Wellington Scenic Full Day Tour
- 7–8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Your tour is your tour only! No mixed groups! You get to have your own dedicated Driver/Guide and 'Memory Creator' for your entire tour. Enjoy a ~8-hour private tour capturing the best of Wellington - Oriental Bay, Mt Victoria, Weta Cave, Massey, Wahine and Ataturk memorials, scenic drive of Eastern and Southern bays, Wellington Wind Turbine at Brooklyn, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park/Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Wellington Cable Car, Parliament Buildings and Old St Pauls Cathedral. Note: For cruise ship passengers this tour will operate on a slightly reduced itinerary.
Inclusions
What's included
- Entry/Admission fee - Old St Pauls Cathedral
- Pick up and drop off from CBD hotel, Railway Station or Cruise Port terminal
- Entry/Admission fee - Weta Workshop & Cave
- Entry/Admission fee - Wellington Cable Car
- Lunch and choice of 1 beverage
- Complimentary photos and tour summary emailed to guests after tour
- Personal Driver/Tour Guide
- New Zealand Spring Water
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
We have a brief walk around the Parliament grounds where your guide will point out the iconic ‘Beehive’, Houses of Parliament and the Parliamentary Library building.
Built between 1865 and 1866 Old St Pauls Cathedral is one of the best examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the world. The Cathedral is particularly poignant for American visitors. A large contingent of the American Marine Corp were based in and around Wellington in 1942 and many Marines would attend Sunday services. The American Marine Corp flag and the American national flag of that time with 48 stars hang proudly inside the Cathedral. Here we have a guided tour with a Heritage NZ staff member who will provide an extensive overview of the history of the Cathedral.
Take a ride on Wellington's long standing, iconic tourist attraction - the Wellington Cable Car. Your guide will take you to the entry point and then meet you up at your final destination - Kelburn.
We take a walk through the magnificent Lady Norwood Rose Garden located in the Wellington Botanical Gardens. When the roses are not in bloom a short walk in the gardens can be taken.
Put your I in the iconic Well_ington sign, stroll along the harbourside for great city and harbour scenic photo opportunities and view the statue of Kupe which shows the legendary Polynesian explorer with his wife, Hine Te Apārangi, and his tohunga (priest), Pekahourangi.
Take a scenic drive along Oriental Bay winding up the narrow roads of Wellington to Wellington's most popular lookout point. Here we take in majestic views over the city and harbour.
Immerse yourself in the magical world of movie making and special effects at the Weta Cave. Please note: the visit to the Weta Cave does not include the behind the scenes tour of the Weta Workshop.
View the majestic memorial and tomb of the resting place of former Prime Minister William Massey and his wife Christina.
Lunch and a choice of beverage at this iconic Eastern Bays Cafe.
We visit several memorials at Seatoun and Breaker Bay to 51 people who tragically lost their lives on 10 April 1968 from the sinking of the Inter Island Ferry Wahine. In fact a further 2 people were to die after the tragedy as a result of injuries sustained on that fateful day.
We visit the Mustafa Kemal Atatürk memorial, the first President of the Republic of Turkey above Breaker Bay. The memorial looks out over Cook Strait and the site was chosen for its remarkable likeness to the landscape of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. The memorial is particularly poignant for Australian, New Zealand and Turkish visitors who commemorate the ANZAC Gallipoli campaign during World War 1.
View Wellington's first wind turbine and take in another majestic view of the city and harbour.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 14 travellers
- Operated by
- Kaewa Tours Ltd
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- For children under the age of 7 an approved child restraint seat must be used and be supplied by the customer. If an approved child restraint seat is not available the tour cannot proceed.
How it compares in Wellington
- Its from-price is 36% above the median of the 18 city tours we list in Wellington.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 18.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Wellington
Wellington is New Zealand's capital, a compact harbour city of steep hills, a waterfront museum, a cable car and a famously strong wind.
Wellington wraps around a deep harbour at the southern tip of the North Island, with hills rising steeply behind the waterfront and Cook Strait beyond the heads. It is the seat of government, and the Beehive, the executive wing of Parliament, stands among the other parliamentary buildings. Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum, sits on the waterfront. The wind is a local legend.
Top-ranked sights in Wellington: Mt. Victoria Lookout, Wellington Cable Car, Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa).
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