New Zealand · GoGo City Guide

Auckland

3 Days in Auckland

7Stops0UNESCO Sites+6Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCBD

Sky Tower and the Viaduct

The tower's view over the harbours, then the waterfront.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    Sky Tower observation deck

    Sky Tower

  3. 16:30
    1.3 h

    Viaduct Harbour and Wynyard Quarter

    Viaduct Harbour

  4. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Harbourside seafood dinner

    Food

    Wynyard Quarter

Day 2Day TripFullWaiheke

Waiheke Island

Vineyards and beaches, 40 minutes by ferry.

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Day 3City DayMediumAuckland Domain

Auckland Museum · Mount Eden

Māori and Pacific treasures, with a cultural performance. A volcanic crater with a 360-degree view.

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Day Trip

Rangitoto Island

Hike up the youngest volcano in the harbour.

Day Trip

Piha and the Waitākere Ranges

Black-sand surf beach and rainforest, 45 minutes west.

Day Trip

Hobbiton

The Lord of the Rings film set, two hours south.

Half Day

Ferry to Devonport

Ten minutes across the harbour to a Victorian village and North Head.

Half Day

Ponsonby

Cafés and boutiques in villas.