Banks Peninsula - scenic, charming, relaxing, beautiful. Find out more at the Akaroa Information Centre : Email or Ph: +64 3 304-8600 and the Lyttelton Visitor Centre: Email or  Ph: +64 3 328-9093

Lyttelton is a 20 minute drive east of Christchurch, through the Lyttelton Tunnel. The No. 28 bus also runs regularly to Lyttelton from the Bus Exchange in Colombo St., Christchurch city.

Akaroa is a 90 minute drive on State Highway 75 south-east of Christchurch through Little River, over an extinct volcano crater rim and around scenic coves and bays of Banks Peninsula.  Akaroa is known for its French heritage and for street names like Rue Lavaud and Rue Jolie

For a sample of the must see and do activities on Banks Peninsula including Akaroa, please click here

 

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