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Christchurch Tramway Tour (New Zealand)

Description: Christchurch / New Zealand / Discover an historic part of the centre city on a restored Tram. 2.5 km stretch takes ... more

Christchurch Tramway Tour (New Zealand) ... about 25 minutes to complete, but of course you will want to get on and off to have a look at the attractions!

Newest Review: ... access to the trams is available, though not from every station, and you get the driver to help you with pushchairs. You buy a ticket that lasts for 2 days (current cost NZD15, about £7) and hop on and off at one of the 11 stops. The trams take about 25 minutes to go around the whole circuit. The number of trams on the circuit at one time goes down outside of peak times, but it's usually ... more

... every 8-12 minutes or so, so we found that we didn't need to plan too carefully, but just kept an eye out for how far away the next tram was (you can often see them in the distance some time before they get there). Sadly, as this is a tourist attra...more

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Christchurch Tramway Tour (New Zealand): New Zealand has trams that drive through buildings and occas ... (618 words)
by - written on 22/09/09 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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The Christchurch tramway is a 2.5km long tourist tramway that loops around the city centre of Christchurch in New Zealand. Although vintage trams are used, this is not a historical remnant (the tram networked stopped being used in the 1950s), but were reinstated as a tourist attraction in 1995. Each tram has its own quirks and features, and each driver tells you different interesting stories about the places you are going around. We thought that some of the stories may have had fictional elements added to them - the drivers were all charming and eccentric. Some of the trams are a little more rickety than others, though I found that they were comfortable enough ... Read the complete review

Vintage Trams! (833 words)
by - written on 02/09/08 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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Christchurch Tramway When in Christchurch we decided to take a ride on the rustic trams. They do a circle of the city centre giving you some commentary and stopping at different places so you can get off to see the sights. It is a hop on hop off tram, which means you might not finish your journey on the same tram. Your ticket lasts you for 24 hours. The stops are detailed below. **STOP 1 - Cathedral Square** This is the heart of the city, here hosts markets, stalls and the information office. The day we were there, there was a art exhibition with different sculptures set up. I'm assuming this is only a yearly thing though. In the centre ... Read the complete review