Kelly Tarltons Underwater World

Beneath Auckland's Tamaki Drive, just 6km from downtown Auckland, lies a world-class experience and one of New Zealand's best tourist attractions. Kelly Tarlton's is filled with a myriad of deep-sea creatures; it never fails to provide an entertaining, educational, and fascinating day out.

Stingray Bay is a tantalising glimpse of these magnificent animals with their two-metre wingspan and long barbed tails. They can be viewed through a beautiful, massive acrylic 350,000 litre open-topped tank that will allow you to get up close and personal with these graceful, ‘winged' sea creatures. ‘Stingray Splash' allows people who want to experience the gentle power and strength of these animals, by entering the pool, and swim with the Stingrays themselves.

Kelly Tarlton's is home to very vibrant and playful colonies of King and Gentoo Penguins. Be part of their Antarctic enclosure and experience how these amazing animals live and play in their natural habitat of snow, ice and very cold water when your clients travel through their enclosure on the Penguin Enclosure “Snowcat” journey.

Ferocious Sharks, piranhas, turtles, crayfish, moray eels, brightly coloured and poisonous fish are all inches away on a specially created moving viewing platform, which travels under an ingenious acrylic tunnel. This makes the Underwater World experience a very real encounter with the most dangerous predators of the deep - Sharks.

Experience Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World for yourself on your next New Zealand holiday.

Itinerary Options

Stingray Splash: Take the plunge! Enter the tanks for a personalised guided encounter with a Short Tailed Stingray. Be prepared to be engulfed by the massive wings of the 200kg plus stingray and meet other deep sea wonders including Trevally, Kahawai and Kingfish. No diving or snorkelling experience is required . . . just a sense of adventure!

Highlights

King and Gentoo Penguins Antarctic history 'Stingray Bay' Moray Eels Sharks NIWA Interactive Room

Inclusions

Entry to both Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World Free shuttle pick up from ‘The Discover New Zealand Travel Centre', 180 Quay St. Auckland City, and Sky City Hotel (forecourt) 8 times daily, 7 days a week.

Additional Information

Children: aged 0-3 years are free of charge. Children aged 4-14 years are at the child rate
Operated By: Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World