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Rangitoto Island

  • October 13, 2002
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Janeight from Auckland, United Kingdom
Rangitoto Island

To get to Rangitoto, there are a couple of ways - some places do kayaking tours, or you could charter a boat to go across, or you could do what I did (probably the most popular and easiest way) - catch the Fullers Ferry across. It leaves from the ferry building at Downtown, and costs $20 per person, or you can pay $49 to include a train ride on the Island, to get you up the majority of the big hill. But, if you're energetic enough, walking is far better, as there are some spectacular views on the path up. There are a couple of things you need to take with you - water, obvious, I know, but it does get incredibly hot on the island very quickly. Also, food - there is nowhere at all to buy anything on the Island, camera (you'll be pig-sick if you don't get any photos) and a torch, if you want to explore the lava caves. The walk varies the whole time, which makes it fairly easy, as there are lots of places which allow you to catch your breath! It is well sign posted there, and you get a map when you buy your ferry tickets at the ferry building in Auckland. We did the two main walks - to the lava caves and the summit, which are both well worth it, and to do these we caught the 11am ferry out and the 2pm ferry back, which gave us plenty of time. The lava caves are interesting, and you can crawl in one side and out the other, and the summit gives wonderful views of Auckland and the surrounding areas, and also of the Hauraki Gulf.

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