Kea Skies has recently released their Auckland Narrated Scenic Tour, a narrated, guide-led flight for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. The package centres on a 90-minute route out of Ardmore, with a local guide providing history and narration. If you have ever circled Auckland’s skyline and wondered what you were looking at, this aims to supply the context, not just the view.

The tour is structured, with On-screen markers and heading cues that point out landmarks as they come into view, while audio triggers roll in time with each point of interest. Expect a circuit that touches Manukau Harbour, the Waitākere Ranges, the CBD and Sky Tower, the Hauraki Gulf islands, and the Hunua Ranges, before returning to Ardmore.

You can read the feature list here:

• Single real-human narrator — studio-recorded voice with warm Te Reo Māori, local humour, and spot-on pronunciation.
• Hand-crafted flight path — Ardmore → Manukau → West-coast surf & Waitākere Ranges → North Auckland → Auckland CBD & Sky Tower → Hauraki Gulf islands → West Auckland → Hunua Ranges → back to Ardmore.
• Landmark markers & heading arrows — custom POI icons and on-screen arrows appear in sync with the narration, so you’ll always know exactly where to look.
• Immersive audio triggers — stories, legends, and NZ bird SFX roll automatically as each point of interest comes into view.
• Te Reo Words - in-game subtitles display Māori words with phonetic pronunciation, and a printable Te Reo phrase guide is included in the Welcome Guide.
• Performance-friendly — built entirely on default in-sim scenery; no extra add-ons required (though you can enhance the skyline with the Orbx Auckland Landmarks package if you wish). Our screenshots above are taken with such enabled!
• Bonus livery — includes a matching Kea Skies Cessna 172 paint scheme for screenshot-ready flights.

For the full announcement, visit Kea Skies’ website.

Auckland Narrated Scenic Tour is available on Kea Skies’ website for $7.99, as well as on SimMarket.

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