The Christchurch City Guides cover what visitors want to know: where locals queue for coffee and pies, how to read the earthquake story in a single walk, which Port Hills views are worth the climb and where the evening goes once most bars wind down. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser the moment payment goes through.
About the Christchurch City Guides
- 143 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Christchurch guides
Food guide
24 places
Serious coffee and bakeries, food halls and farmers’ markets, pubs with Canterbury classics and the neighbourhood restaurants worth booking.
Things to do guide
23 places
The earthquake story told on foot, museums and the Arts Centre, Port Hills lookouts and the garden city along the Avon.
Family guide
23 places
Free playgrounds, beaches and heated pools, kiwi birds and giraffe feeding, plus rainy-day plans that suit a pushchair.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Wine and cocktail bars, craft beer taprooms, gig venues, drinks with a view on the coast and food once the kitchens close.
Day trips guide
24 places
City beaches, Lyttelton and its harbour ferries, Akaroa and Banks Peninsula and bigger trips further out.
Budget guide
24 places
Free galleries and gardens, beaches and hill walks that cost nothing, cheap pies and noodles and the bus routes that save money.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Little High Eatery
High Street and St Asaph Street
One bright room, several kitchens: Thai, Sri Lankan, grills and burgers, with staff bringing plates to your table. Order from the Thai counter if you only pick one. From the food guide.
Cardboard Cathedral
Hereford Street
Shigeru Ban’s stand-in cathedral, its roof carried on giant cardboard tubes. Calm and free to enter, with volunteers happy to explain how it came to be. From the things to do guide.
Black Cat Cruises
Beach Road, Akaroa
A harbour cruise out of Akaroa in search of Hector’s dolphins, the world’s smallest and rarest, with seals and penguins along the way. In summer you can also swim with them. From the day trips guide.
Plan your Christchurch days
Day one: coffee, then a flat walk along the Avon from the Botanic Gardens past the Bridge of Remembrance to the Earthquake Memorial, the Cardboard Cathedral and Quake City, with lunch at Riverside Market and a craft beer in the evening. Day two: head over the hill to Lyttelton for the Saturday market and the Diamond Harbour ferry, or give the whole day to Akaroa and its dolphins. For a rainy or slow day: the free Christchurch Art Gallery, the Antarctic Centre, the heated pools at Jellie Park and a takeaway pie on the riverbank once it clears.
Questions about the Christchurch guides
What is inside the Christchurch City Guides?
Six guides holding 143 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening hours and a practical tip.
How do I open the guides once I have paid?
Your links appear on the order page as soon as payment is done and arrive by email too. Any phone or laptop browser opens them, with no app to install and no account.
Will the guides work without a signal in Christchurch?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it carries on working offline, with your ticks and notes saved. Only the map links use data.
Which languages can I read the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What does a single guide cost?
One guide costs €4.99. Two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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