Experts' Choice Award Rangitoto Island
What the experts agree on
Auckland's youngest and largest volcano, Rangitoto Island rises majestically from the harbor just 25 minutes by ferry. At 600 years old, this dormant cone offers striking views and rich Māori heritage steeped in myth and legend.
“ It is the largest and youngest of about 50 volcanic cones and craters in the Auckland volcanic field, and scientists are confident that it will not blow again. ”
– Fodor's
Travel + Leisure "The iconic 600-year-old beauty is Auckland’s youngest volcano and she rises gently from the sea into a beautiful symmetrical crater shrouded in Maori myth and legend. " Full review
Afar Magazine "In the Hauraki Gulf, Rangitoto Island is just a short, not to mention highly enjoyable, 25-minute ferry ride from Auckand." Full review
Afar Magazine "Auckland has nearly 50 volcanic cones in and around the city, and Rangitoto is the largest and youngest at 600 years old." Full review
National Geographic "Emerging from the sea just 600 years ago, Rangitoto Island is the youngest volcano in New Zealand and the region's largest. An Auckland icon, it's a favourite day trip for walkers and..."
Lonely Planet "The weather's still cool, conducive to learning about the Māori history of Auckland's maunga (ancestral mountains) or catching a ferry across the harbor and walking up the dormant volcano of Rangitoto Island"
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