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Christchurch: Godley Head & Lyttelton Guided Walking Tour

By Adventure By Nature
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €152 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Capture stunning photos from Godley Head's WWII gun embattlements
  • Visit a White Flippered Penguin colony and other wildlife along the costal track
  • Enjoy a picnic lunch and refreshing morning tea with your local guide.
  • Visit Taylors Mistake Beach, Sumner Beach, Evens Pass, Boulder Bay, and more
  • Choose to take a bush or coastal walk or simply relax and enjoy the scenery
Activity location
    • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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Private 1/2 Day Guided Walking Tour Godley Head & Lyttelton
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

This option is for a half-day private tour. Suitable for single travellers, couples & small groups.
This option has no minimum number.
Includes guide, transport, morning or afternoon, tea & coffee

Language options: English
Price details
€405.95 x 1 Traveller€405.95
Total
Price is €405.95
Until Sun, 15 Mar
Half-Day Small Group Tour - Hotel Pickup
  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English

Select this option for direct pick-up from your city accommodation for a half-day tour, which includes a guide, transport, snacks, and tea or coffee.

For single bookings, please pay for two people; you'll be refunded if another booking is made.

Language options: English
Price details
€151.91 x 2 Adults€303.82
Total
Price is €303.82
Until Sun, 15 Mar
1-Day Small Group Tour - Hotel Pickup
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Select this option if you'd like to be collected directly from your inner-city accommodation. Includes guide, transport, lunch, snacks, tea & coffee.
For single bookings, please book & pay for two people and you'll be refunded if another booking is made.

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:30
Price details
€202.72 x 2 Adults€405.44
Total
Price is €405.44
Until Sun, 15 Mar
Private Guided Walking Tour Godley Head & Lyttelton
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

This option is for a private tour. Suitable for single travellers, couples & small groups.
This option has no min numbers.
Includes guide, transport, morning tea, lunch, tea & coffee

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:30
Price details
€761.61 x 1 Traveller€761.61
Total
Price is €761.61
Until Sun, 15 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch (Full-Day Tour Only)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Morning/Afternoon Tea
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    Drinks
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    Transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch is not included on the half-day tour

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Drones
  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

The day begins with a departure from Christchurch, heading through New Zealand's second-longest road tunnel until you arrive in Lyttelton. Enjoy some free time here to explore the historic port town, which is steeped in Antarctic exploration history. Leave Lyttelton via the exceedingly steep and narrow side streets, stopping briefly at the historic Timeball Station and the lookout on Evans Pass.

Follow Evans Pass over the Port Hills and down onto Sumner Beach, where your guide lays out a refreshing morning tea. A short drive from Sumner Village brings you to Taylors Mistake Beach. From here, set out on the walking tour of Godley Head, which follows a well-formed loop track of approximately 8 km (3-hours).

From Taylors Mistake Beach, the coastal track climbs a small hill before traversing above scenic cliffs. Descend onto a small rocky section of the coast, home to the rare White Flippered Penguin (only found in 2 places in New Zealand). The visit to the penguin colony is optional. Once you’ve worked up a bit of an appetite, lunch is provided at Boulder Bay or Godley Head. After lunch, spend some more free time discovering the remnants of the WWII defences. The location offers excellent photographic opportunities with uninterrupted views of Lyttelton Harbour, Banks Peninsula, and Christchurch City.

On the return journey back to Taylors Mistake Beach, your guide explains the use of the military outpost at Godley Head and New Zealand's involvement in WWII. Finally, the drive back from Taylors Mistake to Christchurch passes through Sumner Village and along the estuary before reaching the inner city, where you will be dropped back at your hotel or the city centre.

1/2-Day Walking Tour:

  • Track grade: Very easy, 2.5 hrs of walking time
  • Walking distance: 3-5 km (flexible depending on group ability)
  • Total elevation gain: ~180 m
  • Lunch not included

Full-Day Walking Tour:

  • Track grade: Easy – Moderate fitness required, 3-4 hrs of walking time.
  • Walking distance: 6-9 km (flexible depending on group ability)
  • Total elevation gain: 380-440 m
  • Lunch included

Location

Activity location
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    • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand