Discover Wellington 3 hour City Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Join us on this 3hr journey into the story of Wellington, where we share the history, culture, conservation and place in the world of Te-Whanagnui-a-Tara - the coolest little capital. Visit Wellington’s main highlights and some hidden gems, including 4 photo stops a ride on the Cable Car. A perfect overview of our wonderful city for those who want an insight into local life and options on how to write your own Wellington story.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WELLINGTON CABLE CAR WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE BETWEEN 21 JULY - 10 AUG 2025

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

3 hour duration includes travel time between photo stops and points of interest

PLEASE NOTE THAT WELLINGTON CABLE CAR WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE BETWEEN 21 JULY - 10 AUG 2025

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

4 photo stops - Wellington sign, south coast, Mt Victoria, Cable Car lookout

Guaranteed drop off back to the cruise ship

Pick up directly from cruise ships

Cable Car ticket

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

1

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Drive past the national museum and learn about current exhibitions that you could visit during the rest of your time in Wellington

Admission Not Applicable
2

Oriental Bay

Soak in the view from Wellington's Golden Sands beach

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Discover Wellington 3 hour City Tour

Pickup included

Discover Wellington Alternate

Departure Time
Pickup included

Reviews

4.86

167 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Great way to see Wellington

    Amanda P,

    Nov 14, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    Great way to see the coastline from various places. The funicular was also fun. Small group of less than 20

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  • Wellington in 3 hours

    J T,

    Nov 14, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    A very good snapshot of Wellington. Our host & driver was Graham who was informative and helpful. A couple of stops for photo opportunities and a cable car ticket included.

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  • Well worth the $

    John K,

    Nov 14, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Good value for money. Informative and interesting commentary, especially given that it was driver/tour guide's first solo tour. Safely and skilfully driven around Wellington's narrow windy roads. Glad that we went. Happy to recommend.

  • It’s interesting and you...

    Catherine B,

    Nov 13, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    It’s interesting and you get to see the natural beauty of wellington. Plenty of photo opportunities.

  • "Peak-takular" & Interesting Tour

    Melissa W,

    Nov 13, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    A short but very informative tour that gives you a great overview to all that Wellington has to offer. Great stops along the way to stretch your legs & take photos. From some of the tallest peaks to the most southern rockiest shores of Wellington. Our tour guide was full of local & historical information.

  • Fun day of discovery

    Claudia D,

    Nov 12, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Wellington is a wonderful city, and with the limited time and restrictions I had, I enjoyed experiencing some highlights throught this tour. I travelled with my 2month old daughter, making it hard to do things on my own, but this tour was perfect: they provided an infant seat for her, offered to help at every occasion, and one of the guides (so sorry, I don't remember her name, but she was lovely) even stayed back in the bus a few times to watch my sleeping baby so I could get out and explore without having to wake her at every stop. This made such a big difference, and we had a wonderful day! The other guide Marc was an amazing host, very funny, knowledgeable and provided so many insights about the city. Bonus point I can now tell people I met someone that was in the LOTR movies! Very cool! After coming back home my partner and I re-watched the movies and I pointed out where he was!

  • A quick snapshot of windy Wellington

    Jacqueline M,

    Nov 12, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    If Chris is your tour guide, prepare to be entertained. He is informative, very funny and a terrific mimic

  • Good*

    Annie R,

    Nov 9, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    We were offered a ride from the airport to the starting point by Chewy, and he was fantastically helpful and welcoming. We were blown away by thr hospitality. 10 stars to Chewy! The tour itself was a great overview of the city and we saw so much in a short period of time. Our two main issues were, first, the bus seats sit so high and are so close together that we could not see out the front or the other side of the bus. The only thing you could see was directly out your side window, which means you missed half of the views. It was cramped and uncomfortable. Second, the guide. At one stop he gave us a 10 minute profanity-laced diatribe on politics. We felt it was super inappropriate and brought down the whole vibe.

  • Great way to touch highlights of greater Wellington

    Stephen C,

    Nov 4, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Able to get to most all of Wellington in a brief 2 1/2 hour tour. Guide was knowledgeable and personable, and allowed for lots of photo ops. Great way to familiarize yourself with the city

  • Great Tour

    Lorraine A,

    Nov 4, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great tour with Grant and Sandra. Very informative and very enjoyable. A great way to see Wellington

From NZ$89.00

4.86
167 reviews

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