Canterbury

South Island

Canterbury

Lots on offer here, straight roads make for easy driving but a zig zag approach is rewarded. Good place to get lost in. Watch out for local one eyed rugby fanatics.

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Fully guided Adventure, Snow and MTB tours in small groups with passionate kiwi guides.

NZ's Original Private Walking Track

Bealey Spur

Arthur's Pass

12 km return | 3 hours 30 minutes return

Time: 40 min return From Akaroa, take the Akaroa Lighthouse Road - 11 km of steep, narrow rough road, suitable for 4 wheel-drive vehicles.

Rata Falls track

Peel Forest Park

Time: 2 hr return trip

Time: 2 hr 30 min return

A vartiety of mountain bike tracks from difficult to easy

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Urban jungle gym - let your monkeys run wild

Time: 5 days

A Big Tree!

Big Tree Walk

Peel Forest Park

870 m return | 20 minutes return

Time: 1 hr 30 min return

Hanmer Forest

Forest Walk

Hanmer Forest

Time: 1 hr return

The Haswell Quarry Rim Track of about 40 minutes follows the quarry crater rim and affords panoramic views of the Southern Alps and the city...

A steep descent off little Mt Peel may be made by experienced trampers or climbers taking the main ridge behind the shelter. Keep strictly to...

Time: 3 hours Distance: 3.5km one way