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  • Indoor exhibit at The Antarctic Centre Christchurch, featuring snow and ice setting, a sled, a tent, snowmobiles, and animals.

    Antarctic Centre

    The International Antarctic Centre is a great place to learn, discover and have an adventure. Be chilled in the incredible Antarctic storm room. Be thrilled on an all-terrain vehicle tour. Make friends with penguin’s and huskies. Learn about the first expeditions and modern-day life at Scott base.

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  • Two people are standing and talking in a steaming outdoor hot tub surrounded by lush greenery and tall pine trees, with a clear blue sky overhead at Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Hanmer Springs

    Best known for its natural hot pools and stunning landscapes, Hanmer Springs is a picturesque alpine village 90 minutes’ drive from Christchurch. It’s known for Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools

    and Spa, with its mineral waters. The surrounding mountains are home to trails and seasonal ski slopes. The nearby Conical Hill and Heritage Forest has a trail winding to a lookout point. To the south, rugged Waiau Gorge is known for its whitewater rapids and abundant waterways.

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  • Akaroa, Christchurch. A wooden pier extending into a calm lake, with a small green house with a red roof at the end. A streetlamp is on the pier, and there are sailboats on the water with mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

    Akaroa

    The most French town in New Zealand, Akaroa will have you entranced with its historic buildings, magnificent harbour and passion for fine food.

    Akaroa French connection is a daily bus service between Christchurch and Akaroa www.akaroabus.co.nz

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  • A skier in an orange jacket wearing a helmet and goggles skiing down a snowy mountain slope with a backdrop of snow-covered mountain range under a clear blue sky.

    Ski Fields

    Canterbury’s largest ski area, Mt Hutt, is just 90 minutes’ drive from Christchurch. Whether beginner or top of your game, you’ll be right at home here, with a world-class snow school and 5 terrain parks. There are multiple ski fields in the Canterbury region.

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  • A scenic view of a lake surrounded by green hills and a small town with houses, boats in the water, and a large cruise ship in the distance.

    Hydro Lakes

    Lake Aviemore and Lake Benmore are vivid turquoise lakes, both are artificially created lakes that form part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme. They are located in the Mackenzie Region. Lake Benmore has New Zealand’s largest earth dam.

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  • Sunset over a park with trees, grass, and a wooden fence, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

    Hagley Park

    Hagley Park is the largest urban open space (164.637 hectares) in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was created in 1855 by the Provincial Government. According to the government’s decree at that time, Hagley Park is “reserved forever as a public park, and shall be open for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.” Hagley Park is characterised by its trees and broad open spaces.

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  • Two surfers walking along the beach with surfboards, waves rolling in, and distant landforms visible in the background.

    Sumner & Taylors Mistake

    Seaside village with walkways café and shops. Taylors Mistake is a beach break on a sandy beach with both right and left-handers on offer. There can be an awesome right-hander off the rocks has an excellent surf beach and the Godley Head walking track.

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  • Mountain valley with a road crossing a bridge over a small river, surrounded by green forested mountains, some of which have snow, under a partly cloudy sky.

    TranzAlpine

    The TranzAlpine train operates between Christchurch, Arthurs Pass and Greymouth - from the east coast to the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island.

    Travelling west crossing the Canterbury Plains, the train slowly ascends through spectacular gorges and river valleys of the Waimakariri River towards the Southern Alps to the alpine village of Arthurs Pass for a short break before descending through the Otira Tunnel to the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, through lush alpine beech rain forests to Greymouth - a great base for visits to Punakaiki and the always popular glaciers at Franz Josef and Fox Glacier.

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  • Two women riding bicycles on a paved path near the beach on a cloudy day.

    Christchurch Cycle Trails

    Christchurch has many great cycle trails! Check them out below!

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  • Close-up of a person walking on a running track, wearing colorful running shoes, black leggings, and white socks, with green grass and fallen leaves nearby.

    Walking Tracks

    Click to find out more about the great walking tracks we have in Christchurch!

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