Being the largest metropolitan city in New Zealand and Polynesia, Auckland is a famous tourist destination known locally as the "City of sails". Opened in 1997, The Sky Tower is city's most prominent landmark and the tallest building of the Southern Hemisphere.

The entire urban sprawl of the city is hemmed by two large harbors of Manukau and Waitemata. A visit to Waitakere Ranges Regional Parkland, covering over 16,000 hectares of coastline and native forest may be enough in itself to satiate your wanderlust. Other important attractions include Auckland Zoo, Kelly Tarlton's, MOTAT and the National Maritime Museum.