Arthur’s Pass Tour From Christchurch With Jet Boat & TranzAlpine

Christchurch, New Zealand

10 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

TranzAlpine Train Ticket
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks

Local snacks
WiFi on board
Jet Boat Ride

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

For a smooth pick-up process please be waiting at your selected pick-up location at least 5 minutes before your scheduled pick-up time. Your vehicle may be delayed due to previous pickups. Please be patient and wait 10 minutes before calling the office. Our drivers cannot wait for late customers. No show / late customers will not be refunded. We only pick up from locations that have a pickup noted. Please make sure you have let us know your pickup location. For hotel pickups please be waiting at or Infront of reception. Please see pick up times below 07:55 Hotel Elms 08:03 Scenic Hotel Cotswold 8:08 Sudima City 08:10 Crowne Plaza 08:12 Novotel City 08:14 Distinction 08:17 Christchurch City Hotel 08:20 Christchurch Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) 08:24 Breakfree 08:27 Rydges Latimer 08:30 Urbanz 08:33 Fino 08:35 The George 08:40 Hotel Give 08:55 Commodore Christchurch Airport 09:00 Sudima Christchurch Airport

Meeting point

Bus Interchange (Lichfield St)
Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
We only pick up from locations we have been notified of. Please make sure you let us know your pick up location will be the bus interchange. Please be waiting at the Intercity Bus Stop on Lichfield Street. It is recommended that you arrive 5 minutes prior to your pick up time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Alpine Jet Thrills - Canyon Safaris (Springfield)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Lake Lyndon

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Castle Hill

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Lake Pearson

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Otira Viaduct Lookout

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Arthur's Pass National Park

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Devils Punchbowl Walking Track

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

TranzAlpine: Scenic Train Christchurch - Greymouth

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Travel time is included in the tour duration.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 9 reviews

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Enjoyed this!

Catherine_T, Dec 2025

Enjoyed this tour. I absolutely recommend doing it including the jet boat and alpine train for return! It might seem a bit boring without.

I won't comment too much...

Matt_B, Aug 2025

I won't comment too much on Arthur's Pass itself - if you've researched anything on Christchurch you will know that it's an essential place to visit. Instead I will comment on specifically the tour guide for this tour, which was fantastic. Joseph, our guide, did a flawless job of handling the overall tour logistics, making sure we were all very well looked-after whilst also injecting a lot of humour and history about the region too. We had a tour group with a wide diversity of people and abilities, and he was able to make sure that everyone got to do and see something memorable. I will note that this tour comes with the option of doing jet boating - I was tossing and turning whether or not to do it, but I'm very glad I did because it was an amazing experience, and I would recommend it to others of all ages. Do note that the jet boating requires a minimum of two people in order to go ahead, so if you're a solo traveller you might be taking a gamble. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Kia ora Matt, Thank you so much for your review of your recent trip with us to Arthur's Pass! It is certainly a pretty special destination, with the jet boat becoming an ever popular add on! We are equally pleased to hear that Joseph's insight helped make your journey with us memorable. We have passed this onto him directly :) Wishing you safe travels around the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand!

Great time

Richard_M, Feb 2025

Great buffet, beautiful grounds and fun sheep show. Boat ride was awesome (take the catamaran) It’s much faster

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Kia ora Richard, Many thanks for your review! It's great to hear that you had an awesome day :)

What started out as a...

Ben_D, Dec 2024

What started out as a dreary rainy day turned into a lovely experience. The jet boating was fantastic as the friendly couple that owned the jet boat was quite friendly. Get ready for a ride! Also don’t feed the kea when you get to the cafe at the end of the trip no matter how insistent it is. Unfortunately the train ride back was underwhelming as the rain drowned out some of the views. It’s a nice train ride though as I found it to be relaxing after a long day.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

Thank you for taking the time to write us a reivew Ben. We are sorry the weather runined your train jounrey. We are very happy that you didnt mark us down on our review for this :)