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Discovery Travel Day Tours

Christchurch, New Zealand
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Owner description: Christchurch based tour operator offering small group, day tours to Akaroa, Waipara wineries, Arthurs Pass, Kaikoura, and Hanmer Springs, giving you a... more » Owner description: Christchurch based tour operator offering small group, day tours to Akaroa, Waipara wineries, Arthurs Pass, Kaikoura, and Hanmer Springs, giving you a very personalized tour. Cruise ship tours from Akaroa are also available. Activities such as whale watching, swimming with dolphins, TranzAlpine Train, thermal pools, spa treatments, jet boating, and wine tastings are all on offer. Private charters for 2 people to 200 people are also available. « less
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Los Angeles
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

We went from Akaroa to Christchurch to Alpaca Farm and back to Akaroa. Private Tours for 6 are the best way to go. Both financially and for comfort. John was good but not great. I think he had more knowledge than he shared. You can tell that Christchurch was a beautiful town before the earthquake. Going to the Shamarra Alpacas... More

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Gisborne, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

We booked the day tour from Christchurch to Akaroa. It was one of the best tours we have ever experienced and as a former travel agent I have had many of them! The pick-up was at our motel which was very convenient. The van was very comfortable and the guide simply top class. He was able to tell us a... More

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Monbulk, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

We were picked up early by John, our guide for the day. He was driving a spotless Toyota Tarago. John is a very polite well spoken man with excellent knowledge of the Mount Cook tour. When we stopped for tea or lunch the people were friendly and professional. As we left early and made such good time, we were early... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

For my birthday my friends organised a Wine Trip. We were picked up from my house by our driver John, who was just awesome. We could listen to our own music in the van which was great for our trip out to North Canterbury. Our 1st stop was at a beautiful wiinery where we were treated to lots of lovely... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

Jon picked us up on time and was just amazing. You could say he has found his calling as a tour guide. We went to 4 amazing vineyards and where able to have wine tasting at all of them. We where given as much knowledge we wanted about all the different wines the people at the vineyards had amazing knowledge.... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

I recently had a 'hen day' wine tour. We went to four wineries during the day. it was an excellent day. Our bus driver was fantastic, he was organised and friendly. I reccommend this tour to anyone.

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Cologne, Germany
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

We want to make the Whale watching Tour, but the whales are so far, that the tour was cancelled. But insteed our guide John Carter propose to do the Swimming Dolphins Tour and it was an amazing day. We saw nearly 200 dolphins and the kids are swimming around them. It was a great day! Thank you John. It was... More

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On the Water
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

Docking in Akaroa, we wanted to visit Christchurch. Found Discovery Travel Day Tours and was glad we booked with them. John picked us up at the pier and we drove to Christchurch via the most beautiful scenery. John was an excellent tour guide and the information was wonderful. In Christchurch we had time to visit the Botanical Gardens, have lunch,... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

I booked in Waipara Winery tour for our social club at work. It was very easy to organise, Jo made it very easy for me to organise RSVP's and payment. On the day we were picked up on time from a designated pick up point, our driver John was lovely and very informative. He was relaxed with us and let... More

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Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

Skip your everyday tour , and join John for an adventure to Arthur's Pass. The trip started at our cruise ship dock in Akoroa. John picked us up right at the end of the dock. He shared his knowledge of the area as we drove to Arthur's Pass. The ride was beautiful . We felt at times like we were... More

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