Auckland Attractions
Description
Venue: Sky Tower When: Daily
Sky Tower is New Zealand's leading man-made wonder. At 328 metres (over 1000 feet) it is the tallest structure in the southern hemisphere. Tall and very thin, on windy days it can sway up to one metre from side to side. Visitors can take a lift to the very top, or even jump - certainly not for the faint-hearted!
The tower is part of the Sky City complex, a city-centre compendium of casinos, entertainment and eateries. All rather on the tacky side, the tower itself is definitely the central attraction. There are three observation decks, and a somewhat-terrifying glass-fronted elevator that takes you to them. The views at the top are naturally breathtaking - as far as 80km on a clear day.
The tower also makes a stunning structure from the outside - soaring out of the fairly small set of skyscrapers in Auckland's city centre, it is everyone's bearing point for working out where they are in the city. It stands out particularly at night, when the whole "mast" is floodlit in different colours (the choice of colours depending on current sponsors or charity events).
For the really crazy, there's Sky Jump, a jump of 192 metres - making it the highest land-based jump in the world. Using state of the art technology and wires, this is strictly for the bungee obsessed. You free fall for 20 seconds . . .
Sky Tower is New Zealand's leading man-made wonder. At 328 metres (over 1000 feet) it is the tallest structure in the southern hemisphere. Tall and very thin, on windy days it can sway up to one metre from side to side. Visitors can take a lift to the very top, or even jump - certainly not for the faint-hearted!
The tower is part of the Sky City complex, a city-centre compendium of casinos, entertainment and eateries. All rather on the tacky side, the tower itself is definitely the central attraction. There are three observation decks, and a somewhat-terrifying glass-fronted elevator that takes you to them. The views at the top are naturally breathtaking - as far as 80km on a clear day.
The tower also makes a stunning structure from the outside - soaring out of the fairly small set of skyscrapers in Auckland's city centre, it is everyone's bearing point for working out where they are in the city. It stands out particularly at night, when the whole "mast" is floodlit in different colours (the choice of colours depending on current sponsors or charity events).
For the really crazy, there's Sky Jump, a jump of 192 metres - making it the highest land-based jump in the world. Using state of the art technology and wires, this is strictly for the bungee obsessed. You free fall for 20 seconds . . .
Auckland Information
Tourism Auckland
Address: 287 Queen St,Auckland City
Email: reservations@aucklandnz.com
Phone: +64 (0) 9 979 2333
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Looking for things to do around Auckland? Here are some of the events and attractions happening in the area.
| Auckland International Film Festival |
Jul 2009 (annual) Auckland Civic Theatre - "The Civic" |
| Pasifika Festival |
Mar 2009 (annual) Western Springs Stadium |
| Heineken Tennis Open |
Jan 2009 (annual) ASB Bank Tennis Centre |
| Stevie Wonder |
30 Oct 2008 Vector Arena |
| Auckland's Big Day Out |
Jan 2009 (annual) Mt Smart Stadium |
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