Wellington Sightseeing: Full-Day Tour Covering Iconic Landmarks and Natural Heritage

Experience the best of Wellington on a full-day tour, including iconic landmarks, a scenic coastal drive, and the choice of a Weta Workshop tour or a visit to Zealandia wildlife sanctuary.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Visitors will be greeted by the impressive front of the building.
  • Mount Victoria - Offers a stunning 360-degree view of Wellington City.
  • Otari-Wilton’s Bush Native Botanic Garden - The guide will lead visitors across the elevated Tree Top Walkway, 20 meters above the forest floor, providing a…
What's Included
  • Cruise ship pick up
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Small-group tour or private tour
  • Driver/guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Wellington Comprehensive Day Trip
This all-inclusive guided excursion features the finest highlights of Wellington city as well as some of its neighbouring suburbs. In addition to viewing the city’s significant landmarks, the itinerary also provides for a sea-side lunch at a cafe (price not included), and offers a choice between a guided exploration of…

Location
217 Wakefield Street
Wakefield Street
The Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre Bus Stop located outside Tākina at 217 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.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elisabeth_l
Feb 14, 2026
Amazing experience. - What an awesome excursion.Our driver was the best.Hr had lived here his whole live.He went out of his way to show us things not on the tour.
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Kruggirl
Feb 8, 2026
Wellington - Our guideWellington was Dean who was interesting & very informative. He was a good safe driver! He answered all questions as he was very knowlegable!
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Marcia_m
Nov 27, 2025
Excellent tour guide. - Dean was our tour guide he was excellent. Took us everywhere. Had a great time. Thanks Dean. M Milne
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Eleftherios_x
Jul 26, 2025
Great day tour of Wellington - A great day spent around Wellington with Merv, our tour guide. Good driving, good care of my elderly father in-law and some snacks purchased as well. Highly recommend for families.
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Eric_j
Apr 16, 2025
Wellington The Best - Excellent tour with an experienced and seasoned tour guide! Merv was amazing and extremely informative. I felt like a student in the best class ever.
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Natalie_m
Mar 27, 2025
Awesome tour. Covered all Wellington key spots 10/10 - Awesome tour. Covered sensational & key places of Wellington Our Tour guide MERV was awesome Tick tick tick 10/10
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Karen
Feb 15, 2025
Great day in Wellington - We had a great day in Wellington. Our group of 6 people chose this activity for our cruise port day. 2 other people from our ship had also booked this tour so we were 8 in total. Our tour guide, Brian, was terrific, describing the views we saw and history of Wellington. He gave us time to see everything but also kept us moving to get to all of the highlights, answered all of our questions, took pictures for us (and other visitors at WETA studios), and was accommodating - some of us went to the museum, some to Lambton Quay for shopping and some went back to the ship. We had lunch at Chocolate Fish Cafe which was delicious. I would highly recommend this tour
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Henry_j
Apr 6, 2025
This was a relaxed tour.... - This was a relaxed tour. We enjoyed the highlight - NZ Museum. The guide here was awesome. We get to pick which parts of the museum to have more in-depth exploration. We just drove by the gardens though.
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405glendaj
Feb 25, 2025
A Sampling of Wellington - We enjoyed a fulsome tour of Wellington with Brian although we frequently felt rushed. This may have been due to a later start since some of the tour group were at a different hotel than the one we stopped at and Brian was also delayed getting to the port for the initial pick up. It was well organized though, Brian was knowledgeable and the sights included in the itinerary were appreciated. We felt we received a good overview.
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554sergiog
Feb 25, 2025
A good introduction to Wellington - The tour began about 15 minutes late… Wellington needs some time to be seen and this tour includes some of its most important highlights
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From $172
up to 11 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).