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Wellington's Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour including Lunch
Wellington's Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour including Lunch
Feast fit for a hobbit
Wellington's Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour including Lunch
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Wellington's Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour including Lunch

By Wellington Rings Tours
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$325 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Enjoy a full day, all-inclusive adventure in Wellington, the home of middle-Earth. Visit some amazing locations from the Lord of the Rings films, enjoy a delicious lunch and visit the famous Weta Workshop, where the films were created.

We are Wellington's original Lord of the Rings tour and have been operating since 2002. Formerly Rover Rings Tours [before Covid], Welly Rings Tours is proud to show you Wellington as Middle-earth. Our fans-turned-guides will share with you fascinating stories of the making of these films that you likely won't hear anywhere else - mainly because some of our guides were actually there!

Activity location

  • Weta Workshop
    • Corner of Camperdown Rd & Weka St, Miramar
    • 6022, Wellington, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Weta Workshop
    • Corner of Camperdown Rd & Weka St, Miramar
    • 6022, Wellington, New Zealand

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Wellington's Full Day Lord of the Rings Locations Tour including Lunch
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$325.00 x 1 AdultNZ$325.00

Total
Price is NZ$325.00
Until Fri, 22 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWeta Workshop behind-the-scenes tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit the best LOTR film locations
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal and professional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuaranteed drop off back to Cruise Ship on time. We haven't missed a drop off in 15 years
  • What's includedWhat's includedCafe lunch included in tour price
  • What's includedWhat's includedNative forest walk
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up and drop off in central Wellington or the cruise terminal. Please advise at time of booking
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up available directly from ships for cruise passengers. Select CentrePort when booking
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for participants with walkers or limited mobility
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Activity itinerary

Weta Workshop
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Delve into the heart of Wellywood and visit the Weta Workshop, a physical effects workshop who created all the props, armour, weapons, costumes, miniatures and prosthetics for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. Learn the secrets of film magic on a behind-the-scenes tour by a Weta employee, who will explain the creative process behind bringing these films to life. You'll also have chance to take photos with various characters and weapons, as well as treating yourself to a souvenir or two, if desired.
Mount Victoria Lookout
  • 15m
Enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the harbour and city from the Mt Victoria lookout. Your guide will talk about the landmarks you can see from the top and help you take photos. Mt Victoria is always on the list of things to do in Wellington, so we thought we'd save you the trouble of walking up the hill to get there!
Embassy Theatre (Pass by)
Drive past the Embassy Theatre that was used to host two world premieres of the Middle-earth films - The Return of the King and An Unexpected Journey. Your guide will share stories and pictures of how Wellington was transformed literally into the middle of Middle-earth.
Mount Victoria
  • 1h
Descend into the forested slopes of the nearby Outer Shire, where our expert guides will explain the process of film making and entertain you with stories of how the Lord of the Rings films were brought to life. You will follow in the footsteps of Frodo and the Hobbits as they began their quest to destroy the One Ring. You will see the "shortcut to mushrooms", "get off the road" and hide from the Black Riders before fleeing to the Buckleberry Ferry. You will have the chance to recreate some of the most famous scenes from The Fellowship of the Ring and make your social media streams go crazy!
Aston Norwood Gardens
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Enjoy a feast fit for a Hobbit to recharge your batteries for more film locations in the afternoon
Poet's Park
  • 15m
See a section of the Great River Anduin as the Fellowship make their way to Parth Galen
Harcourt Park Disc Golf Course
  • 30m
Harcourt Park aka The Gardens of Isengard. Here you will see how this normal, everyday park was transformed into the scenes where Gandalf rode to Saruman seeking council and the wizards walked through the gardens discussing their situation. This is also where the orcs began felling the trees once it was revealed Saruman had turned to the dark side...
Kaitoke Regional Park
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Kaitoke Regional Park, a stunning, thousand year old, temperate rain forest. This was used as the location for the beautiful Rivendell, the last homely house east of the sea. Here you will immerse yourself in the magical setting and learn how the area was transformed into Elrond's house, Frodo's bedroom and the bridge where Arwen and Aragorn share a kiss. You can release your inner Elf and snap a photo reenacting a famous Legolas image and then recreate the scene where Frodo leads the newly formed Fellowship towards Mordor by posing in front of the Rivendell gate tower which is the only Lord of the Rings replica structure in the whole of New Zealand outside of Hobbiton. You will also see a scene from the Fords of Isen, where Eomund was found by Eomer at the start of The Two Towers, and have a chance to cross a swing bridge and visit a giant 800-year-old native Rimu tree and learn something of New Zealand's flora and fauna.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESWeta Workshop
    • Corner of Camperdown Rd & Weka St, Miramar
    • 6022, Wellington, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEWeta Workshop
    • Corner of Camperdown Rd & Weka St, Miramar
    • 6022, Wellington, New Zealand

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