Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour in Wellington

the original Wellington Lord of the Rings Tour

This full day epic includes all of the locations from the Half Day Tour at a much more leisurley pace, ehilst also including bonus locations and a visit to the WETA CAVE at the Weta Workshop, a must see for Lord of the Rings fans and movie buffs.

the tour departs from city central accommodation between 8.30am and 9am. The morning is spent exploring the city locations of Mount Victoria (for spectacular views) and the ‘greenbelt’ (we spend 40min walking through the OUTER SHIRE. This location includes ‘get off the road’ and ’shortcut to mushrooms’ among others.

A drive through the southern suburbs, including Seatoun, Miramar and the South Coast where many of the big name stars lived, looking at Bree and Dunharrow locations. A stop is included at WETA CAVE (exept Public Holidays)and Scorch o Rama cafe (own expense) on the Wellywood Coast. We usually coffee with hoards of hungry WETA crew.

Depending on how friendly security are we can have a look over the fence at STONE STREET STUDIO to see what projects they are currently filming (unlike Universal Studios there are no studio tours. They are out of bounds for all us unmoviemaking mortals). Our knowledgeable guides will discuss past, current and future Peter Jackson/WETA creations including who is currently in town from Hollywood at the moment. ie Mr Del Toro and the team preparing for The Hobbit!

The afternoon is spent exploring the Hutt Valley. Stops include the Hutt River (Great River Anduin) and Harcourt Park (Gardens of Isengard and the famous Orc trees). In Kaitoke Regional Park we include our famous picnic lunch under the elevish trees of the Rivendell location (and a 45min walk through the NZ native forest). If the weather is poorly we shuffle the tour around and provide lunch at SorchORama Cafe. In this instance morning tea will include muffins in Rivendell. We aim to complete our journey around 4.00pm.

There are two main components of our tours. Firstly the locations. The tour visits the best locations in Wellington. Secondly, and our past clients tell us more importantly is the HOW and the WHY and the WHAT! WHAT do we see and talk about? HOW do we get there? and WHY do we go there? By answering these 3 questions we have developed Wellingtons Best Lord of the Rings Tours.

Rover train up Lord of the Rings fans to be great guides. They are fun, knowledgeable and their biggest asset. Their roomy vans allow for interaction with the guides so you can chat with them and learn LOTR secrets all day. The tour is structured for the best experience. From the order we visit locations, to the order we visit different scenes at locations.

The tour last 8 hours and departs Wellington Accommodation between 8.30am and 9am daily.

Cost:   $150 per adult     $85 per child 12 and under

Best Lord of the Rings locations tour in Wellington, New Zealand