Situated on Banks Peninsula, the historic town of Lyttelton offers a vibrant community with many attractions, all within a 15 minutes drive from downtown Christchurch. Tunnel Vision Backpackers achieves the perfect balance by being close to all of Canterbury's many attractions, while avoiding the hustle and bustle of the city. Tunnel Vision Backpackers is a small but spacious hostel (30 beds) in the historic port town of Lyttelton. Being in an beautifully refurbished old hotel (1881) we have combine old world charm (polished wooden floors) with stylish modern design. All the rooms have great views. The bright well fitted-out kitchen is connected to an even larger, north facing deck (very sunny). We have full laundry facilities (2 washing machines and 2 dryers) and european style showers The hostel has off-street parking and is situated close to Lyttelton's café-bars, supermarket, bank and beaches. We also offer internet, fax, and photocopy facilities. Tunnel Vision provide a full booking and tourist information service as the Lyttelton Information Centre is part of the backpackers. Be assured, we will make your stay a pleasant and memorable one. See you soon…! * Gateway to Banks Peninsula * * Port to the South Island * * Canterbury's most popular recreation area * Lyttelton Harbour is the northern of two sea inlets on Banks Peninsula which James Cook first sighted in 1770, thought was an island and named after naturalist Sir Joseph Banks. It had a violent birth as a volcanic island that erupted 11 million years ago. Christchuch's first settlers landed in Lyttelton in 1850 and then made the historic trek over the Bridal Path to the swamp, that is now Christchurch. It is also a great stop-over on the way to Akaroa.