New Zealand
Upper North Island
+ Auckland
Sights
* Albert Park
* Aotea Centre
* Auckland Harbour Bridge
* Auckland Zoo
* City Art Gallery
* Devonport
* Domain and Auckland Museum
* Hobson Wharf National Maritime Museum
* Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World
* Mount Eden and One Tree Hill
* Museum of Transport, Technology and Social History
* Sky Tower
* Regional Botanical Gardens
* Waitakere Ranges
* Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf
Bay of Islands
+ Bay of Islands
Rotorua
+ Rotorua
Taupo
+ Taupo
Lower North Island
+ Wellington
Napier
+ Napier
New Plymouth
+ New Plymouth
Upper South Island
+ Christchurch
Lower South Island
+ Queenstown
Dunedin
+ Dunedin
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Worth Seeing )
Waitemata Harbour, on the northern side of the isthmus, opens onto the Hauraki Gulf. You can get there by fast and frequent catamarans, ferries, launches, and yachts from the Ferry Terminal on Quay Street.
The most popular of the Gulf islands is Waiheke, 35 minutes from Auckland by fast ferry. Craft shops, vineyards, and superb beaches are among its numerous attractions.
The volcanic cone of Rangitoto is the nearest island to the city. The eruption that occurred here is the most recent in the region (thought to be sometime within the past 600 years). You can take a safari tour across the craggy rocks to the summit, or you can walk to the crater in about one hour.
Address: Ferry Building, Quay Street
Phone: 09 367 9111
Open: Call for cruise times
Restaurant: Cin Cin on Quay (Moderately priced) and Harbourside restaurant at wharf
Accessible: Few; should be accompanied
Admission: Cruise prices vary
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