Lord of The Rings Full Day locations tour incl Weta & keepsake
Overview
Available languages
6 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
One tour to rule them all......
You'll get to check out the filming locations of our magical Lord of the Rings trilogy & you also get to wander around our beautiful city. All hosted by our expert guides!
Including but not limited to the Outer Shire, Helm’s Deep, Minas Tirith, Isengard & Rivendell. We'll recreate some iconic scenes & enjoy some stunning scenery whilst we go!
Your tour includes the 90 minute Weta cave experience where you'll be taken behind the scenes of Weta Workshop.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please note that the order of the itinerary items may vary
Note that we visit filming locations not movies sets. Please bring your imagination!
Lunch venue & duration of break time varies depending on traffic & other timings
Please stay flexible regarding travel times & itinerary times
There is some track walking required up & down a mild incline
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Admission to the 90 minute Weta Cave Experience is included in your cost
Licensed guide/ driver
Guests meet their own costs for lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Wellington
COLLECT Our journey starts by safely collecting all of our guests & getting onboard our vehicle. If you are coming in by cruise ship, we will collect you directly from the port. You do not need to get on a shuttle bus or head to the city as we are accredited to collect you as you walk off the ship. If you are being collected from your hotel then please wait in reception or just outside where you can been seen by your friendly guide. Sit tight, sometimes traffic (or people) can delay our arrival. If you are being collected from the iSite then pop out to the tour bus stop just outside/beside the iSite. Keep an eye out for Ka Rawe signage on the vehicle & we'll see you soon!
Embassy Theatre
What a beautiful cinema & plenty of history to go with this one too. The Embassy Theatre is located at the Eastern end of Courtenay Place in the shadow of Mount Victoria. It was thrust into the international cinematic limelight when it hosted the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on December 1, 2003. Nearly 120,000 people lined the red carpet along Courtenay Place to watch the procession of actors and filmmakers as they made their way into the theatre for the screening. The theatre also hosted the Australasian premieres of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. The theatre held a red carpet screening of Peter Jackson's King Kong in 2005 and the 2012 world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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Lord of The Rings Full Day locations tour incl Weta & keepsake
Pickup included
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience !!
David G,
Mar 30, 2025
- Viator
5.00Small group... only 3 couples .. GREAT experience and you couldn't ask for a better tour guide than Nathan. The Weta Workshop tour was very cool and stopping at different shooting locations was amazing and reenacting scenes was a lot of fun. Highly recommend !
Wonderful Guide - Fun LOTR Oriented Tour
Joyce Y,
Mar 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00Nathan was a fantastic guide. He had wonderful stories about LOTR (my favorite) and about various places and experiences. We went to the WETA Cave - fun tour with lots of information about making movies, special effects, items from movies, etc. Then we went to see some locations where LOTR were filmed (like Victoria Park). Because our cruise ship hit port at 1 pm, we weren't able to see all the locations planned (traffic was busy by 5), but Nathan pivoted and we went on the cable car, saw the "beehive" and other government buildings. Much better to make our cruise ship deadline than see a couple sights. Nathan took great care of us.
Our tour guide Nathan...
Cole L,
Jan 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our tour guide Nathan made the experience just as memorable if not more than visiting the locations themselves. I highly suggest booking this tour for anyone who is interested.
Great tour with Nathan!
fossdan,
Dec 16, 2024
- Viator
5.00This was an amazing tour! Nathan is very knowledgeable and tailored the trip towards what we wanted to do and see, he is the perfect host and truly enjoyed spending the day with him, he took a ton of pictures and even set up fun scenarios for us to participate in, I am vegan, and he actually stopped at a vegan bakery so I could have a nice lunch, even though it wasn't on the itinerary! Weta workshop is not to be missed, Nathan gets 5 stars, i can't recommend him highly enough!
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