Behind-the-scenes look at Lyttelton's port

The public is being offered a second chance to see behind-the-scenes at Lyttelton’s port.

Following the sell-out bus tours in July earlier this year and high demand from the public, Lyttleton Port Company (LPC) has scheduled summer tours for the public to take a tour of the South Island’s largest international trade gateway.

The bus tours in July were the first time in 15 years the public was able to see inside the Port and up close with the Container Terminal, Inner Harbour operations, Cruise Berth and historic Dry Dock.

The upcoming summer tours will run from Tuesday 21 January to Friday 24 January.

There will be two bus tours each day at 1 and 3pm. Tickets are $5 per person.

LPC Chief Executive Graeme Sumner says all proceeds go directly to the Cholmondeley Children’s Centre, a charity dedicated to supporting children and families in need.

“The tours in the last week of January will allow families to take advantage of the unique experience of showing them what to do, especially during the school holidays,” says LPC Chief Executive Graeme Sumner.

Over $2,700 was raised for the Children’s Centre from the July tours.

Seat bookings open at 7am on Thursday 21 November.

Tickets can be booked via Humanitix.