Unique underwater experience at Kelly Tarlton’s

Fondly known as the ‘number 8 wire’, Kellythrilling ride on a Snowcat which passes through the
Tarlton’s Underwater World should not be missedpenguins’ compound. The ride also features other
by anyone who has a fascination for marine life andaspects which all related to the theme of ‘Antarctic
shares a passion for viewing these creatures up close.Encounter’.
The underwater world is a popular aquarium inUnderwater world which was the first section to be
Auckland, and was created by marine diver anddeveloped in the aquarium has a 110 metre tunnel
archeologist Kelly Tarlton. A unique feature of themade out of its unique acrylic base, and is divided into
aquarium is that it was built using old sewage storagetwo sections. Each section is designed to
tanks.accommodate 200 species. The first section exhibits
The aquarium came up with a new method of acrylicsharks, while the second accommodates schooling fish
shaping that permitted tunnels to be created as a posebreeds. Separate sections have been created for
to flat panel viewing. The main features are Antarcticspecies like octopus, sea horses, moray eels, crayfish,
Encounter and the Underwater World. Upon enteringpiranhas etc.
the aquarium tourists will walk into the AntarcticTourists wishing to combine a visit to the aquarium and
Encounter and will be able to view King Penguins andthe Auckland museum on the same day will find it
Gentoo Penguins that live in the aquarium’sconvenient to travel around if accommodation is near
temperature controlled habitats.by. The Langham Hotel Auckland offers guests a
Within this area tourists will come across a restoredcentral location as it is situated in downtown Auckland
Captain Robert Scott‘s hut which as it was duringand four blocks away from the Auckland museum.
a tragic expedition to the South Pole in 1912. The tourAuckland luxury hotels such as this one cater to a
doesn’t end here as tourists get to experience arange of travellers.