We were diverted to Christchurch due to bad weather rather than landing in a Queenstown yesterday afternoon and were not on another flight to Queenstown until late this afternoon. So we decided to visit the Antarctic centre to fill in the day. It was terrific...More

This was interesting. We enjoyed being in the snow and the wind exhibit but what we really enjoyed was seeing the penguins

We were a senior citizen and a 13 year old and both enjoyed it. Five hours, including nice lunch in café. Quite a bit of queueing (school holidays) but staff ran extra sessions of the movies.

Found this tour really interesting. Loved seeing the animals and the Blizzard was amazing - sooo cold! Wonderful for kids and adults alike.

I saw many people complaint about the expensive entrance ticket, so I went online to book the tickets in advance and found half priced tickets, which I feel so worth it. Four family members and I booked for the 2.30 pm slot, the centre closes...More

I would have given five stars for the same great things outlined in the other reviews. However a terrible experience with one of the staff, Sue, who was running the Hagglund ride nearly ruined our day. We arrived at 10am and were given tickets for...More

Wow what an awesome place to visit, we spent 4hrs there with our grandchildren , there was lots of interacting things for the children & adults to see & do , there was 4D Experiance & a Ride on the Hagglund plus cafe . It...More

This is well worth the visit. Even better if you're staying in town there is a free shuttle every hour from the main museum in town that takes you to and from the centre. Good to see the penguins and the 'snow storm' room, as...More

This really was a let down. Apart from the penguins and cold room there is not much else to do. Miss five got bored very quickly after the cold room

This was our rainy day activity as most of it is indoors. Really fun for the whole family. Very interesting if you love the history of exploration. They had a sled dog breeder there when we visited and she was very informative on the breed....More