Wellington Trip Overview
Wellington Full Day Tour
A fully escorted tour showcasing all of the best highlights of Wellington city and some of its outer suburbs. Among visiting iconic landmarks, the tour will also include a cafe lunch beside the sea, and the choice of taking either a guided tour of the Weta Workshop Studios, or for the nature lovers, a guided tour of our renowned wildlife sanctuary Zealandia.
Features include:
• Mt Victoria lookout (360 views of Wellington)
• Ride on Iconic Wellington Cable Car
• Parliament Buildings (Beehive)
• Old St Paul’s Cathedral
• Lady Norwood Rose Garden
• Rocky coastline
• Wahine Memorial
• Drive through downtown Wellington
• Lunch at a seaside cafe
• Weta Cave Tour or Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary (tours are with a guide)
Additional Info
Duration: 387 to 420 minutes
Starts: Wellington, New Zealand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Wellington Full Day Tour
A fully escorted tour showcasing all of the best highlights of Wellington city and some of its outer suburbs. Among visiting iconic landmarks, the tour will also include a cafe lunch beside the sea, and the choice of taking either a guided tour of the Weta Workshop Studios, or for the nature lovers, a guided tour of our renowned wildlife sanctuary Zealandia.
Features include:
• Mt Victoria lookout (360 views of Wellington)
• Ride on Iconic Wellington Cable Car
• Parliament Buildings (Beehive)
• Old St Paul’s Cathedral
• Lady Norwood Rose Garden
• Rocky coastline
• Wahine Memorial
• Drive through downtown Wellington
• Lunch at a seaside cafe
• Weta Cave Tour or Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary (tours are with a guide)
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Mount Victoria, Alexandra Lookout Rd, Wellington 6001 New Zealand
An amazing 360 degree view of Wellington City
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Weta Workshop, Corner of Camperdown Rd & Weka St Miramar, Wellington 6022 New Zealand
At the Weta Workshop in Miramar you watch a short behind-the-scenes documentary that details the history of the Weta Workshop company, followed by an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour (entry included in your tour price) where you see how props plus weaponry are made and probably meet artists at work making props.
At the Weta Cave you will be given the opportunity to purchase souvenirs and have photos with Gollum, Lurtz the Uruk-hai, Bilbo’s three Trolls, and characters from other movies that Weta has been involved in. We will arrange for you to act and pose (photo shoot) with the trolls and other props. This is fun and enjoyed by everyone.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Stop At: Wellington Cable Car, 280 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011 New Zealand
Guests will ride 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.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Wellington Botanic Garden, 101 Glenmore Street, 6012 New Zealand
Guests take an easy stroll through the lovely Botanic Gardens
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lady Norwood Rose Garden, 101 Glenmore Street, Wellington 6012 New Zealand
Guests may have a wonder around the beautiful Lady Norwood Rose Garden
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: New Zealand Parliament, Molesworth Street, Wellington 6160 New Zealand
Visit the Parliament Buildings and learn a bit of history of the area
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Old St Paul’s, 34 Mulgrave St Thorndon, Wellington 6011 New Zealand
Guests visit Old St Pauls one of the world’s best examples of Gothic Revival architecture and where in the WW2 the American marines attended masses.
Duration: 10 minutes
