Lyttelton Shore Excursion - City Highlights & Waipara Wine Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

7 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

The Tour Start Time will be adjusted, where necessary to meet the cruise ships schedule. The start time displayed is a default time and not necessarily relevant to your cruise ships itinerary.

Enjoy, both a complete morning tour of Christchurch city with a lunch and tastings at 3 beautiful wineries in the Waipara region on shore excursion from Lyttelton.

This tour includes all major city attractions such as Mona Vale Gardens, historic buildings, botanical gardens and spectacular view of the southern alps and canterbury plains from the Sign of the Takahe.

At the conclusion of your city tour, enjoying wine tasting from 3 popular wineries in the Waipara region.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time

Please note that activity times and schedules can be slightly amended depending on your cruise ships timetable.

Photo ID required for tasting wine - passport recommended

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee

Lunch

Driver/guide

Air-conditioned vehicle

Port pickup and drop-off

Wine Tastings

Gratuities

What To Expect

Lyttelton

The default start time is 8.30am or up to 1 hour after your ship commences disembarkation, depending on what time your ship docks.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Best spot to admire some spectacular views over the City, Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Start Time

Start Times are Variable: Start Times are variable depending on the cruise ships schedule, actual start times will be advised at the time of booking.
Pickup included

Lyttelton Shore Excursion - City Highlights & Waipara Wine Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.24

17 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Relaxing Day
Karen K,
Mar 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Was a nice day. We were taken up to the lookout over Christchurch then through the city area with informative commentary about the earthquakes then we made our way out to the wineries with lots of countryside to view.
Beautiful & fun winery tour with a bit of Christchurch city highlights too
LauraN826,
Feb 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Started with a driving tour of Christchurch and learned about their devastating earthquake 14 years ago. Enjoyed a stop at a garden along the way. Then visited 3 wineries in the Waipara wine country - enjoyed the beauty of the countryside as well as each of the wineries. Had a nice lunch at the second winery. Our bus held 16 people - nice size and we had good people and a nice driver. This would have been a 5 star trip except for 2 things - one was the stop at the overlook was crammed with way too many people and buses at the same time which made it hard to enjoy and the bathrooms were very limited. The other was our driver had problems with his microphone so I think he didn’t share as many stories as we were driving.
Highly recommend
Allison T,
Feb 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very fun and informative outing. Our guide, Rob, was quite engaging. We had a nice tour of the city, with several stops. Then, off to the wineries. Really enjoyable!
Very nice tour....
Paul M,
Feb 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very nice tour. Driver-guide very interesting. Olveston House guide was very knowledgeable. We recommand it.
Very personable tour guide - Great wine!
Jason S,
Nov 30, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
3 Wineries. Wine was great at 2 - could be improved at the last stop stops. I'm sure they alternate the wineries though.
FUN DAY!
Jean B,
Nov 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
City Highlights & Waipara wine tour was great. Carmen our guide was really great! The ‘city highlights’ was just that. Most of the day was at the 3 wineries. The hosts were exceptional at George Road Winery, and the wines were good. The second stop was wine and lunch. Again, good wines. The lunch was not my favorite. I try to keep an open mind being from a foreign country, but it my mind it fell flat. By the third stop we were all pretty chatty and having a great time.
BEST guide ever!!!
Angi J,
Nov 16, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was by far THE best tour we have been on. Tania was an incredibly delightful guide. She kept us laughing the whole time along with being very informative. The wineries were great and we are so glad we can order wine online to be shipped home because we found so many we liked but have limited suitcase space. K Syrah Tania!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Great Guide, Great Company, Great City!
X8072XYterryw,
Apr 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Had the absolute best day with Di... She was a lifetime local and had so many great stories and was so engaging and personable. The morning tour of the city with just two other people was beautiful and Christchurch is at the top of our list to come back and discover... One day off the cruise ship wasn't enough! After the morning, we picked up more people and headed to the wine tastings. The small group we had from around the world became fast friends. We had such an amazing afternoon of wine tasting, beautiful views and friendly people. We didn't want it to end! Thanks for the great day!
Best Guide, Best Company, Best Day!
Terence W,
Apr 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Had the absolute best day with Di... She was a lifetime local and had so many great stories and was so engaging and personable. The morning tour of the city with just two other people was beautiful and Christchurch is at the top of our list to come back and discover... One day off the cruise ship wasn't enough! After the morning, we picked up more people and headed to the wine tastings. The small group we had from around the world became fast friends. We had such an amazing afternoon of wine tasting, beautiful views and friendly people. We didn't want it to end! Thanks for the great day!
Christchurch and Waipara valley worth the visit
PeggyBaker12,
Feb 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour was wonderful, our tour guide Joseph picked us up at the port of Lyttleton and drove us over the pass to Christchurch then to the Waipara valley. We visited small family owned vineyards for our tastings and lunch. The lunch was creative and delicious.