Akaroa and Canterbury Tours, New Zealand

Gold Band Taxis Introduction

At Gold Band Taxis we are pleased to provide an additional range of premium services that meet your customer needs including tailor-made Canterbury tours. We aim to supply the best possible service that is professional, safe, and reliable.

These services are available at no extra charge. In fact there are no extra charges for after business hours, weekend, or Public Holiday travel.

Our current range of premium services are:

• Airport Transfers
• Canterbury Tours
• CabCall Automated Bookings
• Express Parcel Deliveries
• Total Mobility Vehicles
• Gift Vouchers

Our Canterbury Tours

Explore the beautiful region on one of our Canterbury tours, with one of Gold Band Taxis experienced drivers as your guide.

Our Canterbury tours range from one hour to a whole day. This service is provided on your time schedule to suit your needs.

All prices are priced per vehicle not per person. The more people who travel, the greater the experience and the cheaper it is!

Our Canterbury tours include:

Hanmer Springs Tour (5 hours)

• Take a relaxing dip in the Thermal Hot Pools
• Seeking an adrenalin rush? Try Bungee Jumping
• Mini Golf fun for the whole family
• The thrill and speed of Jet Boating
• Get out, enjoy the fresh air and walks the area has to offer
• It takes about 90 minutes to travel from Christchurch to Hanmer

Akaroa Tour (5 hours)

• Barry's Bay Cheese Factory
• Cruise around an extinct volcanic crater and experience majestic scenery with a Harbour Cruise
• Enjoy a lunch or dinner at the distinctive French-provincial style
• Walk around Akaroa an Old French Colony
• Experience the dramatic scenery of Banks Peninsula on a horse trek
• Cafes, Bakeries and Restaurants
• Akaroa is about a 70 minute drive from Christchurch

Waipara Vineyards Tour (4 hours)

• Canterbury's stunning Waipara region is one of the unsung heroes of the wine industry
• More than 30 Vineyards
• Pinot Nior, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc are the most popular plantings
• Wine Tasting
• Enjoy a lunch platter at a vineyard winery
• It only takes around 40 minutes to reach Waipara from Christchurch

Create Your Own Canterbury Tour – Why not see our beautiful city and beyond through the windows of a Gold Band Taxi. Our experienced driver can make a package to suit your interests and on your own timescale. If you want to stop somewhere you can, after all it's your day out. This service is priced per hour.

For further information about creating your own Canterbury tour, please contact us or visit our Canterbury tours Web site.

The Canterbury Region

Road to Mt Cook, Canterbury
Photographer: David Wall
(www.davidWallPhoto.com)

The Canterbury region includes a large central portion of the East Coast of the South Island, centred around the city of Christchurch.

From the silvery beaches of the East Coast to the jagged peaks of the Southern Alps, the Canterbury landscape is impossible to ignore. Big scenery is the order of the day – huge panoramas of ocean or mountains, great sweeps of pastureland, massive amounts of sky.

It's easy to be awestruck, but if you want to be totally flabbergasted, take a hot air balloon ride. The experience of floating across the Canterbury Plains with the majesty of the Southern Alps behind you will ingrain itself on your memory forever.

The highest point of the region is the highest point of New Zealand. The spectacular Aoraki/Mount Cook stands at 3,754 metres (Aoraki is Maori for Cloud Piercer). At the other end of the scale, the submarine trenches off the coast of Kaikoura are thousands of metres deep, providing an ideal environment for the whales, dolphins and seals that live there permanently.

The Ashburton and Timaru districts lie in South Canterbury. Ashburton district is home to all kinds of exciting activities like skiing, hot air ballooning and salmon fishing. Timaru district features many attractive towns, rolling green hills, lush pasture and braided rivers.

For further information about creating your own Canterbury tour, please contact us or visit our Canterbury tours Web site.