Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour

4.6

based on 158 reviews

| Wellington, New Zealand

Reviews Summary

Most reviewers loved the tour, praising it as a must-do for LOTR fans. Guides brought locations to life with photos and stories. Weta Workshop was a highlight. Some non-fans enjoyed the scenery and Weta. A few found it disappointing due to site changes over time.

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Features

Free Cancellation

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

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

6 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Gratuities
Lunch

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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
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.

First stop, Dry Creek Quarry site of Helm’s Deep and Minas Tirith.

Then River Anduin where the Fellowship travelled to Amon Hen, Gardens of Isengard -Gandalf met Saruman to discuss the Ring, where Saruman’s Orcs destroy the gardens.

Rivendell home of the Elves, adventurous may cross swing bridge.

Lunch stop...

Duration from 6 Hours to 6 Hours and 30 Minutes
Skip-the-Line Tickets Available
Group Tour
Max 17 people in the group

1
Hebden Crescent
First stop is Dry Creek Quarry site of Helm’s Deep and Minas Tirith
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Wellington Region
Then the River Anduin where the Fellowship travelled to Amon Hen, Gardens of Isengard -Gandalf met Saruman to discuss the Ring, where Saruman’s Orcs destroy the gardens.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Upper Hutt

Rivendell home of the Elves. More adventurous may cross swing bridge.

Duration 30 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Park Road

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

Duration 2 Hours•
No Admission Ticket Required

Wellington

Hobbiton Woods where the trilogy began. Shortcut to Mushrooms scene; Sam & Frodo’s Second Breakfast; where Hobbits hid from the Black Rider (“Get off the Road!”); Race to the Buckleberry Ferry scene; King Théoden’s Dunharrow Encampment.

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Mount Victoria

Mount Victoria Lookout to see views of Wellington.

Duration 40 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Courtenay Place

Back into the city Courtenay Place, the Embassy Picture Theatre which held two world premieres; The Return of the King (2003), first Hobbit movie An Unexpected Journey (2012).