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Smylies Tours

Our Tours

At Smylies Tours our focus is on providing safe and stimulating travel experiences around New Zealand.  The smile is in our name and having fun is the game.  We tailor each of our tours to include a good mix of awesome kiwi experiences, time to get to know and bond with your tour mates and enjoy some great food.  Our tour leaders are very experienced and passionate about looking after you and showing you some of the best places in our wonderful country.

Winter 2023

It's that time again.  The great thing about New Zealand is that we have four defined seasons.  Being in Canterbury that means snow in the mountains and that means SNOW FUN!  We have the perfect solutions to taking the stress out of winter driving and helping you get up to the slopes to enjoy some POW!  Check out our Ski Field section.

School Tours
School Tours

Our tours are a fun way to appreciate our incredible natural environment, make new friends and experience new things.

Joining our school tours is a fun way to meet new people, visit some great places and learn about New Zealand. We'll take you to all the famous places New Zealand is known for and some more out of the way places too.

Tertiary Tours
Tertiary Tours

Whether you're the organiser or participant having an experienced Tour company is essential. Smylies tours has been planning tertiary tours since 1994

Our tertiary tours encompass high level educational experiences, cultural and environmental learning and fun after all we are Smylies.
Each tour is created for you to ensure that everything is aligned to your group's academic requirements.

We take care of all planning and bookings and provide on-the-ground support with your own tour guide throughout, leaving you to focus on your group's educational needs

Senior Tours
Senior Tours

Are you ready to explore?
A Smylies Tours trip takes the hassle out of driving and takes you to a raft of interesting places.

Are you ready to explore?
Fancy a high country day out?
A garden tour to Oxford?
An ecological trip to Little River?
We offer interesting trips to great destinations with friendly and helpful staff.

Day trips
Day trips

Sightseeing trips from Christchurch for 1 day to Akaroa, Hanmer Springs, Castle Hill and Waipara

Come join Smylies on a fun filled day trip to one of the great Canterbury destinations.

Winter 2024
Winter 2024

With a 30 years mountain experience and a fleet of 4WD vans and buses we can get you there.

Winter is here and it's time for some Snow FUN.
Whether you're looking for a day trip to Porters, the Clubbies or even Mt Hutt OR want a multi day ski experience we can help.