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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.
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Amazing
leidianes from
Brazil
Amazing
leidianes from
Brazil
Amazing
leidianes from
Brazil
Experiencing an antarctic storm!
Marie from
Australia
Great Experience.
Michelle from
NZ
This is a must do!! :)
sayyedstarz from
NZ
Outstanding wonderland experience
Laise from
NZ
Outstanding wonderland experience
Laise from
NZ
Outstanding wonderland experience
Laise from
NZ
Penguin feeding
Kanu Negi from
Australia
Penguins as well
Raye from
Australia
Fantastic
Paula from
NZ
Awesome
John from
Laos
Awesome
John from
Laos
It's really amazing excellent
Ankur Gandhi from
India
It's really amazing excellent
Ankur Gandhi from
India
It's really amazing excellent
Ankur Gandhi from
India
Antartica Fun
Michelle from
NZ
Antartica Fun
Michelle from
NZ
Antartica Fun
Michelle from
NZ
Storm
Vikram Kumar from
Australia
Kurzweilig und abwechslungsreich
Felix Hellerich from
Germany
Five stars +
Bea from
NZ
Five stars +
Bea from
NZ
Five stars +
Bea from
NZ
On s'y croirait !
Henriette Mazurier from
France
Great experience
Sara Davis from
NZ
Great experience
Sara Davis from
NZ
A Truly Wonderful Experience
Maureen from
NZ
Best one
sushil from
India
Awesome experience
Georgia Saunders from
Australia
Antarctic center
sophrose from
NZ
Unique
Gabriella Curd from
NZ
Unique
Gabriella Curd from
NZ
Unique
Gabriella Curd from
NZ
Very cool experience
Vanessa Zou from
NZ
Very cool experience
Vanessa Zou from
NZ
Really fun experience
Tasha Prasad from
NZ
Really fun experience
Tasha Prasad from
NZ
Really fun experience
Tasha Prasad from
NZ
A blast - a very cold blast
Peter Schoenfeld from
Australia
Unreal experience
jodmar from
Australia
Amazing Experience
johnd39 from
Australia
Amazing Experience
johnd39 from
Australia
Amazing Experience
johnd39 from
Australia
Cool
Cass from
NZ
Great experience
Jim Rees from
NZ
Great experience
Jim Rees from
NZ
Great experience
Jim Rees from
NZ
GOOD
jahvarna from
NZ
GOOD
jahvarna from
NZ
Great day out!
sarahk30 from
NZ
Great day out!
sarahk30 from
NZ
Visit
johan1963 from
Belgium
Great Time
William Pennington from
United States
Great Time
William Pennington from
United States
Great Time
William Pennington from
United States
Recommended
Eva from
NZ
Recommended
Eva from
NZ
Recommended
Eva from
NZ
Great!
cheadlawan from
NZ
Best day ever
Ann Gee from
United Kingdom
An afternoon visit
Sarah Burden from
United Kingdom
Amazing experience
qianqians from
NZ
Great experience
Julia COTTLE from
NZ
Beautiful Malamut
Rikke Damsoe from
Denmark
Fun and fascinating!
elizabethb25 from
NZ
Fun and fascinating!
elizabethb25 from
NZ
Great day
Tricia Gilmour from
Australia
Great day
Tricia Gilmour from
Australia
Great experience
Peter Thomas-Charleton from
NZ
Great experience
Peter Thomas-Charleton from
NZ
Great experience
Peter Thomas-Charleton from
NZ
Nice Place too visit
rishabhkumarb from
NZ
Nice Place too visit
rishabhkumarb from
NZ
Nice Place too visit
rishabhkumarb from
NZ
Absolutely brilliant!
Hayley Durrington from
NZ
Absolutely brilliant!
Hayley Durrington from
NZ
Absolutely brilliant!
Hayley Durrington from
NZ
Educational experience
nurfarhanah(hana)s from
NZ
Educational experience
nurfarhanah(hana)s from
NZ
A day at the Antarctic
Helen Edmond from
United Kingdom
A day at the Antarctic
Helen Edmond from
United Kingdom
A day at the Antarctic
Helen Edmond from
United Kingdom
Penguins
Jacqui from
NZ
Penguins
Jacqui from
NZ
Great day
jeanettesusanneg from
NZ
Awesome
ritia from
NZ
Antarctic experience
Robyn Payens from
Australia
Hägglunds are fun
amandaa5 from
NZ
Antarctic Enlightenment
Allan Askew from
United Kingdom
Antarctic Enlightenment
Allan Askew from
United Kingdom
Fantastic experience
lisat46 from
NZ
Fantastic experience
lisat46 from
NZ
Entertaining indeed!
blim from
Singapore
Entertaining indeed!
blim from
Singapore
Entertaining indeed!
blim from
Singapore
Antartic Centre
Nikki from
NZ
What a wonderful experience
yuchunc from
NZ
What a wonderful experience
yuchunc from
NZ
Fun to do
Simon Enuma from
Netherlands
Fun to do
Simon Enuma from
Netherlands
Happy Antarctic trip
kal1 from
NZ
Happy Antarctic trip
kal1 from
NZ
great value for money
Nathan Hyde from
NZ
Awesome!
kerryl from
Australia
Awesome!
kerryl from
Australia
Awesome!
kerryl from
Australia
Such a great experience!
Fleur Lonsdale from
NZ
Such a great experience!
Fleur Lonsdale from
NZ
Great experience
JANE JOHNSON from
Australia
Beyond expectations
swtan from
NZ
Beyond expectations
swtan from
NZ
Beyond expectations
swtan from
NZ
Great day out
jennyd20 from
NZ
Great day out
jennyd20 from
NZ
Antartica
monital from
NZ
Antartica
monital from
NZ
Fantastic
Caro Camus from
NZ
Fantastic
Caro Camus from
NZ
Fantastic
Caro Camus from
NZ
Mrs
leannes17 from
NZ
Mrs
leannes17 from
NZ
Mrs
leannes17 from
NZ
Loved every minute spent
ivans1 from
NZ
Good views, pushy sales
tessl1 from
NZ
Great for all ages
MarinaVolta Rosa from
NZ
Great for all ages
MarinaVolta Rosa from
NZ
Great for all ages
MarinaVolta Rosa from
NZ
Definitely make time to visit
suzsuz from
NZ
Definitely make time to visit
suzsuz from
NZ
Mrs
jennyj4 from
NZ
Well worth it
Gael BLACK from
NZ
Great experience
oscarl1 from
NZ
Great experience
oscarl1 from
NZ
Great experience
oscarl1 from
NZ
Great afternoon out
amandas23 from
NZ
Great afternoon out
amandas23 from
NZ
Great afternoon out
amandas23 from
NZ
Amazing
Kelly A from
NZ
Great day had by all
Belinda from
NZ
Great day had by all
Belinda from
NZ
Great day had by all
Belinda from
NZ
Amazing Experience
Ingara DosSantosSilva from
NZ
Amazing Experience
Ingara DosSantosSilva from
NZ
Amazing Experience
Ingara DosSantosSilva from
NZ
Outstanding!
anonan from
NZ
Outstanding!
anonan from
NZ
Outstanding!
anonan from
NZ
Holiday in Christchurch
cherryfaye888 from
NZ
Great fun
Monika Gamble from
NZ
Family Trip
Julie Millner from
NZ
Family Trip
Julie Millner from
NZ
Family Trip
Julie Millner from
NZ
A must do!
hayleyk4 from
NZ
A must do!
hayleyk4 from
NZ
A must do!
hayleyk4 from
NZ
Chilly and fun experience
christalb from
NZ
Awesome Day 🦭
Anet from
Czech Republic
Awesome Day 🦭
Anet from
Czech Republic
Awesome Day 🦭
Anet from
Czech Republic
The highlight of Christchurch, a must do
Grace from
NZ
The highlight of Christchurch, a must do
Grace from
NZ
The highlight of Christchurch, a must do
Grace from
NZ
Totally worth the money
Louise Giles from
NZ
Great family time, will visit again
janeth2 from
NZ
Visit to Antarctic Centre, Christchurch
Jan Hilleard from
NZ
Visit to Antarctic Centre, Christchurch
Jan Hilleard from
NZ
Visit to Antarctic Centre, Christchurch
Jan Hilleard from
NZ
Amazing.
mariam22 from
NZ
International Antarctic Centre
Yvonne Clarke from
NZ
International Antarctic Centre
Yvonne Clarke from
NZ
Highly Recommended
ferdi from
NZ
Highly Recommended
ferdi from
NZ
Highly Recommended
ferdi from
NZ
Great place
Ashleigh from
NZ
Amazing Place to go
Scott from
NZ
Amazing Place to go
Scott from
NZ
What a great experience!
travelwithsam from
NZ
What a great experience!
travelwithsam from
NZ
Was awesome!
amirmim from
NZ
The closes I will ever get to the Ice
skiwi from
NZ
Fun for kids
rhonap from
Philippines
Fun for kids
rhonap from
Philippines
Great experience
Ingrid Robertson from
NZ
Great experience
Ingrid Robertson from
NZ
Fantastic
Laura Lavery from
NZ
IL
Iris from
NZ
What an awesome afternoon!
Sophie Styles from
NZ
Penguin feeding!
rebeccao from
NZ
Informative and fun
Marianne from
Australia
Informative and fun
Marianne from
Australia
Informative and fun
Marianne from
Australia
Excellent afternoon
Nicky from
NZ
Excellent afternoon
Nicky from
NZ
Great for big kids too
joelf from
Australia
Great for big kids too
joelf from
Australia
Fun!
kathys4 from
Australia
Fun!
kathys4 from
Australia
Fun!
kathys4 from
Australia
Full of fun and excitement
Issac from
NZ
Full of fun and excitement
Issac from
NZ
Full of fun and excitement
Issac from
NZ
Best birthday ever!!
Nyree Huyser from
NZ
Best birthday ever!!
Nyree Huyser from
NZ
Best birthday ever!!
Nyree Huyser from
NZ
Hagglund
Pierre from
South Africa
Fantastic
beihec from
NZ
Fantastic
beihec from
NZ
Amazing
Nicole Higgins from
NZ
Awesome experience!
Pamela Villanueva from
NZ
Awesome experience!
Pamela Villanueva from
NZ
Awesome experience!
Pamela Villanueva from
NZ
Your never too old!
Nikki Wallace-Bell from
NZ
Great family fun
lindal7 from
Australia
Great family fun
lindal7 from
Australia
Great family fun
lindal7 from
Australia
Hagglund
amandab from
Australia
Hagglund
amandab from
Australia
Antartic
alexm15 from
NZ
Special museum to visit
pamelac from
Taiwan
Special museum to visit
pamelac from
Taiwan
Special museum to visit
pamelac from
Taiwan
Good value
Adrian Spires from
United Kingdom
a very nice discovery!
Corinne from
Switzerland
a very nice discovery!
Corinne from
Switzerland
a very nice discovery!
Corinne from
Switzerland
Great day out
Anna from
Australia
It's a vehicle when you can take a little trip and feel the experience of travel in a real Antarctic car.
Nicolas Castaneda from
Colombia
Good stuff, very informative!
Rhoville John Natividad from
NZ
Good stuff, very informative!
Rhoville John Natividad from
NZ
Such a great family experience
zoec from
NZ
Once the winds calmed down in the snow room, had to get a picture :)
maureenh from
NZ
Awesome
leeb9 from
NZ
Awesome
leeb9 from
NZ
Awesome
leeb9 from
NZ
Nice half-day trip
Thurid Lauf from
Germany
Nice half-day trip
Thurid Lauf from
Germany
Front seat in the Hagglund
Sharyn from
NZ
Amanzing
Aimee from
Brazil
Amanzing
Aimee from
Brazil
Amanzing
Aimee from
Brazil
good
Xinghua from
NZ
good
Xinghua from
NZ
good
Xinghua from
NZ
Was a great trip and experience
julioc from
NZ
The chiller room
Tamara Lark from
NZ
할인가에는 가볼만한 곳
haeminb from
South Korea
What an experience!!!!
Melissa from
NZ
What an experience!!!!
Melissa from
NZ
Antarctic Centre a Must for All Visitors!
Sue from
Australia
Antarctic Centre a Must for All Visitors!
Sue from
Australia
Antarctic Centre a Must for All Visitors!
Sue from
Australia
Fabulous
Kylie_Watson from
Australia
Fabulous
Kylie_Watson from
Australia
Antarctic Alive
Mia Saunders from
NZ
Antarctic Alive
Mia Saunders from
NZ
Antarctic Alive
Mia Saunders from
NZ
Aussie Badger
Robyn from
Australia
Nice Eploration Adventure
janeg4 from
Australia
Happy exerprise
shiyan wei from
NZ
Family time
Natercia Da Fonseca from
NZ
Cruise
Nafisa from
India
Cruise
Nafisa from
India
Cruise
Nafisa from
India
Definitely a must do!
Rachel from
Australia
Good fun!
Sheherazad from
NZ
Good fun!
Sheherazad from
NZ
Fun family day out
Maureen from
NZ
Fun family day out
Maureen from
NZ
Great for 5 year olds!
Rosemary Frost from
United Kingdom
Lots of fun
Kylie Nicholls from
Australia
Lots of fun
Kylie Nicholls from
Australia
Cool
Robert Willian Adans from
Brazil
Little blue pinguin
Jacques Guillemette from
Canada
Little blue pinguin
Jacques Guillemette from
Canada
Cold but cool
Jessie from
NZ
Cold but cool
Jessie from
NZ
Cold but cool
Jessie from
NZ
Storm room
ahrak from
NZ
Wonderful winter wonderland
derekh from
NZ
Wonderful winter wonderland
derekh from
NZ
Wonderful winter wonderland
derekh from
NZ
Amazing experience!
Ryan from
NZ
Amazing experience!
Ryan from
NZ
Amazing experience!
Ryan from
NZ
Little Blue Penguins
Roger from
NZ
The trust these little guys have for their carer.
Bradley Moore from
NZ
Awesome
annekeb1 from
NZ
Awesome
annekeb1 from
NZ
Awesome
annekeb1 from
NZ
재밌었어요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
hyun ah kang from
South Korea
재밌었어요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
hyun ah kang from
South Korea
재밌었어요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
hyun ah kang from
South Korea
Great holiday entertainment
Helen from
NZ
Great holiday entertainment
Helen from
NZ
完美
Y an li from
China
Great time at the Antarctic center
Donna Halliday from
NZ
Great time at the Antarctic center
Donna Halliday from
NZ
Great time at the Antarctic center
Donna Halliday from
NZ
It was awesome
Julie Forman from
NZ
Grandchildren enjoying a Husky
Humphrey Archer from
NZ
Great 4D
Susanne Schuster from
Germany
Great 4D
Susanne Schuster from
Germany
Great 4D
Susanne Schuster from
Germany
Great day out
Sara from
NZ
Great
Pat from
NZ
南极科普互动馆
Xiaoyao Tan from
China
南极科普互动馆
Xiaoyao Tan from
China
Great Experience for Me from a Tropical Country
Chai Kee from
Singapore
Antarctic Experience
Malcolm Keys from
Australia
Antarctic Experience
Malcolm Keys from
Australia
Antarctic Experience
Malcolm Keys from
Australia
Amazing place....memorable experience
Upal Vasantlal from
India
Before the big artic storm
Annie Buys from
NZ
Not worth the price
Meghan Wipf from
United States
Brrrrrr ... it’s cold!
Rochelle from
Australia
Antarctic storm experience
Sarah from
NZ
Antarctic storm experience
Sarah from
NZ
Antarctic storm experience
Sarah from
NZ
Definitely a must do at least once
kunaln from
NZ
Definitely a must do at least once
kunaln from
NZ
Definitely a must do at least once
kunaln from
NZ
Great hands on experience
Loucas Ioannou from
Australia
Great
Harsimran Josan from
NZ
Great
Harsimran Josan from
NZ
Great
Harsimran Josan from
NZ
soo lovely experienced... coolest experienced....
Izthar from
NZ
Chilled out experience
Teresa from
NZ
Chilled out experience
Teresa from
NZ
Chilled out experience
Teresa from
NZ
Very excited
Keryn from
NZ
Cool not cold! ;-)
cibulka from
Czech Republic
Cool not cold! ;-)
cibulka from
Czech Republic
Cool not cold! ;-)
cibulka from
Czech Republic
How cute is this to be transported to and from town
Vicki from
NZ
Little blue penguins
Sindha from
NZ
Fantastic
Sherilyn from
Australia
Fantastic
Sherilyn from
Australia
Antarctic Centre - General Admission
Angie from
NZ
Antarctic Centre - General Admission
Angie from
NZ
Antarctic Centre - General Admission
Angie from
NZ
Amazing Antarctica experience
Christine from
NZ
Beautiful husky in the storm room
Mackenzi from
United States
Beautiful husky in the storm room
Mackenzi from
United States
Beautiful husky in the storm room
Mackenzi from
United States
Getting colder
STEVEN FROST from
NZ
Ice cave
bronwynk from
NZ
Loved out day there
Megan from
NZ
Loved out day there
Megan from
NZ
Loved out day there
Megan from
NZ
Christchurch Tram and Cathedral 2017
Erana from
NZ
Must visit
Matthew from
India
Penguins who can't survive the wild take refuge here. They seem content.
Victoria from
Singapore
Interessant & Imteraktiv
Sarah Hohenwarter from
Germany
Interessant & Imteraktiv
Sarah Hohenwarter from
Germany
Feeding time
Simon from
NZ
Awesome
Bruna from
Brazil
Awesome
Bruna from
Brazil
Awesome
Bruna from
Brazil
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Michael Jujnovich from New Zealand wrote on 29 March 2026
Gateway to Antarctic
My second visit, but a whole new experience, well worth going. Excellent displays, the 4 D theater not to be missed.
Sally Tims from New Zealand wrote on 28 March 2026
Interesting and varied.
I particularly liked the variety of exhibits which maintained our interest, and must mean that there would be something for everyone. The staff were helpful and lovely about it.
kishor from New Zealand wrote on 29 May 2018
awful staff very rude and sarcastic
The lady named Katie on the reception was so rude and racist. I called her over the phone and I also went personally to tell how sarcastic she was regarding my Enquiries about bookings. I could sense her sinical tone with Asian customers while I was in queue and to me as well. She was treating us as if she just wants to get the money and get rid of us. I wasn’t expecting this as I have been to Antarctic centre before like few years ago around 2014 but everything’s changed now. It’s more commercialised and the staff needs to be retired now and have some enthusiastic and young staff who are able to preserve what Antarctic centre is about and it’s image of knowledge centre rather than what it has become today is a tourist attraction and money making machine. It’s the only one in the world and has to be taken seriously by Management orelse it will loose it’s image. Kindly let the current old staff take care of their grandchildren and retire for good.
Sara Davis from New Zealand wrote on 28 March 2026
Great experience
I had an amazing time at the International Antarctic Centre. It was a great experience—very informative with so many things to see and do. It’s truly suitable for all ages, whether you’re going with family or just exploring on your own. My favourite part was definitely the penguins and the 4D movie—both were unforgettable and really brought the Antarctic experience to life. The Hägglund ride was also a lot of fun and gave a cool sense of what it’s like to travel across icy terrain. Right from the moment you walk in, the movie room does a fantastic job of setting the scene and providing really interesting background information. And the cold room—what an experience! It gives you a real feel for Antarctic conditions and is something you shouldn’t miss. Overall, I highly recommend it—an engaging, fun, and educational experience all in one.
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Bea from New Zealand wrote on 31 March 2026
Five stars +
Such a fab place! Still great after our last visit 9 years ago! Great information, great exhibits and experiences 🥰✨