Full Day Wellington City Tour
Overview
Details of Tour: Picturesque and unforgettably beautiful, Wellington is nestled around a sparkling, bustling harbour with residential housing extending up the sides of green valley hills. Voted the most liveable city in the world in 2017 and 2018, you will not be disappointed with your tour of our lovely city. This tour will delight you with breath-taking scenic views and photo opportunities, along with the fun of experiencing first-hand some of our favourite tourist attractions. You will be picked up from your meeting point and we will continue downtown past Te Papa and the QT hotel, seeing St Gerard’s church and monastery before we drive up to the top of Mount Victoria to see spectacular views of Wellington’s city and harbour. Have your cameras ready! Our tour then moves away from the city and takes us to the Italian fishing area hugging the rugged coastline of Island Bay. We will stop at a museum in Owhiro Bay which displays some interesting history about the Wellington southern coastline. It is time to drive to Weta Studios on the Miramar Peninsula for your Lord of the Rings experience and Weta Workshop tour, where Weta Workshop guides will have many interesting surprises in store for you around the making of the Lord of the Rings and other films. You will also have a chance to purchase Lord of the Rings memorabilia (for any Tolkein fans) and more photo opportunities outside. At the conclusion of your Weta Workshop tour we have a table reserved at the popular local seaside cafe, where you can relax and enjoy some local kiwi cuisine from the menu. After lunch we will continue further around the coastline, passing Peter Jackson’s house pass the local Wahine monument, where 52 people lost their lives on 10 April 1968 when the roll on/roll off ferry Wahine capsized after hitting Barrett’s Reef during a hurricane. Continuing around the coastline, passing popular Oriental Bay before we venture through the different parts of the inner city, ending up at the bottom of the iconic Wellington cable car (which first carried passengers in 1902). After you have travelled to the top in the cable car and visited the quaint museum at that end, you will have more breath-taking panoramic views of the harbour and city. Then it is an easy stroll through the lovely Botanic and Lady Norwood Rose Gardens, before seeing Parliament Buildings and visiting Old St Paul’s Cathedral – one of the world’s best examples of Gothic Revival architecture. You are then dropped off wherever you wish within the city centre and we know you will take with you lasting fond memories of your visit to Wellington.
Group Type: Private tours (Minimum 2 travellers, Maximum 3 travellers)
(Mercedes exec Sedan/ SUV or BMW)
Timing & Duration
Tour Includes
- Cruise Ship or Wellington Central City pick ups
- Hotel Pickups
- Weta Workshop Tour Tickets
- Guide for the day
Tour Excludes
- Tasting fees
- Food costs
Itinery
MT VICTORIA = Around 200 metres high
his is widely advertised as one of the must-do activities in Wellington. The 380 degress of panoramic views from the top are incredible, Hear how & see where Wellington’s landscape has been formed. (Due to its exporsure to the wind, it is advisable to carry a wind jacket)
WETA Cave
Visit this amazing venue and find out how they produce such films as Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia. Experience a Weta Cave Workshop Tour, see Weta artists and Technicians at work. (Advance booking for this is recommended. Admission prices are not included in our Tour Price.)
WAR MEMORIAL / WW1 EXHIBITION
This amazing display was created by Sir Peter Jackson. You will find this an educational and heart moving experience. Take the opportunity to reflect and honour those ANZACs (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.) that made the ultimate sacrifice. Hear some of their stories, see the adversity they faced. “They shall not grow old or weary as we shall….. Least we forget.”
WELLINGTON CITY
The nations capital overlooks one of the prettiest harbours in the world and it sits nestled between the sea’s edge and the hills. People come here to enjoy its quirky charm and panoramic views.
PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Visit Parliament, New Zealand’s unique capital buildings. Included in this tour is the opportunity to visit the Beehive a stunning architecturally designed building that was completed in 1979. This is the Excutive Wing of our parliamentry complex. Included inside are the offices of the Prime Minister and Cabinent. Next door to the Beehive is the beautiful Edwardian stone/granite building where parliament sits when it is in session. Again there is the opportunity to join one of the free tours hosted by parliament guides and learn some of the stories that are in these buildings.
Cancellation Policy
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