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Christchurch, Sea Kayaking Tour of Lyttelton Harbour


Adventure By Nature


Guided sea kayak tour around Lyttleton Harbour and Quail Island, starting and finishing in Christchurch city center. Included in this tour are a guide, transport, lunch, and all the kayaking gear.


Christchurch



Your guide will collect you from your accommodation or at the designated pickup point. Make your way to Lyttleton Harbor as you drive over the Port Hills via Dyers Pass. Enjoy stunning views of the mountains and coast. Your sea kayak journey begins and ends from a beach in Lyttelton Harbour, 45 minute drive from Christchurch’s city centre. Your guide will go through a safety briefing and teach you basic paddle strokes and how to steer your boat before heading off.

Paddling towards the head of the harbor, explore the many small bays and rocky cliffs along the way. Find secret sandy beaches while hearing stories about the area from your local guide. Leaving the coast, head out to Quail Island, the largest of the three islands in the harbor and learn about its rich local history.

Paddle past a ship’s graveyard, with it's the three partially sunken steamships. Lunch is provided on Quail Island or one of the many small beaches in the local area. On Quail Island, you'll have some free time to explore the island or relax by the beach. If time allows, you will be able to circumnavigate the island and visit the sea cliffs and caves at the Northern far end of the island before heading back to the beach where you departed from.

At the end of the tour you will be dropped off at your pickup location.



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Duration 8 hours

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Live tour guide

English

Pickup optional

Pickup service is available from any accommodation within 3.5 kilometers of the city center. Please wait in the hotel lobby, your guide will meet you there.

Private or small groups available

from € 237.93 per person
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About this experience

Itinerary
  • Starting/pickup location
  • Depends on the selected option
  • Van
  • (45 minutes)
  • Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō
  • Coffee, Tea, Local snacks (15 minutes)
  • Otamahua / Quail Island
  • Coffee, Tea, Lunch, Picnic, Kayaking, Safety briefing, Wildlife viewing (5 hours)
  • Van
  • (45 minutes)
  • 2 drop-off locations:
  • 11 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch
  • Main stop
  • Other stop
  • For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
  • Highlights
  • Paddle in an extinct volcano crater only accessible by kayak
  • Kayak into sea caves and through the remains of old steamships
  • Learn about Quail Island's interesting history from your guide
  • Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Life jacket
  • Kayaking equipment
  • Lunch and snacks
  • Drinks

  • Checkin
    Adults

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