Step into the world of Antarctica. See, touch, and feel the wonders of the icy continent as you brave an Antarctic storm, see Little Blue Penguins, and ride in an all-terrain Hägglund.
With mysterious deep seas, unique creatures and endless icy plains, Antarctica is a land like no other. A fragile place that has drawn the bravest explorers from far and wide, leaving all who visit with a passion to protect this stunning rarity.
The International Antarctic Centre transports a slice of this astounding continent to Christchurch, with a range of immersive experiences that allow everyday visitors to see, touch, feel and fall in love with Antarctica.
Brave a simulated Antarctic storm, go off-road in a Hägglund, spot our rescued Kororā Little Blue Penguins, experience Antarctica from all four dimensions and leave with a head full of knowledge, a heart full of love and inspiration to take action, just like the explorers before you!
This was a brilliant attraction -interactive, educational and most of all fun. Highly recommend this one!
Excellent experience at the venue.
Staff of Antarctic centre was not supportive, specially the Chinese man with long hairs. We were late for 20 minutes due to traffic. They denied us to enter or we have to pay the full price for the day. At the end, we paid for full day. It was not the busy day in Antarctica centre.
The Haagslund was quite fun, but the 4D cinema was... dated to say the least. We felt the experience overall was quite expensive (we paid $52pp), and I wouldn't recommend it if you have any kind of injury as that will rule out both the Haagslund and the 4d cinema, leaving you with what amounts to a museum with a snow room. It was however very informative and we did enjoy the storm experience
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brendans1 from New Zealand wrote on 03 February 2026
awesomr day out
the whole experience was awesome the staff were friendly and helpful