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Christchurch bike tours are some of the most popular and fun filled ways to explore the city including the interior sections. Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island in New Zealand. Being popularly known as the Garden City, Christchurch boasts of wonderful scenic beauties with lush green parks and gardens. The region features wonderful landscape which is a considerable base for Christchurch Bike Tours.
The bike tours in Christchurch refer to the tours outside the city center. The tours can e started from the Cathedral Square, located at the heart of the city. The tour begins from the Worcester Boulevard, a picturesque street lined up with colorful trees and flowers. The street leads the bikers towards the Art Center and they can find some good places of food outlets along the street.
The Art Center is a charming Gothic styled building which houses 30 shops including craft studios, cafes, art galleries and restaurants. The cultural center is also home to small cinemas, live theaters and an open air market featuring all local arts and crafts.
The bike riding tours, included in the adventurous tours in Christchurch, continue by moving towards Antigua Boatsheds. Here you can enjoy riding on pedal boats and punt ride in the river. The next destinations can be Botanic Gardens and museum and Hagley Park.
After visiting the green heart of Christchurch, bikers move ahead and come across the Dean's House and the Dean's Cottage. This is one of the most beautiful and historical areas in Christchurch where visitors can come to know of some unknown facts from the history of the city.
Christchurch tours on bike rides cannot be complete by a nice walk through Riccarton Bush, an interesting location within the city featuring rare Kahikatea trees, which are almost 600 years old.
Mona Vale is the next destination along the bike trip. It is a charming estate where visitors are delighted to watch the sculptured gardens, a lovely homestead and two gate houses. From this natural estate, bikers can go forward along the riverside of Avon and get back to the fascinating Hagley Park.
Other prominent destinations covered by the biking tours include:
- Armagh Street
- Cranmer Square
- Canterbury Provincial Chambers
- Victoria Square
- New Regent Street, featuring restaurants, cafes and shops
For more information on Christchurch Bike Tours, visit travel.mapsofworld.
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