Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World was built in 1985 in the disused sewerage holding tanks under Auckland’s waterfront - it was the brainchild of the late Kelly Tarlton, who died aged just 47, just a few months after the aquarium opened.
Highlights includes the Antarctic Encounter, where you’ll be taken back in time to the life-sized replica hut of intrepid South Pole explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott; Antarctic snowcat a ride where you can observe sub-Antarctic Penguins and view the birds as they swim underwater. Amazon tank to view the deadly Piranha; Stingray Bay Stingrays some 2 metres long; Underwater World - while travelling in a clear tunnel, surrounded by two million litres of ocean water and the awesome sea creatures within it, including sharks.
Times and Prices
9am - 6pm daily
Adult $28nz
Child/Senior $21nz
Location
Tamaki Drive (six kilometres from Downtown Auckland)
Tel: +64 9 528 0603
How to Get There
Free shuttle picks up from the Sky City Hotel (forecourt) on the hour every hour, 7 days a week
Stagecoach buses from Tyler Street in Britomart (Takes about 15 minutes)
External Links
Kelly Tarltons Web Site
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