Rangitoto Island Auckland

... for Sydney etc). One thing that has been on my 'to do' list for some time is a trip to Rangitoto Island, just a 20 minute boat ride from Auckland. It's a volcanic island with good walkways, and since it's been 600 years since Rangitoto last erupted, I ...

... the Big Day Out, which I'm really looking forward to. The next day was a 'mooching around town' day. I'd hoped to go to Rangitoto Island and do a walk to the top of the volcano, but the weather wasn't suitable so I decided to save it for another time. ...

... been great seeing Young Neil, MadSimon and the girls as well as Nate (who gave me quite an animated welcome!) I intend to visit Rangitoto Island while I'm here as well as catch up with Aunty J (our 'JackieG' from the BB) at some point. The weather ...

... over the islands of the Hauraki Gulf in the other direction. It was a pretty clear day, so there were amazing views of Rangitoto Island, which rose up out of the sea in a volcanic eruption about 800 years ago (I've noticed that that date seems to change ...

... !? November 5, after a lovely sail through the Hauraki Gulf, we crossed paths with the Spirit of New Zealand, a sail training ship based out of Auckland. The trainees were fully prepared and we were fired upon with water balloons and a fire hose, ...

... these orange hyperlinks are 'clickable' and give you more info). He then took us up to Bastion Point with a cracking view of Rangitoto Island, drove up to and over the harbour bridge , went to the top of Mt Eden and saw some fantastic views of the ...

... . There's not much to say about my weekend apart from my visit to Eden Park on the Saturday night to watch Auckland play Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup. I'd been promising myself that I would go and see some rugby, and when I finally managed it I ...

... I'd string that bitch who put them in up with a few of the rats tails. Aaaggghhh! Yesterday we got the ferry to Rangitoto Island and climbed a dormant volcano! Yeah, we got off our fat asses and did something physical. Took over an hour to get to the ...

This morning we caught the ferry to Rangitoto island and hiked to the top of the volcano. The views were great. After the boat ride back we had lunch and then wandered around the city. We went up the Skytower for some good views of the city and also ...

... tourist sites including a trip 220m up the Sky Tower (the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere) and a boat trip across to Rangitoto Island. I also met up with Hayley & Debs who I met on my Oasis trip in Ecuador. I'm now packing my bags ...

... Great houses & atmosphere in that area of the city, I have to say.  Then after lunch I hopped on a second ferry to Rangitoto Island.  The entire island is a dormant volcano that errupted only 600 years ago, really not long at all.  The ...

... into the city it felt like we were in a heat wave! Nic was heading to Raglan the next day so i thought i would go to Rangitoto island, which is Aucklands Youngest but biggest volcano (Out of 50 that the city is lying upon) i caught the 12.15 ferry there ...

... worked in the bar (Emer and Ifor), so it wasn't all bad. But Emer and myself have decided to head to the Bay of Islands in the north, and hopefully a chance to experience the real New Zealand. Big cities are all the same, and Auckland is no exception.

On St. Patty's Day, my flatmate, Jasmine, and our neighbor, Sake, decided to take the ferry out to Rangitoto Island. It's not a far ride over...only about 30 minutes or so. This is a believed to be extinct volcano that erupted about 600 yrs ago. The ...

Hi, we are having a fantastic time exploring NZ so far. Hopefully you cansee some photos of auckland and its volcanically formed hills! We walked up Rangitoto island yesterday which was amazing (and a little tought on the calfs this morning!) It is a ...

... ; I'd booked a rental car, though still at a higher rate than I'd hoped, and had decided to visit Rangitoto Island.  Rangitoto is a volcanic island out in the water just off the Auckland coast.  It was formed from volcanic eruptions ...

... food was excellent if a bit hot. Today started off misty as we took the early morning ferry to Rangitoto Island 30 minutes off the coast of Auckland. Rangitoto is an uninhabited volcanic island which last erupted about 600 years ago. We walked to the ...

... to New Zealand for family business, but while she was here we got to par-take in alot of KIWI sight seeing including Rangitoto Island, The Auckland Sky Tower and even the Auckland War Memorial Museum. I shall post these photos up when I get the next ...

... truly a day I won't soon forget. The rest of my time here has been tame compared to that. I took a ferry to Rangitoto Island, a dormant volcano you can hike. The summit has some spectacular panoramic views. There are some great views as well from atop ...

Nice and early get up this morning to catch the 9.15 ferry across to Rangitoto island - a dormant volcano around 30 mins ferry trip from downtown Auckland. Very secluded with little in the way of tourist niceties such as cafes or small shops. The island ...