Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
City Walk
City Centre Ramble
Start
St Kevin's Arcade, Karangahape Rd
Finish
Wynyard Quarter
Length
4.5km; around three hours
Start among the secondhand boutiques of
St Kevin's Arcade
and take the stairs down to Myers Park. Look
out for the reproduction of
Michelangelo's Moses
at the bottom of the stairs. Continue through the park, tak-
ing the stairs on the right just before the overpass to head up to street level.
Heading down Queen St, you'll pass the
Auckland Town Hall
and
Aotea Sq
, the civic heart of the
city. On the next corner is the wonderful
Civic Theatre
(
Click here
)
. Turn right on Wellesley St and then left
onto Lorne St. Immediately to your right is
Khartoum Pl
, with tiling that celebrates NZ women as the first in
the world to win the vote.. Head up the stairs to the
Auckland Art Gallery
(
Click here
).
Behind the gallery is
Albert Park
(
Click here
)
. Cross through it and turn left into Princes St, where a row
of
Victorian merchant's houses
faces the
University Clock Tower
. Cut around behind the clock tower
to
Old Government House
and then follow the diagonal path back to Princes St. The attractive building on
the corner of Princes St and Bowen Ave was once the city's main
synagogue
.
Head down Bowen Ave and cut through the park past the
Chancery precinct
to
High St
with its good
cafes and shopping. Take a left onto
Vulcan Lane
, lined with historic pubs. Turn right onto Queen St and fol-
low it down to the
Britomart Train Station
, housed in the former central post office. You're now standing on
reclaimed land - the original shoreline was at Fort St. Detour to the nearby
Britomart precinct
for good bars,
restaurants, and fashion boutiques.
From the Britomart Train Station, turn left on Quay St and head to
Viaduct Harbour
, bustling with bars
and cafes, and then continue over the bridge to the rejuvenated
Wynyard Quarter
.
Tours
Cultural Tours
Potiki Adventures
( 021 422 773;
www.potikiadventures.co.nz
;
adult/child from $150/80)
Tours to Waiheke Island and ex-
plorations of Auckland from a Maori cultural perspective.
CULTURAL TOUR
Tamaki Hikoi
CULTURAL TOUR
