Check these sites for activities around Wellington:
1) Wellington I-SITE Visitor Centre, Civic Square, Cnr Victoria & Wakefield Sts, Wellington.
2) Breaker Bay, Wellington.
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Showing posts with label Places to visit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Places to visit. Show all posts
Friday, 9 October 2009
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Huka Falls, Taupo (Day 2)
About 5 mins (3 km) away before arriving Taupo (coming from Rotorua) is Huka Falls. "The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river, moves gracefully north from Lake Taupo between banks 100 metres apart. Just before the Huka Falls it enters a shallow ravine of hard volcanic rock. The effect is nature's large-scale equivalent of a fire hose feeding into a very fine nozzle." (From 100% NZ)
(Click for Google map)
Another possible site to visit: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, Rotorua
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This place is located about 27 km (20 min) south of Rotoru, on the way to Taupo (on SH5) and 40 minutes to Taupo. Probably this would be the last place in Rotorua we can visit.
Thermal area
Lady Knox Geyser
This place is located about 27 km (20 min) south of Rotoru, on the way to Taupo (on SH5) and 40 minutes to Taupo. Probably this would be the last place in Rotorua we can visit.
Thermal area
Lady Knox GeyserAddress: 201 Waiotapu Loop Road (click for Google map)
RD 3, Rotorua 3073
New Zealand
Tel: (07) 366 6333
38°21′21″ 176°22′03″
RD 3, Rotorua 3073
New Zealand
Tel: (07) 366 6333
38°21′21″ 176°22′03″
Monday, 28 September 2009
Wellington Must Visit Sites
I'm listing below the places around Wellington City that we should be visiting. They include:
1) the Otari-Wilton's Bush (Botanical Garden) located 10 km away from the Ohiro Rd centre.
2) Te Papa Tongarewa, Muzium of New Zealand.
3) Wellington Cable Car: The cars run from Lambton Quay (click for direction) in the heart of the central business district and within 5 minutes whisk you from under the corporate towers of The Terrace past Kelburn Park and Victoria University to the top entrance of the Wellington Botanic Gardens with its magnificent lookout over the City and harbour - Te Whanganui-a-Tara (The Great Harbour of Tara).
Open hours:
Cars run every 10 minutes, Monday to Friday, 7am – 10pm. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, 9am – 10pm. ($3 one way/$5 return)
4) Wellington Botanical Garden, 101 Glenmore Street, Thorndon, Wellington. Gardens open daily sunrise to sunset. Free entry. Glow-worm tour available occationally ($5/adult) - usually after 7.30 pm meet at Otari Info Centre or at 8pm at the main entrance. The tour last for about 1 hour.
5) Karori Wild Life Santuary, End of Waiapu Rd, Karori.
6) Wellington Gondola & Tramways
7) Wellington Masjid & Islamic Centre, 7-11 Queens Drive, Kilbirnie.
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8) TBA
9) Bus ride to A) Rona Bay, Wellington (1 hr 30 min), B) Breaker Bay ( about 1 hr + and return before 7pm)
10) Some of the walking tracks at Te Kopahou Reserve
(include the seal colony).
[My itineraries] [Suggested itineraries]
1) the Otari-Wilton's Bush (Botanical Garden) located 10 km away from the Ohiro Rd centre.
2) Te Papa Tongarewa, Muzium of New Zealand.
3) Wellington Cable Car: The cars run from Lambton Quay (click for direction) in the heart of the central business district and within 5 minutes whisk you from under the corporate towers of The Terrace past Kelburn Park and Victoria University to the top entrance of the Wellington Botanic Gardens with its magnificent lookout over the City and harbour - Te Whanganui-a-Tara (The Great Harbour of Tara).
Open hours:
Cars run every 10 minutes, Monday to Friday, 7am – 10pm. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, 9am – 10pm. ($3 one way/$5 return)
4) Wellington Botanical Garden, 101 Glenmore Street, Thorndon, Wellington. Gardens open daily sunrise to sunset. Free entry. Glow-worm tour available occationally ($5/adult) - usually after 7.30 pm meet at Otari Info Centre or at 8pm at the main entrance. The tour last for about 1 hour.
5) Karori Wild Life Santuary, End of Waiapu Rd, Karori.
6) Wellington Gondola & Tramways
7) Wellington Masjid & Islamic Centre, 7-11 Queens Drive, Kilbirnie.
View Larger Map
8) TBA
9) Bus ride to A) Rona Bay, Wellington (1 hr 30 min), B) Breaker Bay ( about 1 hr + and return before 7pm)
10) Some of the walking tracks at Te Kopahou Reserve
(include the seal colony).
[My itineraries] [Suggested itineraries]
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