Christchurch, located on the East Coast of the South Island has a variety of boat tours for you to choose from. Enjoy a romantic Punt on the Avon River, an iconic must do trip whilst in Christchurch. For a more fast paced, adrenaline fuelled boat tour head to the Rakaia Gorge for a full throttle jet boat tour of the braided river. For a scenic tour head to Akaroa a small village locate in Banks Peninsula just a 1.5 hour drive from the city centre. Here you can swim with the rare Hector dolphin or enjoy a nature cruise of Akaroa's harbour.