Auckland Attractions

SHARK BAIT?? OR FISH AND CHIPS

Advantages: Just like being as one with the ocean life
Disadvantages: none that I can think of

...that you experience when entering Kelly Tarlton's? Located on Tamaki Drive, Orakei, Auckland, it is a beautiful 10 minute seafront drive to Kelly Tarlton's from downtown Auckland Centre. They have their own carpark that is usually extremely busy in the summer season but because we were there in the winter period finding a park was no problem! Once you have parked the car or disembarked your tourist bus you make your way to the entrance, this is ...
...fish that are available in Kelly Tarltons. A little bit more about the sleep overs, you can choose whether you would like to sleep next to the piranhas, fresh water eels or the marine creatures in the tide pool. You arrive at 7pm and you will be served supper, then a staff member will take you behind the scenes to help feed the fish and tell you about the different types of fish they have. You also explore the the underwater world by torch light, ...

astypasty 18.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World, Auckland

An alternative way to test the water

Advantages: You can say you jumped off the harbour bridge. Excellent views of Auckland
Disadvantages: none

...of modern bungy have added Auckland Harbour bridge to their portfolio of official bungy sites after their successes in Queenstown in the South Island. This latest jump site is definitely worth a go and can be combined with jumps at other AJ Hackett sites at a discount. Basically if you do a jump at any AJ Hackett site you get a discount on a subsequent site as long as you complete within a month of the initial jump. Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy ...
...complimentary shuttle bus from the Auckland Maritime Museum, Viaduct Harbour at 09:00, 11:30 & 14:30. Groups of 6 or more can arrange pickups from your hotel or hostel. The site is open from 08:30 - 16:00 Monday - Sunday. So what happens next? On entering the AJ Hackett building you go through to the reception where you pay for your jump. It is best to pre-book over the phone to ensure that there isn't too long a wait. You have to sign a disclaimer ...

candylamour 14.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Auckland Bridge Bungy

Waitomo Caves?...Why not indeed!!

Advantages: Something you can't do anywhere else!! Incredible experience .
Disadvantages: Cold, dark and scary ;-) Can't take photos below ground

...motorway 3 and head towards Waitomo Caves. The Waitomo Caves are a large network of limestone caves set in the rolling New Zealand countryside and because they are under the countryside you wouldn't think of visiting them!! As you drive down the imaginatively named Waitomo Caves Road you come to the 'Long Black Cafe' the home of 'The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co.' This is where our adventure will take place!! I'm in NZ on holiday with my other ...
...life and times of the Waitomo Glow worm. Our guides are very knowledgeable and are keen to answer peoples questions on the glow worms and the history of the caves themselves. Our lesson complete and we are dragged back up the tunnel to where we entered the freezing water. We are forced to throw our tubes back up the rock wall that we had jumped from. Errr wait a minute....no floatation device???? Now we're walking, wading and even swimming down the ...

candylamour 11.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Waitomo Caves Blackwater Rafting

An interactive day out for kids and 'big' kids

Advantages: Plenty to do and good value for money
Disadvantages: Unsure of the transport links

...is it? We visited Auckland Zoo, Western Springs in Grey Lynn at the end of March 2006. Coming from the UK I've been blessed with growing up and visiting the likes of London Zoo, Drusillas Zoo Park, Bristol Zoo and Windsor Safari Park (showing my age) etc. These zoos have always looked dated and behind the times with regards to how animals should be kept. On entering Auckland Zoo I was pleasantly surprised at how contemporary the zoo felt. Friendly, ...
...and do. Auckland Zoo is very much geared towards showcasing it's animals in surroundings as close to their natural habitats and has a pro-conservation vibe with lots of good information on hand. Everywhere you go, a great deal of thought has gone into the surroundings and there is also something interactive to engage you at every turn (probably geared at the kids...but hey, I tried out everything!!). For example the monkey enclosures are a walk ...

candylamour 09.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Auckland Zoo, Auckland

A pleasant, central city park

Advantages: Very central location
Disadvantages: Not a quiet park, not very big

...with any park. If you are sightseeing in Auckland for the day and would like to relax for a bit, I would recommend packing a picnic or grabbing a kebab or something takeaway from the many eateries close by and enjoying Albert Park for an hour or two. ...

ang_e11 07.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Albert Park, Auckland