Dominating the Auckland skyline is the Sky Tower. It is very hard to miss, and you can see it from almost anywhere you stand in Auckland. It is a good landmark to navigate by. It costs to go up the tower (prices are on the website) but if you are going to eat in Orbit going up the tower is free. We went up the tower at night and saw Auckland in it’s night time glory. Auckland is a skyscraper dominated city and nearly all of them are light up in some way.
We ate in Orbit that evening. Slowly the restaurant turns as you eat, enabling you to see a 360 view of Auckland. We got there just as the sun was beginning to set and the moon was in the sky above the harbour. The starter is served to you at your table. In this case it was different sorts of freshly baked bread with Red wine and Grapefruit butter! Different and interesting. The rest of the meal is buffet based and sadly not much for vegetarians, but the omnivorous should have an excellent meal.
