Attractions

Auckland Sky Tower and Waiheke Island

New Zealand Auckland Auckland

Auckland Sky Tower and Waiheke Island
Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The 328 m Sky Tower has observation decks and the SkyJump. From the downtown ferry terminal, take a 40-minute ferry to Waiheke Island, with beaches, vineyards and olive groves.


Climb Maungawhau (Mount Eden), a volcanic cone, for a free view of the city.

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