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• Excellent

  Jet34264428903,2026年6月11日

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  5.00

  Excellent place to visit with a 21 year old. She loved the penguins and the huskies. Found all the info very interesting. The vehicle ride was quite thrilling!

• Awesome

  Mark251265,2026年6月4日

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  5.00

  Amazing facility that uses interactivity as its core approach. Would appeal to history buffs, animal lovers. Environmentalists, children, teenagers, pretty much everyone. The snowstorm room was hilarious to not only experience but to watch other people through the windows and time how long they last at -20 C before they run for the exit (I only lasted 2 of the 4 minutes so no judgment!) Very good little cafe too. It is very expensive though so be prepared for sticker shock.

• Fascinating and fun

  Kathy M,2026年5月21日

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  5.00

  Fascinating visit with so much to learn and some memorable ways to help the experience. Staff were passionate and knowledgeable- a very good value, important place to learn about Antarctica.

• Informative and Fun

  Vacation32839802682,2026年5月4日

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  5.00

  We had a great visit to the International Antarctic Centre. The staff was great, and the facilities were well laid out, with a lot of information about Antarctica and various research programs. Would highly recommend, especially if you have a couple of hours before needing to fly out of the Christchurch airport.

• Unique museum experience

  brunelloafcionado,2026年4月30日

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  5.00

  Fantastic option in Christchurch. Recommend. Also add the Haggerlund ride - very fun

  

  

  

• Definite must in Christchurch

  U2577SWpatriced,2026年4月28日

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  5.00

  What a great experience so hands on. Loved seeing the dogs

• Absolute must do experience in Christchurch!

  Leeann46,2026年4月24日

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  5.00

  Amazing experience for all age groups. Plenty of interactive activities including the ride in a hagglund (snow vehicle), meeting the huskies, seeing the penguins being fed, experiencing a snow storm and watching a 4d movie. The staff are very friendly and full of information with the ones we met having had time at the antartic themselves. We have teenage kids so were a bit rushed and couldn't read all the information but we absolutely had a great couple of hours there before our flight home

• A must do in Christchurch!

  jm1983rev,2026年4月24日

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  5.00

  The centre is excellent. There is so much information, well presented and accompanied by several short films which were informative and thought provoking. It was really engaging for all ages no matter how much you wanted to read as displays were interspersed with meeting huskies, seeing little blue penguins, standing in an Antarctic storm and riding a Haaglund which was a hilarious highlight for us! Like so many places in New Zealand though this place was made by amazing friendly staff. In particular we chatted with Stan several times during our visit and he was such a standout guide. He was approachable, knowledgeable and passionate which was so contagious when chatting to him. Special thanks for adding so much to our family visit here.

• Life on the Antarctic

  Vicki G,2026年4月24日

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  5.00

  Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The staff were very good with knowledge of life in the Antarctic. I came away with a newfound interest in the history and inhabitants on a big chilly block of ice. Worth a visit

• Very cool

  juliajI3850WM,2026年4月16日

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  5.00

  The hagglan ride was very scary for 7 year old. My child loved the storm house and the 4d movie and all the wonderful interactive things e.g holding his hand in very cold Antarctic water. We loved it thanks very enjoyable day

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