Auckland Day 3 - City Orientation Tour

The ACB hostel has its own travel centre for booking trips and tours all over New Zealand - it is pretty much the biggest hostel in NZ. The hostel offers free orientation tours with KiwiExperience - a tour guide that operates all over New Zealand. We didn't really know what to expect as it cost us nothing at all, but we got a full day of activities and didn't get a bad day weather-wise. The day started with a trip to the Harbour Bridge, with a guided walk to the centre where there was a bungee jump station and some spectacular views back to the CBD. From here we headed over the bay to the North Shore, where a short up North Head provided some more spectacular views and a bit of history as this was once one of the city's main defence stations from outisde invaders. Next we took a ride down to the trendy suburb of Devenport for lunch and a coffee before heading back into the city mid afternoon. The trip was a really good introduction to the city and gave us a bit more of a sense of perspective and a chance to get of the main strip around Queen Street.