What to Do in Auckland in 2 Days? Travel Guide and Tips

Day 1 | Morning

Sky Tower

Opening Hours: Monday-Wednesday 9:00-22:00; Sunday-Thursday 8:30-22:30(May-October). Friday-Saturday 8:30-23:30 (November-April). Opening hours may be temporarily adjusted depending on weather conditions.

Ticket Price: 32 NZD

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Victoria St W, Auckland

The Sky Tower is 328 meters high and is a landmark of Auckland. On weekdays, the Sky Tower has only red and white lights, but when it comes to holidays or important events, the light color of the tower will change according to the theme of the day. 1. The Sky City Sky Tower is integrated with other buildings to form a huge Sky City (SkyCity), which brings together ten restaurants and bars, hotels, theaters and many tourism adventure activities. Huge underground car park and intercity bus terminal. 2. Observation deck with excellent view The main entrance of the tower is located in the basement of Harrah's Sky City Hotel, from which you can climb to the main observation deck with a height of 186 meters. There are two ways to climb the tower: climb the 1267 stairs and take the elevator directly from the ground floor. The Sky Tower has three transparent elevators that ascend at a speed of 18 kilometers per hour, taking you to the top observation deck and revolving restaurant in just 40 seconds, where you can overlook the entire Auckland city like an angel. It is recommended to choose to go in the evening and watch a beautiful sunset first. When night falls, you can also overlook the night view of Auckland. Standing on the observation deck, you can also muster the courage to stand on the glass floor and watch the scenery under your feet. 3. Sky Tower Walk Sky Tower Walk is a high-altitude walk led and guided by a coach on the 192-meter-high outer ring platform of the Sky Tower. The foot of the walkway is suspended in the air and is only 1.2 meters wide. Put on your safety gear and walk around the Sky Tower with your instructor for a 360-degree view of Auckland from above. In addition to normal walking, the coach will also teach you some difficult movements, such as leaning out of the trail half-length, relying on the strength of the rope to pull the body to ensure that it will not fall out of the tower, which is absolutely safe. 4. SkyJump sky tethered jump, the extreme project of SkyJump Sky Tower, will definitely make you tempted. This bungee jump is different from ordinary bungee jumping. The rope is hanging behind you, making you jump from the tower like a movie stuntman, and then quickly fall (about 85 kilometers per hour) for 11 seconds. The soft inflatable cushion ensures smooth and easy landing.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Alecia: This is definitely not the highest tower I have been in But I felt the safest and had a beautiful view over the whole Auckland. Went there just before sunset so I could enjoy the view at semi daylight and night.view.

Trip.com User: One of the attractions to visit in Auckland, especially at dinner at the revolving restaurant at night, the view is great! If you want to challenge the high-altitude jump, you can challenge upstairs

Day 1 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Sky Tower, you can head to Auckland War Memorial Museum, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Opening Hours: Open from 10:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 25 NZD

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Parnell, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

The Auckland Museum, also known as the Auckland War Memorial Museum, is described as a touchstone of New Zealander culture and spirit. It is not only a museum showing Maori history and culture, but also a war memorial reflecting the history of World War II. Museums are definitely the first stop on a trip for visitors who want to learn more about New Zealand and its people. 1. Overview of the Museum The Museum is located in Auckland's Central Park in the heart of the city, an impressive neoclassical building with different contents on each floor. The first floor showcases the life of the South Pacific islanders, with unique ethnic handicrafts, restored Maori meeting places and daily necessities exhibitions, including a 25-meter-long battle boat. The second floor is a natural science exhibition that includes information about the origin of the earth, the origin of life, various animal and plant materials and specimens. The third floor displays the weapons used in the world wars, etc., to commemorate the soldiers who died in the two wars. 2. Watch Maori cultural performances to learn about New Zealand's cultural history The Auckland Museum conducts rich Maori cultural performances every day, including welcome ceremonies, cotton ball songs and dances, stick dances, weapon demonstrations and Maori war dances that embody the essence of tribal culture to the extreme. The performance is 30 minutes long, and the museum is designed to be very interactive and worth savoring. Priceless Māori treasures, splendid natural history, wonderful Māori cultural performances and occasional exhibitions, must be the best choice to learn about New Zealand.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Tonycd: Nice attraction in New Zealand not far from the Auckland Bridge

Day 1 | Evening

For convenient access to more popular attractions, Hotel Fitzroy Curated by Fable is the best places.

Hotel Fitzroy Curated by Fable

With a stay at Hotel Fitzroy Curated by Fable in Auckland (Grey Lynn), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Auckland Zoo and Eden Park. This 5-star hotel is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Sky Tower and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Viaduct Harbour. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Make yourself at home in one of the 10 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring free minibar items and espresso makers. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary newspapers.

Day 2 | Morning

Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World

Opening Hours: 9:30-17:00 (last admission time: 16:30)

Ticket Price: 39 NZD

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: 23 Tamaki Dr, Orakei, Auckland 1071, New Zealand

Kelly Tarton's Underwater World is an aquarium converted from an abandoned sewage plant. It was completed by New Zealand marine archaeologist Mr. Kelly Tarton with 10 years of effort. The Antarctic Pavilion opened to the public in 1985, and the founder died a few weeks after it opened. There are 8 major themes on display in the museum, each with its own characteristics. 1. Have a big adventure with penguins in the winter wonderland. The fascinating attraction here is the permanent winter wonderland here, where you can see penguins, and you can take the icefield adventure vehicle to enter the viewing area of minus two degrees, and you can see walking in artificial snow Emperor penguins and gentoo penguins diving to the ground or underwater. Whenever an expedition vehicle passes by, the enthusiastic penguins stand up and look around, very naive and gentlemanly. You will also see penguins who are going through the "molting period" lying motionless on the snow, lazy and sloppy. 2. Seek thrills and dance with sharks in the transparent glass landscape tunnel of the underwater world, you can feel the excitement of big sharks and devil fish swimming by, you can witness how the mighty big lobster coexists harmoniously with its neighbors, and you can also carefully Observe the daily life of various marine life. If you want to see it up close, you can put yourself in a cage and enter the shark viewing pool, and if that doesn't feel exciting enough, you can even dive directly into the viewing pool.

Day 2 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World, you can head to Matamata, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Matamata

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: 1 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Matamata

The town of Matamata is the filming location of the movie "The Lord of the Rings". Those who have seen the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the "Hobbit" series of movies will definitely be fascinated by the scenes where the Hobbits live and live. . Here, you can follow the tour guide to experience the scenes in the movie. It must be a tourist destination that fans of "Lord of the Rings" are looking forward to.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Steve_HK: Dreamy scenery, New Zealand is really 10 points beautiful!

* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.