Wellington City Sightseeing Small-Group Tour

Wellington, New Zealand

Journey into the heart of Wellington on this city sightseeing small-group tour. From its unearthly south coast to its bizarre central Beehive, the contrasts and quirkiness of Wellington's wonders are unequaled anywhere on earth. Travel by cable car to the top of Mt Victoria, visit the Parliament buildings and Te Papa - the national museum.

You'll be picked up from your Wellington hotel and travel by air-conditioned luxury mini-coach. Wellington is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city that's packed with drama, beauty, and pride. This tour gives you a unique, unforgettable day in one of the world's most beautiful cities.

Travel around the earthquake-scarred south coast to see the ruins of the Wahine ferry disaster and the distant ranges of the South Island, overlooked by the coasters' houses perched on the steep, rocky hills. Enjoy the views of the harbor and Matiu Sommes Island, a deceptively pretty place where prisoners of war were quarantined during World War II.

Enjoy panoramic views of Wellington city and harbor from the top of Mt Victoria. Take a trip on the cable car, a charming and picturesque transport that is one of the few surviving in the world.

In Thorndon, New Zealand's oldest suburb, visit the magnificent Parliament buildings and gorgeous Old St Paul's Cathedral. See the famous Beehive, the seat of government.

Your sightseeing tour concludes with a visit to the national museum, Te Papa, where you can explore the interactive displays and extraordinary mix of Maori and European heritage.

USD $128.00

Review by:   Sandra K,    February 2018
AMAZING - Leslie was great and one of the best tours on our trip - get's you a great overview of the city with a locals' knowledge

Review by:   Kara S,    December 2016
Laura was very knowledgeable and an excellent guide.

Review by:   Stuart S,    March 2016
This was a thoroughly enjoyable Tour.Our guide was knowledgable and had a good sense of humour and we felt that this was much more than just a City sightseeing tour and would have no hesitation in recommending it

Review by:   Paul L,    March 2016
Excellent guide. Excellent tour. Would recommend it.

Review by:   Lynette H,    March 2016
This was excellent, just four couples from our ship. The guide took us all over Wellington, stopping at various sites, treated us to a coffee, tea, or soda and something sweet to eat. We could easily ask questions and felt we'd really seen Wellington.

Review by:   Michael V,    February 2016
Our tour guide, Lara, was fantastic. We loved every moment of the tour.

Review by:   GARETH M G,    April 2015
Brilliant tour- guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and ensured we saw it all.

Review by:   Bradley P,    March 2015
Our guide Craig told us from the beginning that he doesn't usually do this specific tour...but it didn't matter. He did a tremendous job tailoring the tour to focus on the things we wanted to see.

Review by:   Ruolin W,    March 2015
good

Review by:   fbk3,    January 2015
Way too expensive, but the driver was nice, and we feel we covered the area well. Tour guide was on time,_br/_ had a comfortable vehicle, showed us everything he could think of and took us to a location where we could_br/_ view the S.I. which was one thing we wished to view. We did visit a couple of the beaches around the area and the small towns and the area where the Middle Earth movie characters were made-Weta area. That was_br/_ interesting. The tee shirt we bought our son has been a big attraction since returning home to the USA.

Review by:   Robert M,    December 2014
Mike the Guide was terrific. We had a rainy day and he was able to modify the tour to allow us to maximize sightseeing until the weather cleared. Highly recommend this tour

Review by:   johnmcf,    July 2014
The weather was not perfect, cold and raining, however Laura was extremely proficient and went out of her way to ensure we enjoyed ourselves.

Review by:   John,    July 2014
The weather was not perfect, cold and raining, however Laura was extremely proficient and went out of her way to ensure we enjoyed ourselves.

Review by:   Melani A,    February 2014
Because of our driver's heavy "accent", we had difficulty understanding some of his talk. Therefore we found him repeating himself a lot, for our benefit I think.

Review by:   Sienna Na W,    January 2014
Excellent tour and tour guide. Covered all major attractions and professional introductions in-depth.

Review by:   Bon,    January 2014
We had a great day in Wellington. We were met at ship timely and delivered back with time to spare._br/_ Our guide was a native of Wellington and showed us a terrific day and had lots of history to share._br/_ Souls highly recommend this tour.

Review by:   BARRIE P,    March 2013
We had our driver (Mike) to ourselves so he was able to personalize our tour to suit. He was very experienced and knowlegeable, showing the essential highlights of a great city.

Review by:   Tania H,    March 2013
What a fantastic day, we had a charismatic host Nathan, who made the day all about us. The day was tailored to our wants, needs, and desires. Wellington is such a beautiful city with its unusual layout and quirkiness, Nathan is very passionate about his city and it rubbed off. I initially picked this tour just to fill in a day but I was very wrong, I learnt so much while having fun and got to see so many things that I never would have. We stopped off at a beautiful little cafe by the beach for lunch, went to the Weta studios, Mt Victoria lookout, Parliament and Beehive buildings, Te Papa, Wellington Zoo, cable car, and St Paul's Cathedral. We also stopped off at some unusual spots for some photo opportunities. I cant thank Nathan enough for a warm welcome to Wellington and showing us his wonderful city in a beatiful new airconditioned mini van.

Review by:   jenny,    January 2012
fantastic even though it rained. we were the only ones on the tour with Mike and he was fantastic and focused the tour on what we wanted to see

Review by:   Lily Zhang,    November 2011
The guide is very kind and thoughtful. My daughter and I were enjoying the trip. Many thanks.

Review by:   Lily Zhang,    October 2011
The guide is very kind and thoughtful. My daughter and I were enjoying the trip. Many thanks.

Review by:   Anita J,    October 2011
Our tour guide, Mike, was great, My friend and I were the only ones on this tour and he catered to what we were interested in. Mike was informative and fun. We enjoyed our tour so much we asked Mike if we could book him again the next day for a tour of Kapiti. I would recommend your tours to others.

Review by:   MICHAEL B,    July 2010
The LOTR tour was personanlised from the small group. The guide had been involved in the making of LOTR, so there were many interesting discussions about the background to the various locations and scenes. Well worth putting into your itinerary.

Review by:   MICHAEL B,    January 2010
The LOTR tour was personanlised from the small group. The guide had been involved in the making of LOTR, so there were many interesting discussions about the background to the various locations and scenes. Well worth putting into your itinerary.