Mission Bay Beach
Mission Bay Beach is actually an urban beach agglomeration with a unique Auckland character. Popular resort on the North island. From the Central business district, you can get here in 10 minutes and by roller or bicycle – in 15 minutes. All layers of society congregate to the waterfront on a bright sunny day. There is always something to do even in the New Zealand winter.
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Beach description
Snazzy spacious place with clean water. Sitting on the sand or on huge wooden walkways, which will fit the whole family, people are sunbathing, admiring the view of the volcanic islands, staring at strolling, running and passing on bicycles along the promenade.
Around all well-groomed, smooth lawns, annoying sellers are absent. In the parking lot luxury cars, near the beach – white yachts. Beach is never crowded, no one interferes with each other, everything is decent and calm.
There are many restaurants on the beach promenade where visitors dine in the fresh air, contemplating the beach, smooth surface of sea or activities on the beach. In the center of Mission Bay is a Memorial Fountain, where in the evening you can see a spectacular light show. There is a wide playground with a football field in the Bay for children.
Mission Bay Beach is ready to satisfy everyone who wants to swim or sunbathe, have a snack, escape from everyday worries, do sports, do shopping:
- Two parking lot capacity on promenade is 100 cars.
- There are toilets, showers, function rooms for changing on promenade.
- There is a pharmacy that will provide tanning products. Local sun is very active.
- Many cafes, fast food, shops, souvenir shops.
- Near a huge park where you can relax in shade on the grass.
- There are barbecues on the grass field, for a small fee you can prepare a grill and immediately have a snack.
Local life is even slower and more relaxed than in Europe. There are no night parties. People meet in cafes to quietly communicate, dance, spend time culturally. Noisy groups of young people almost do not meet. At night you can wander quite calmly. From the long absence of stress local and tourists are dipped into extreme. The popular entertainments are:
- Water bug. Moving on the rough river lying on the board, like the water measurer.
- Jetboating. Motor boating on a narrow river at high speed.
- Rafting. Whitewater rafting.
- Bungee jumping. The attraction originated here. Jumping on a rubber band from bridges and over canyons, flying along a narrow gorge.
A few more activities, not excluding the banally water skiing, surfing, kayaking.
When is the best time to go?
The best time to travel to New Zealand is December-January, the local summer. Despite the warming, the temperature rarely exceeds 30 degrees, so relaxing on the beach here is very comfortable.
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Infrastructure
As for accommodation in Auckland it's the opposite, just like summer and winter. Cheaper and for a long time in the city center. Apartments to the South and center – a dormitory district. Elite accommodation is considered a separate house not far from the beach, but away from the Central square. There is a whole chain of such houses with ocean panoramas from the windows and view terraces near Mission Bay in the first line.
Great for traveling romantics, business people will be accommodation in the villa Cozy Spacious. Villa is located 100 m from Mission Bay. About 20 km to Auckland airport, depart many bus routes, including to the railway station. American Breakfast is served every morning. There are 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, washing machine and dishwasher. Wi-Fi is free and jacuzzi tub. Do not miss the opportunity to go hiking and explore all nearby beaches. Beaches stretch, replacing one another, along the entire beach line.
Local cuisine can be divided into fast food and homemade food. New Zealand fast food is not comparable to the well-known. From it will never happen the intestinal issues, ingredients always fresh, prepared quickly
Gastronomic map is mainly determined by immigrants from Asia and India, dishes that are fed in budget and expensive institutions can not be called monotonous. What you need to order:
- fish and cheaps;
- very tasty meat lamb steak;
- mini buns with different fillings;
- refreshing dry white wine.
There are supermarkets and shops in large numbers, where they sell ready-made food or semi-finished products. Fish markets are full of abundance. Buy on the cheap can not, but it was well worth it. The acquired will be prepared or at least cut right there.
Pubs and bars abound, especially along the beach promenade. As a general rule the entrance is free. Sometimes the fee is 4-5 dollars, if you expect a concert program.
Lovers of classic entertainment visit Auckland Town Hall and The Civic. Acoustics of concert hall is one of the best in the world. There is a cinema here. A lot of shopping centers, there is everything and a lot for shopping lovers. Here sell high-quality clothes, sporting goods.
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- Buses run on special lanes, exclusively on schedule, stop only on demand. Taxis to book well in advance. Buses and taxis are worth decently. It is best to travel by rented transport.
- It is impossible to single out a season when it would be cold or uninteresting on Mission Bay Beach. Mission Bay Beach is created for families with children, a lot of entertainment, educational activities.
Highlights:
- Mount Eden crater, Auckland and the Bay are all visible.
- Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium, incredible underground Museum.
- Auckland Zoо. Some animals, birds can be seen only in Auckland Zoо.
- Maritime Museum. All about ships and history of colonization.
- Very unusual churches, temples. There is more of them.
- Gallery of Modern Art.
- Museum of Transport.
- Memorial Museum, where everything is collected on history of the country, Maori. Huge park area.
- Many beautiful authentic parks where you can walk and relax endlessly.