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Welcome to Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World, Auckland. It is a wonderland of ice, snow and marvelous underwater sights. On your trip to Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World, Auckland, you can enjoy once in a lifetime opportunity to see the chilling world of Antarctica and to explore all the wonderful treasures of aquatic life that remain hidden in the depths of the ocean.
Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World, Auckland: Extreme Antarctica
In Extreme Antarctica, you will feel as if you have taken a step back in time and reached Captain Scott’s McMurdo Sound hut, where you can see how early explorers lived there. There is a purpose-built wind tunnel here as well that stimulates the harsh climatic conditions of Antarctica.
The Snow cat ride available here takes the visitors for a rendezvous with Gentoo and King Penguins in a simulated Antarctic world. This trip is especially educational for children as it teaches them how humans and animals survived in the freezing temperatures through various multimedia and interactive displays.
You can also see an entertaining presentation called Southern Lights’, where you will see some dramatic ice landscapes and can watch Sir Peter Blake or the Heart of Ice and Marcus Lush or Ice put the spotlight on Antarctica during their adventurous voyages of discovery.
Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World, Auckland: Underwater World
As you stroll through the underwater passageway at Kelly Tarlton’s in Auckland you can observe a huge variety of marine life in gigantic tanks. This 110 meters long underwater tunnel has a moving floor and enables the visitors to enjoy a diver’s perspective of the oceanic flora and fauna. You can see large sharks, gliding stingrays, Seven gill, Bronze Whaler, Broadnosed Sevengill Shark and forty different species of fish found in New Zealand waters here. This includs the giant Moray Eel, Crayfish, large schools of Blue Mao Mao, Eagle Ray, Snapper, Trevally and Wrasse fish.
Do visit Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World in Auckland on your trip to the city.
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