Rock Climbing: 1/2 Day Small Group Tour

Spend half a day rock climbing on the Port Hills at one of Christchurch’s most spectacular climbing areas. If you’re entirely new to climbing and just want to give it a go or are a seasoned climber looking for local tips, this is the trip for you.

Rock Climbing Tour Highlights

• Visit Port Hills
• Local guide
• Spectacular scenery
• Climbing 2000+ routes
• Abseiling

Itinerary

The 30-minute drive to the climbing area will take you through some of Christchurch’s most affluent suburbs, affording uninterrupted views from the Pacific Ocean to the Southern Alps in the west. Our climbing areas are scattered across the summit of an enormous extinct volcano that formed Banks Penninsula and Lyttelton Harbour. With over 2000 established climbing routes, Christchurch is one of the largest and most popular climbing areas in New Zealand.

Once fitted with a harness and helmet, it’s only a 5-minute walk to the Crag (climbing area). Your guide will set up the ropes and give you a safety briefing and belay lesson before you start your first climb. Once you feel confident with the climbing systems, your guide will review the group's abilities and continue to set up some climbs that will be challenging, achievable and safe for the group.

We will have lunch at the crag overlooking Christchurch City or Lyttelton Harbour.

After lunch, you will be dropped back at your accommodation or at the drop point in the city centre.