private South Island 8 Day Guided Tour

Nelson/ Franz Josef Glacier/ Queenstown/ Te Anau/ Milford or Doubtful Sound/ Dunedin

Christchurch South Island 10 Day Tour

South Island 5 Day Tour with a Private Guide

Bungy-jumping, Kawerau Bridge, Queenstown

Dunedin was once a very wealthy city and so afforded some grand buildings such as the courthouse

There are many varieties of ferns in the rainforests around Milford Sound

Lake Manapouri has to be crossed on the trip to Doubtful Sound

Sunset over Otago Peninsula, Dunedin area

Baldwin Street is in the Guiness Book of Records as the steepest

The Moeraki Boulders are an unusual spherical shape

Queenstown from the top of the Gondola....a very compact town centre

Jet-boating the Shotover River is very exciting !

Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin, is the home to NZ's rare Yellow-eyed Penguin

Discover Christchurch/ Dunedin/ Te Anau/ Milford Sound/ Queenstown

Christchurch South Island 10 Day Tour with Private Guide

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