{"id":31732,"date":"2020-04-17T07:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T05:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/auckland-wellington-and-queenstown\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T11:11:47","slug":"auckland-wellington-and-queenstown","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/oceania\/new-zealand\/auckland-wellington-and-queenstown","title":{"rendered":"Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New Zealand&#8217;s top 3 cities<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Auckland<\/strong><br \/>\nCity of sails<\/h4>\n<p>Cosmopolitan <strong>Auckland<\/strong> is located on the <strong>North Island,<\/strong> \u00a0 sandwiched between its two magnificent naturally formed ports. Enclosed by spectacular nature reserves, the &#8216;City of Sails&#8217; is home to a melting pot of cultures, a vibrant art and food scene and beautiful golden beaches. In City Central, <strong>Auckland Art Gallery<\/strong>, modern boutiques and oyster bars await to be discovered and is <strong>Aotea Square<\/strong> \u00a0 the open-air scene of concerts and markets. Surrender to the casual local lifestyle in <strong>Auckland Domain <\/strong>and delve into \u00a0 the city&#8217;s history <strong>Auckland War Museum<\/strong>. Visit the hip <strong>Ponsonby<\/strong> for trendy galleries, specialty beers and cocktails and feast in quaint <strong>Devonport<\/strong> of fresh fruits from the sea. For views of all the beauty, make a bungee jump of the iconic <strong>Harbour Bridge, <\/strong>basejump you <strong>Sky Tower <\/strong>or climb the sleeping cone volcano <strong>Mount Eden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Wellington<\/strong><br \/>\nCapital of Cool<\/h4>\n<p>From the victorian houses taped against the hills to the hook-shaped harbour; the &#8216;Capital of Cool&#8217; is buzzing. A strong salty wind from <strong>Cook Strait<\/strong> blows creative energy through the unconventional capital city that runs on strong coffee and craft brewed beer. First, catch the cable car to uptown <strong>Kelburn<\/strong> for botanical gardens and panoramic views of the city and dive into the eclectic architecture-forgiving CBD in museums, art galleries and theatre shows. Get to know the cultural heritage at <strong>Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum<\/strong> and relax on the beaches of Oriental <strong>Bay.<\/strong> Before you get ready for the evening to indulge in the great restaurants, night markets and food trucks.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Queenstown<\/strong><br \/>\nAdrenaline Capital<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Queenstown<\/strong> is the beating heart of the<strong> South Island<\/strong> and &#8211; against the magnificent backdrop of the Remarkables &#8211; has a magic-like location on the shores of<strong>Lake Wakatipu<\/strong>. &#8216;Adrenaline Capital&#8217; is the epicentre of extreme activities and the gateway to dramatic fjords, unapproachable glaciers,<em> rollercoaster<\/em> slopes and vast vineyards. Gondola your way up to <strong>Bob&#8217;s Peak<\/strong> for a spectacular view of the surrounding natural beauty and bike, walk or <em>zorb<\/em> your way down. Jetboat on <strong>Shotover River,<\/strong>canyon via ferrata and bungee jump from <strong>Kawarau Bridge.<\/strong> At sunset, head to<strong> Marine Parade<\/strong>for a spectacular light show from \u00a0 Mother Nature, before immersing yourself in the cosmopolitan dining and art scene downtown. <em>Where the world can&#8217;t find you&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our top 3 cities of New Zealand, from north to south<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":27941,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[260],"highlight_category":[602],"continent_category":[257],"class_list":["post-31732","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-new-zealand","highlight_category-gebied-en","continent_category-oceania"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/31732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31732"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/31732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249554,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/31732\/revisions\/249554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=31732"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=31732"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=31732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}