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Leave the city behind for a day in the Southern Alps with no more than eight guests, travelling in our Mercedes-Benz fleet, where the new Sprinters give every guest an individual reclining leather seat. Your guide, a local who knows Arthur's Pass National Park intimately, carries you across the Canterbury Plains and over Porters Pass, past the great limestone boulders of Castle Hill, sharing the stories of the high country as the mountains close in. In the national park the day slows to an unhurried pace. Short, gentle walks chosen around your interests and the weather lead through ancient beech forest, beside clear alpine rivers and up to viewpoints over the peaks. A picnic-style morning or afternoon tea, weather permitting, and lunch at a cafe in Arthur's Pass village are included, and you are returned to your hotel in the late afternoon with every detail handled. Winner of Best Luxury Guided Tour Company in New Zealand at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2026.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We pick up from hotels, B&Bs and homestays in central Christchurch, and drop you back at the end of the day. We confirm your pickup time the day before the tour. Guests at Fable Christchurch should choose Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch, the hotel’s former name at the same address.
Itinerary
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1Arthur's Pass National Park
Explore the national park with your guide on a series of short walks, chosen to suit your group's interests, fitness and the weather: through ancient beech forest, beside clear alpine rivers and up to viewpoints over the Southern Alps.
3 hours • Admission ticket free -
Castle Hill (Pass by)
Drive past the giant limestone boulders of Castle Hill (Kura Tawhiti) on the road into the Southern Alps.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Walks are short and chosen to suit your group's fitness and the weather. Mountain weather changes quickly, so bring warm layers and comfortable walking shoes.
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Walks are short and chosen to suit your group's fitness and the weather. Mountain weather changes quickly, so bring warm layers and comfortable walking shoes.
- Canterbury Trails is a Carbon Positive certified tour operator.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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