Christchurch Old and New Cycling Tour
Christchurch, New Zealand
Trip Type: Bike & Mountain Bike Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Experience Christchurch like a local - the fun and refreshing way to explore the city. Christchurch is an ideal cycling location with flat quiet streets and a large number of cycle lanes. Expert guides will tell the story of how a city rose from the rubble and came to embrace its new identity as a Transitional City. You'll pedal by notable landmarks both new and old, while stopping along the way at some of Christchurch's best bars and restaurants with a range of local craft beer available to purchase, sample and enjoy.
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Experience Christchurch like a local - the fun and refreshing way to explore the city. Christchurch is an ideal cycling location with flat quiet streets and a large number of cycle lanes. Expert guides will tell the story of how a city rose from the rubble and came to embrace its new identity as a Transitional City. You'll pedal by notable landmarks both new and old, while stopping along the way at some of Christchurch's best bars and restaurants with a range of local craft beer available to purchase, sample and enjoy.Tours depart at 1pm on the western side of Cathedral Square. The tour party will head east past the iconic New Regent Street, Margaret Mahey family playground and follow the Avon River up to the historic Pommeroy's Pub. There the group will have a chance to sample a range of local and international craft beers and get a chance to socialize with other tour participants.
After the first stop, the tour continues towards the verdant and tranquil Hagley Park, with opportunities to see some more of the transitional gap filler initiatives that have arisen after the earthquake. The second stop along the tour is at a quirky but secluded craft beer sanctuary in Riccarton. Like so many bars after the quake, many have found new homes in esoteric locations around the city.
The final leg of the tour heads back across the park behind the hospital before heading past the famous Antigiua Street boatsheds, Bridge of remembrance and Re: Start container mall. The tour concludes and the group is encouraged to stay for a final drink at the city's most notable open air establishments - Smash Palace.
After the first stop, the tour continues towards the verdant and tranquil Hagley Park, with opportunities to see some more of the transitional gap filler initiatives that have arisen after the earthquake. The second stop along the tour is at a quirky but secluded craft beer sanctuary in Riccarton. Like so many bars after the quake, many have found new homes in esoteric locations around the city.
The final leg of the tour heads back across the park behind the hospital before heading past the famous Antigiua Street boatsheds, Bridge of remembrance and Re: Start container mall. The tour concludes and the group is encouraged to stay for a final drink at the city's most notable open air establishments - Smash Palace.
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