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Auckland Sights

You can get around city center—-close to the harbor, Ponsonby, Devonport, and Parnell—-on foot, by bus, and by ferry. Elsewhere, Auckland is not as easy to explore. The neighborhoods and suburbs sprawl from the Waitemata and Manukau harbors to rural areas, and you can get confused by complicated roads and heavy traffic. It's best to have a car for getting around between neighborhoods, and even between some city-center sights. What might look like easy walking distances on maps can turn out to be 20- to 30-minute treks, and stringing a few of those together can get frustrating.

If you're nervous about driving on the left, especially when you first arrive, purchase a one-day Link Bus Pass that covers the inner-city neighborhoods or, for a circuit of the main sights, an Explorer Bus Pass, and take a bus to get acquainted with the city layout. Getting around Auckland by bus is easy and inexpensive. The region's bus services are coordinated through the Maxx Service, which also coordinates trains and ferries; its Web site can provide you with door-to-door information, including bus route numbers. For trips around the central business district (CBD) and close suburbs there is the Link bus service. For journeys farther afield buses can be boarded in all the main suburban centers and at bus stops along the way.

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