Wellington Tours

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!

➜ We now drive to Lyall Bay beach, pass Wellington airport and see some of the rugged coast line. On a clear day you may see some spectacular views of the South Island. We pass Barrett’s Reef, where on 10 April 1968 the roll on/roll off ferry Wahine hit the reef and capsized near Seatoun (just a short distance from the shoreline) during a hurricane resulting in 52 lives being lost.

➜ It is time to drive to the Wellington sign on our way to Weta Studios on the Miramar Peninsula for your Lord of the Rings experience with a short visit to Weta Cave where you will have a chance to purchase Lord of the Rings memorabilia (for any Tolkein fans) and more photo opportunities. 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 we drive pass the lovely Botanic Gardens and drive through the Lady Norwood Rose Garden, before seeing Parliament Buildings and its grounds and finally drive past Premier House (Prime Minister’s residence) and a number of early settler homes and shops in Tinakori Rd.

➜ You are then dropped off wherever you wish within the city centre to take with you lasting fond memories of your visit to Wellington.

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✅ Downtown entertainment area of Wellington
✅ Mt Victoria
✅ Rugged Coastline
✅ Weta Cave
✅ Cable Car
✅ Botanic Gardens
✅ Lady Norwood Rose Gardens
✅ Parliament Grounds
✅ Premier House

Uncover the vibrant heartbeat of Wellington

➜ 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.

➜ 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.

➜ Lunch (not included in price) can be at the Chocolate Fish or at some other café (discuss with guide)

➜ After lunch it is time to drive to Weta Studios on the Miramar Peninsula for your Lord of the Rings experience at the Weta Cave. Here you will meet Gollum, Lurtz and some trolls from the Lord of The Rings and you will also have a chance to purchase Lord of the Rings memorabilia (for any Tolkein fans) and more photo opportunities outside.

➜ Continuing along Wellington’s scenic coastline, we pass the beloved Oriental Bay before heading inland to the lush Otari-Wilton’s Bush, home to the city’s only public botanic garden dedicated solely to native New Zealand plants.
Step into a pocket of ancient Aotearoa as we explore this unique rainforest reserve — a glimpse of what Wellington looked like before European settlement. Receiving rainfall on over 125 days each year, Otari thrives with native flora and birdlife.

Your guide will lead you across the elevated Tree Top Walkway, 20 metres above the forest floor, offering a bird’s-eye view of towering rimu and tawa trees. Keep an eye out for native birds flitting through the canopy as you walk through this peaceful, untouched corner of Wellington.

➜ After the Otari-Wilton Bush we drive through 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.

More info

✅ Downtown entertainment area
✅ Mt Victoria
✅ Rugged Coastline
✅ Museum of Wellington Southern Coastline
✅ Lunch (not included in price)
✅ Weta Cave
✅ Otari Bush Reserve
✅ Cable Car
✅ Botanic Gardens
✅ Lady Norwood Rose Gardens
✅ Parliament Grounds
✅ Premier House