Half Day Lord of the Rings Tour | 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours

97 Reviews | Wellington
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From $110.11 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/guide
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Gratuities
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea

Overview

We make our way up to the Mount Victoria Lookout to see spectacular views of Wellington’s city by driving up Courtenay Place, past the Embassy Picture Theatre which held two world premieres; The last LOTR instalment The Return of the King (2003), and the first Hobbit movie An Unexpected Journey (2012). Then it is off to Hobbiton Woods where the filming of his epic trilogy began. Home of the Shortcut to Mushrooms scene; Sam & Frodo’s Second Breakfast; the location where the Hobbits hid from the Black Rider (“Get off the Road!”); the Race to the Buckleberry Ferry scene; and King Théoden’s Dunharrow Encampment. Now we are off to the Weta Workshop in Miramar. for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour where you see how props plus weaponry are made and probably maybe meet artists at work. At the Weta Cave see and have photos with Gollum, Lurtz the Uruk-hai, Bilbo’s three Trolls. The tour concludes with a drive around the bays back to the city

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A PICKUP LOCATION MUST BE GIVEN AT TIME OF BOOKING If you are unsure, please select 'i-SITE Bus Pickup Point' when booking. This can be amended later if required. DO NOT put 'I will select later'. ******CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS WILL BE COLLECTED FROM THE PORT IN THE DESIGNATED PICKUP AREA, YOU DO ... NOT NEED TO GO IN TO THE CITY****** Please select "Wellington Cruise Ship Port, Pipitea" option as your pickup location and enter your ship name in the additional booking details. Your pickup time will be 45 minutes after the ship has docked (even if your ship has been delayed or arrives early) with 8.45am being the earliest pickup time. For the convenience of other guests, please ensure you arrive at the tour area promptly as the tour may not wait for you. Look out for the Xplor Tours guides who will greet you. NON-CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER BOOKINGS: Pickup times may differ from tour start times if there are multiple guest pickup locations. We will contact you in advance of your tour with your estimated pickup time if this is the case. Read more ▼

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Meeting points

The Wellington iSite Bus Stop at 145 Wakefield Steet is the alternative pick up point if you are not arriving off a Cruise Ship or your Hotel is outside of the CBD pick up zone.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Mount Victoria

    Mt Victoria Lookout, great view of Wellington

    15 minutes

  • Mount Victoria

    Hobbiton Woods 5 filming sites from 1st LORs movie

    40 minutes

  • N/A

    Tour of Weta workshop seeing how props and weaponry is made as well as sets from Thunderbirds

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Cruise Ship Passenger bookings should select the following option as their pickup location which is the Wellington Cruise Ship Port: Aotea Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
  • Cruise Ship Passenger bookings should add their ship name in special requirements field.
  • PICKUP LOCATION MUST BE GIVEN AT TIME OF BOOKING: Default pickup location Wellington iSite Visitor Centre, if you do not know your hotel at time of booking. You can amend your pickup when you know your hotel, if it is located in the CBD pickup area.

Free Cancellation

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Reviews

4.6

97 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    77
  • 4 stars
    8
  • 3 stars
    10
  • 2 stars
    1
  • 1 star
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 77 reviews with 5 stars

Very informative and enjoyable

Published on Mar, 2025

Richard was very knowledgeable and showed us many great sights of Wellington. He explained the forest shots and let us get into character.The Weta Workshop was amazing.

A great experience

Published on Feb, 2025

This was an excellent tour with a great guide Richard - very knowledgeable and passionate. Small group size was also a benefit.

Fantastic tour

Published on Feb, 2025

Our guide, Lester, led us on an extraordinary tour of LOTR. He was very creative in helping us to memorialize our experience. He took us to actual filming sites and showed us photos of specific scenes where the action was filmed. He was able to enrich our experience by sharing his knowledge of characters and history of logistical hurdles overcome. Lester’s enthusiasm for sharing his knowledge about the making of LOTR enhanced our experience so that we will remember it for many years to come. Not only would we heartily recommend Lester and LOTR experience to anyone else, but we would do it again if given the opportunity.

Great tour, especially if you are a fan of the movies.

Published on Feb, 2025

Great tour, we were visiting on a cruise ship. Easy meeting place where the ship docked. Richard our tour guide was excellent. Visiting the locations & recreating the scenes from the movies was great & Richard took photos of us which makes great memories. WETA tour was excellent the guide was excellent very informative & we learnt a lot. Highly recommend this tour for anybody especially if you love the movies.

Great Tour

Published on Feb, 2025

This is tour is great; we were on a cruise & we really enjoyed it. Visiting the locations & recreating the scenes from the movies was great. Richard our guide was very informative & made the experience memorable. WETA studios were great our guide was excellent overall would highly recommend this tour. 5 stars.

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