Auckland Travel Guide

Guidebooks

Fodor's New Zealand
Trade Paperback

Photo: Coromandel Tourism

Auckland is called the City of Sails, and visitors flying in will see why. On the East Coast is the Waitemata Harbour—a Maori word meaning sparkling waters—which is bordered by the Hauraki Gulf, an aquatic playground peppered with small islands where many Aucklanders can be found "mucking around in boats."

Auckland Hotels

For expanded hotel reviews, visit Fodors.com. ... As New Zealand's gateway city, Auckland has most of the large international chain hotels, as well as plenty...read more

Fodor's Choice

Auckland Restaurants

... Princes Wharf and adjoining Viaduct Quay, an easy stroll from the city's major thoroughfare, Queen Street, offer dozens of eateries in every style from...read more

Fodor's Choice

Things To Do in Auckland

You can get around city center and the suburbs close...read more

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Auckland Experiences

Top Reasons to Go to Auckland

Boating and Sailing: Aucklanders are crazy about boating. Get on the water surrounding the "City of Sails" on a commuter ferry, a sailboat, or... Read more
Snacking in Auckland

New Zealand is no place to deny yourself: the freshest ingredients, simple preparations, and excellent bakeries and cafés abound. While... Read more
Auckland Designers

From frilly frocks to sleek housewares to whimsical togs for kids, Auckland's designers pepper neighborhood shops with special creations combining... Read more
America's Cup

The uninitiated will be hard-pressed to avoid talk of Auckland's regattas and races, and inevitably, of the America's Cup. The history of this... Read more
Rugby Madness

Rugby evolved out of soccer in 19th-century Britain. It was born at the elitist English school of Rugby, where in 1823 a schoolboy by the name... Read more
Kelly Tarlton

"Diver, dreamer, explorer, inventor, instigator, worker, storyteller, father, a man who linked us all with his love of the sea." This inscription... Read more

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