This tour was perfect and was so interesting handled with great professionally
Review by: Francelis G, March 2018
I enjoyed the tour. The tour guide was knowledgeable and the WETA workshop amazing._br/_ Recommended 100.
Review by: MDL_51, March 2018
We changed from a half day to the full day as there was so much more to see in the afternoon. The WETA studios visit was brilliant, and our guide Laura knew so much about the films, Peter Jackson, the other cast members and the places we visited, however be prepared to see sites where filming took place, that now seem so out of sync since filming has long since ceased. We did not see the Shire, which is elsewhere near Auckland and of course no Orcs.
Review by: henry b, February 2018
Good tour but we saw only places in the woods were six scenes about 30 seconds of the movie were shot. Nothing of the Hobbit houses or any other sets. Tour of the studio was good - but mostly was a 45-minute video about the studio. They did show us a number of props they developed - may weapons, armor etc. We did get a bit of a tour of the city also with one photo stop.
Review by: Jeff V, February 2018
Very informative and a must for Tolkien fans.
Review by: Elizabeth T, February 2018
The Wetta tour was fantastic. And to see where some of the Lord of the Rings was filmed was also really amazing. Great for any movie fan, especially for the Lord of the Rings fans.
Review by: nataharner, February 2018
This was our favorite shore excursion out of three, taken while cruising from Australia to New Zealand last month. Grant was our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and informative. He took us on a scenic drive around the area. Wellington is a beautiful town located on the hills with stunning views. We visited Weta Cave where we saw some of the original props for LOTR, Hobbit and other movies. Took pictures with some of the movie characters. Grant also took us to a couple of locations where some of the scenes for the LOTR were filmed. Finally, we stopped on the top of mt Victoria with stunning 360 degree views of the area before returning to the ship. Well worth the money!
Review by: Gerard D, January 2018
Great tour and guide through the complex explaining all of the special effects the company has created and the films they have been involved in. Also their newest venture Thunderbirds Also a guided tour of some of the locations from the Lord of the RIngs with a great tour guide. Well worth the time to see and great value for money.
Review by: Melissa T, December 2017
The Weta Workshop tour was fun, but it could have been a bit shortened without the video. The location stop was good and the city information was good. We saw a good bit of the town and got in our LOTR info too. Would recommend this tour even to non-fans. Also go to the Te Papa museum on your own to see the Weta magic in the WWI display.
Review by: J.D., December 2017
Best tour I have been on. If you like the Lord of the Rings it is must. If you love the Lord of the Rings it is the reason to go to New Zealand. You visit a couple of the filming sites, plus get a tour of Wellington. It wasn't only the background and history of the Lord of the Rings, which was AWESOME but the history and background of the people like Peter Jackson and others that made the films possible. Where they found extras to be in the movies, and sound effects who would have guessed 10,000 New Zealand cricket fans sound like 10,000 orcs. You don't see orcs in costume, but you see full size orcs, and trolls around the site. I would take the tour again, to get stuff I might have missed the first time.
Review by: Stephen W, November 2017
Had a fabulous time!
Review by: Randy T, November 2017
I am not a fan of The Lord of the Rings at all, but the tour was very good, as one got to see some good views of Wellington. Plus the Weka Studios tour was excellent. Very interesting.
Review by: Paul P, October 2017
We all enjoyed this trip being LOTR fans. Our guide was great as he knew the scenes inside out having been in the film._br/_ Weta was an added bonus pity it was not a bit more hands on but great day_br/_ Thanks guys.
Review by: Erin G, October 2017
Great half day tour, which took our large group to many movie sites. The explanations and photographs gave us a lot of information about the movie business and Peter Jackson. Dave our driver was amazing and really patient with the 9 young kids in our group. Highly recommend this tour.
Review by: christopher e, September 2017
Really enjoyed this half-day trip. The guide was very friendly and well-informed, and the experience was that much better because we were a small group of seven. Weta Studios were most interesting. Recommend this tour !
Review by: Shirley M, August 2017
Loved this tour in the rain. I was skeptical that we would enjoy the rainy day tour but we did have a wonderful time. Our guide was very knowledgeable. We began with the half day tour but decided to stay on for the whole day.
Review by: David P, May 2017
Nice day out in Wellington.
Review by: Kent O, April 2017
View from mountain top was great. The tour guide, Jack, talked non-stop about all the movies he and another man on the tour loved or hated which was irritating. Jack was knowledgeable about the books and movies and Peter Jackson and Weta - and that part was good, but he wasted a ton of our time talking about nothing related to LOR. I was not impressed with the WETA workshop. There was too much time spent there for the information that was presented I thought there was too much detail presented. Very disappointed in the availability of good souvenirs from the workshop.The Wellington airport was almost better than the tour.
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