SkyWalk:
Arrive in New Zealand at 7:15 am. From the airport you will take a cab to your hotel. The hotel you will be staying at for the first night is the Waldorf Celestion Apartment Hotel. Your cab ride costs you $57.22. You can go unwind at your hotel for a little bit before you head off to your first activity! You will be going to the SkyWalk! To get there you will take a cab that costs you $8.19. You must be to the Sky Walk by 10:15am. It will take you 75 minutes to complete the SkyWalk, and costs $145. So according to SkyWalk you would be done around 11:30! Lunch: For your lunch you will be traveling to the Queens Ferry Hotel! The hotel is about 5 minutes walking distance from SkyWalk. It is the oldest pub in Auckland! You will be getting their famous fish and chips for $19.50. Their fish is beer battered in tarakihi, with hand cut chips. It is severed with minted mushy peas and homemade tartare sauce, a New Zealand classic! You will be getting water with your meal, gotta stay hydrated! From Queens Ferry Hotel to the Zoo: From your lunch you will have to walk about 4 minutes, or about 0.18 miles, to your bus stop at 58 Albert Street. You will have to be to your bus stop at 1:00 pm. The bus ride will take about 27 minutes. Your bus will take you to 99 Motions Road, Western Springs. From there you will walk about 7 minutes, 0.3 miles to the zoo! Your ticket will cost $3.40. Zoo: After your lunch you will be going to the Auckland Zoo! You will hopefully be to the zoo by 1:35 ish. It will cost you $25.00 to get into the zoo. You will have until 2:15 pm to look at some of the animals, until you will get the amazing chance to meet a TIGER! You will get the chance to enjoy the Tiger Experience where you will meet Oz, the Tiger at the Auckland Zoo. He is a Sumatran Tiger! You will be able to help his keeper get some food ready for him, or help his keeper set up his behavioral enrichment for the day! You will go behind his cage to enjoy this fun, hands off tour! It will cost you $120 dollars to meet Oz! You can go enjoy the zoo some more if you would like or you can head back to the hotel. Once you are done you will walk 8 minutes, or 0.32 miles, to your bus stop at Great North Road, close to Motions Road. You will get on the bus for a 28 minute bus ride to Air New Zealand House,you will get off here and walk about 1 minute, 0.06 miles to your hotel! It will cost you $3.40. Relax: After this long day you will probably be very tired so the rest of the day you can hang out and relax in your hotel! Dinner: You will be able to enjoy your dinner in your room if you would like! The Little India Restaurant is located on the ground floor of your hotel! You could order the Chicken Pulao for $13.00 and a lemonade for $4.00. The the Chicken Pulao is, Basmati Rice cooked with some tender boneless chicken, peas, onions, and spices! TOTAL COST FOR THE DAY: $390.52 |