Brilliant place to visit while in Christchurch very enjoyable they even have some blue penguins and a few haaglunds (don't know if I've spelt that right) that they take you out in on an obsticle course

A wonderful real life experience of being at Antartica. This will blow you away. I've been several times it never disappoints.

We were very dissapointed in this place. We went to see the huskys and were really looking forward to it we decided to just buy the standard passes as we asked the lady at the desk what you get for the extra tickets it didn't...More

he International Antarctic Center is a great place to checkout and spend 2-3 hours prior to leaving Christchurch. It's just a 5/10 minute walk from the Christchurch Airport and even has a cute cafe you can eat at rather than eating pricey food at the...More

We had finished our holiday, and had sometime to spare before taking the camper van back and flying back to Perth the next day, so we decided to go next door to the Antartic centre, we went in and purchased our tickets we decided to...More

This is a kind of outrageous fun informative place to go to learn and experience and see what really happened and is happening at present in the Antarctic. Pretty amazing place. Very cool to feel the temperature in the simulator.

My visit to the International Antarctic Centre was very fun, probably the most fun thing was the Hagglund ride. I also really enjoyed going through an antarctic blizzard. I would recommend wearing warm clothes. It was a very informative trip and I learned about the...More

The International Antartic Center has all the things you need to know about Antartica starting with their vehicle named Hagglund, penguin babies, videos on Antartica, 4d viewing experience, Snow storm experience, Stimulator ride, etc, etc. It is near the airport and a must watch in...More

A great place for the family. Some great activities and the odd surprise. Kids had a great time as did we. Right at the airport it's great for a first or last activity before/after arriving or departing. Food in the cafe was fairly limited but...More

Visited in the first week of June 2017 during our stay at Chirstchurch. Amazing experience and feel of Antarctica Ocean. Lots of information you shall get here of the Ocean. super ride on the roller and experience the temperature of Antarctic whilst you are here....More