In and around Auckland city
At
Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour,
the activity hub throughout the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, the concentration
of restaurants and bars provides good dining and entertainment options by day
and night.
From
the Viaduct, with an hour or so to spare, you can shop the CBD, have
world-class coffee in a buzzing café, wander along the busy and colourful
waterfront area, take a quick swim in the historic tepid baths, enjoy some
pampering at an inner city spa, appreciate an art exhibition or relax in a
local park.
Jump
on a green Link bus (designed for environmental efficiency) that circles the
city, runs every 10 - 15 minutes and costs just NZ$1.60 per ride – it’s a good
way to get your bearings.
For
more on New Zealand’s fashion scene, cafés, art and culture, spa and wellness,
food and wine, and other stories of interest visit Tourism New Zealand’s Media
website.
Tourism NZ - Media website
http://www.media.newzealand.com
The best view of the racing
As
not everyone has the chance to get out on the water during racing, the Louis
Vuitton Pacific Series has been designed with land-based spectators in mind.
The
race course is set within easy viewing distance of several vantage points and
you Kiwis will be out in force to watch the spectacle.
North
Head and Mount Victoria
in Devonport - on the peninsula that divides the inner harbour and Hauraki Gulf
- are natural grandstands where you’ll get a 360 degree view of the boats from
the time they leave the Viaduct
Harbour to all the
on-course action. Getting to Devonport is easy by ferry from downtown Auckland – it takes 10
minutes and ferries run every half hour.
The
coastline from the city towards Mission
Bay, Kohimarama and St Helliers
is also a good vantage point. Buses run from the city on a regular basis, or
you might want to hire rollerblades or a scooter for a picturesque ride around
the waterfront.
The
Auckland Sky Tower
will also provide a bird’s eye view of the racing – and everything else that’s
happening in the city and beyond. Part of the Sky City multi-complex which
includes hotels, conference facilities, casinos, theatre, numerous restaurants
and bars, sky-jump and sky-walk, the Sky Tower is the
tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328m with views
for more than 80km in every direction.
Sky City - Auckland
http://www.skycityauckland.co.nz