Top 10 over ting at gøre i Auckland
1. The trip to Waiheke Island
Situated in the Hauraki Gulf, this island is a complete package of fun having vineyards, beaches, many restaurants and café and many art galleries and craft houses . You can spend whole day enjoying and having picnic, swimming, kayaking, cycling, sailing, water sports, fishing clubs and archery etc.
2. Sky Tower
The first to do on reaching the sky city is to climb the sky tower 328 meters. High and standing on top you can see up to a distance of 80 kms on every side. It is really a breathtaking view. You can also enjoy sky walking and sky jumping out there or the great sky city casino.
3. Rangitoto Island
It is one of the youngest volcano mountains in Auckland. This was formed due to the eruption in the sea almost 600 years back. For now it is extinct and it made up of lava black rocks. It has beautiful seascape and if you go you can enjoy the natural beauty, go for a trek and walk on the top of the crater and enjoy the 3600 sight of Auckland and Hauraki Gulf or you can enjoy the train ride.
4. Waitakere Regional park
A complete package of nature, wildlife and black sand surf beaches, it is approx. 40 mins from the city center. It measures around 1600 hectares and houses the rain forest and the coastline. Here you may find many water falls, streams, pools and lots of trekking trails. At the base there are many popular beaches like Whatipu, Karekare, Piha, Bethells and Muriwai.
5. Vineyards and wineries
Auckland houses the New Zealand’s most famous wine companies and many small wine boutiques producing finest quality of wines. This region of wine spreads from island of Waiheke to sub-regions of Henderson and Waimauku then starting from the coastal enclave of Matakana in the north upto Clevedon’s rolling hills in the south.
6. Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
This is the first permanent gallery of New Zealand situated below the hilltop Albert Park in 1888. It displays the art of CF Goldie, Rita Angus and Colin McCahon some of the best artists of New Zealand.
7. Auckland zoo
The zoo area is spread in seventeen hectares and has a very vast collection of native and foreign animals. It houses almost 120 species and 750 animals. It is situated at the border of Western Spring Park and one takes 5 minutes from central Auckland to reach there.
8. Devonport
it’s a village with historical value; you can find old days cottages, military tunnels from the time of WWII.
9. Auckland war Memorial Museum
It’s the largest museum here, showcasing the social and military history, Volcano galleries and and also houses the picturesque beauty of Auckland Domain.
10. Kelly Tarlton’s underwater world
experience the excitement of underwater without wetting yourself. Antarctic encounters, Sub Antarctic penguins, sting rays, sharks and other oceanic rare species.