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 Auckland, New Zealand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Auckland, New Zealand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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27 June 2005 |
Stayed at New President Hotel - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Can recommend Auckland Wine Trail Tours - the owner really knows his stuff. City museum well worth a couple of hours.
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| D Ainge |
28 December 2004 |
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand.
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We only stayed the one night,as we were moving on to Hamilton the very next morning.
So no actual comment can be given about Auckland. Travelled the next day by the "Overlander" train to Hamilton. This was also a very nice experience, and a very good way of seeing the countryside of New Zealand.
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| H Zeevat |
30 November 2004 |
Stayed at Airport Gateway Hotel - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Rented a car from rentadent and drove to Paihia and back to Devenport and then to Rotorua, flew to Christchurch, rented another car and "did" the South Island for a week, flew back to Rotorua and spent the rest of the time on the North Island, staying mostly in B&Bs, which we really enjoyed tremendously. Had a great vacation in a great country!
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| L Blauwkamp |
12 November 2004 |
Stayed at Aspen House - Auckland, New Zealand.
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If you are a bird-watcher or just lover of nature, take Fuller's ferry to Tiritiri Matangi. A very worthwhile day's outing to a protected habitat.
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| Y Brunet |
08 November 2004 |
Stayed at Aspen House - Auckland, New Zealand.
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New Zealand more than met all my expectations and I was in awe of the natural beauty of both islands. I found New Zealanders to be friendly, scrupulously honest, and very helpful. I would highly recommend the Visitors Information office for information and bookings of tours. No one should miss the Bay of Islands including the Cape Raiga area; Guthrey's run very good tours - well informed and helpful drivers. When travelling south from Auckland, I also found the Travel Passes (various combinations of bus/train/ferry/air) to be an excellent option. I spent three wonderful weeks in NZ and plan on going back.
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| B Aston |
16 September 2004 |
Stayed at Scenic Circle Airedale Hotel - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Excellent location close to the Aotea Centre (3 mins walk) Town Hall (directly across the road) Sky Tower (5 minutes walk) and a whole range of good restaurants. About a 15 to 20 minute walk down Queen Street to the Viaduct Waterfront complex and the harbour ferries.
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| A Freyne |
20 April 2004 |
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand.
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We ate in a restaurant called Dolce Vitae, 10 minute walk from Hotel - lovely Italian Restaurant - good food and wine. We took the Harbour Cruise - good way to see the City.
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| W Purnell |
08 March 2004 |
Stayed at Carlton Hotel Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Food
Tony’s Steakhouse has good food. We would eat there again. Lots of food for the money and excellent management! New wait staff person brought dish with beans though we asked for No Beans. Dish was removed, a new one brought immediately and no charge for the new one. Only downside.... No cocktails.
Power
If you are traveling New Zealand from the US or Japan, you need a convertor for the power plugs. Borrow one from the hotel or purchase it in Auckland on Queen street near one of the Backpacker places. They're on $2.50 NZD there. They're $15-40 elsewhere in New Zealand and Australia!
Things to do
We just used Auckland as a starting point. I suppose there are things to see in just Auckland. The SkyTower is the highest point in the Southern Hemisphere. They have a tethered climb to the top of it you can do. A.J. Hackett has a bungy site on the Auckland Bridge. We drove up to the Bay of Islands area. Make sure you go early. From there you can swim with dolphins, whale watch, fishing, cruises, parasailing, etc. Cool place! Go early or stay overnight!
Driving
Just need a driver's license from somewhere! We have Japan and U.S. driver's licenses and either would have worked. The driving is on the left and roads are narrow and winding with high speed limits compared to Japan. 100 km/h on most roads. Still it takes forever to get anywhere in the North; not so much on the south island.
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| L Zaragoza |
10 December 2003 |
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand.
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It pays to check the internet for tours. A friend got his tour finalized before he arrived Auckland and he got the tour for half the price I paid for. I booked mine in the hotel desk. Although the tour was indeed enjoyable and interesting also professional. I sure wish I MADE my investigations in the internet. I suggest asia-hotels.com could hook up with tour operators so we can book tours thru you as well.
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| J Rasmussen |
12 July 2003 |
Stayed at Carlton Hotel Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand.
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Auckland is a great city. Need to go to Mt. Victoria for great view.
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