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The 9 Wellington Film Location Tours Worth Flying For

9 tours  ·  from $110 a head

The good wellington film location tours fill up weeks ahead and the ticketed ones go first. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour - The Hutt River as the River Anduin
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Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour

1.Full Day Lord of the Rings Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 150 reviews · from $183Our pick

Review of Wellington’s 6-hour Lord of the Rings tour, including Wētā Workshop, filming sites, guides, transport, price, and practical tips.

“What an awesome tour! Our tour guide, Lester, did a fantastic job. We were amazed at how knowledgeable he was about the Hobbit/Lord of the rings series, the film industry, the Wellington area, and New Zealand in general.”

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Half Day Lord of the Rings Tour - Mount Victoria Lookout gives you your bearings
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Half Day Lord of the Rings Tour

2.Half Day Lord of the Rings Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 125 reviews · from $117

Review of Wellington’s half-day Lord of the Rings tour, including Mount Victoria filming sites, Wētā Workshop, guides, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Stan , our tour guide was very punctual , he was very informative , he told us all about the lord of the rings movie where how and why it was shot , my husband being a fan was really thrilled . He gave brief info about places to see in wellington as well . Highly recommended , worth the money spent .”

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Wellington Lord of the Rings 6-8 hour Private Tour & Feast - Poet’s Park and the first film connections
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Wellington Lord of the Rings 6-8 hour Private Tour & Feast

3.Wellington Lord of the Rings 6-8 hour Private Tour & Feast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $370Top rated

Review of Wellington’s private Lord of the Rings tour, with film sites, Weta Workshop, a feast lunch, pricing, and practical booking advice.

“It was an interesting day out seeing some of the sites from LOTR - you had to use your imagination somewhat though as the scenes in the film were either digitally enhanced, or the buildings created dismantled. But the scenery around WellinRead more”

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Lord of The Rings Full Day locations tour incl Weta & keepsake - Mount Victoria delivers the first big views
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Lord of The Rings Full Day locations tour incl Weta & keepsake

Lord of the Rings 1/2 day Tour to rule them all incl. Weta Tour - Pickup from Wellington and the first fifteen minutes
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Lord of the Rings 1/2 day Tour to rule them all incl. Weta Tour

5.Lord of the Rings 1/2 day Tour to rule them all incl. Weta Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $114

See Wellington’s Lord of the Rings filming sites, Mount Victoria, Embassy Theatre and Weta Workshop on a compact 3.5-hour tour.

“If your a LOTR Nerd like me this would be a Tour of a life time, not only do you visit the filming locations but your guide will provide you an insight to amazing things you have never known before. There are no words to express how amazing Read more”

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Wellington: Lord of the Rings Filming Locations Tour - Dry Creek Quarry: Helm’s Deep and Minas Tirith
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Wellington: Lord of the Rings Filming Locations Tour

7.Lord of the Rings Filming Locations Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · 6h 30m · from $176

Review of Wellington’s Lord of the Rings tour, with Weta Workshop, filming sites, practical tips, price advice, and honest drawbacks.

“Unser Guide hat uns alles sehr gut erklärt, hat sich viel Zeit für uns und unsere Fragen genommen und hat uns ein richtig gutes Gefühl gegeben. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen. Vielen Dank für den schönen Tag.”

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Wellington: Lord of the Rings Half-Day Guided Tour inc Weta - Mount Victoria: views before movie trivia
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Wellington: Lord of the Rings Half-Day Guided Tour inc Weta

Private Lord of the Rings Tour Wellington with Lunch - From Wellington to Mordor in Lower Hutt
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Private Lord of the Rings Tour Wellington with Lunch

9.Private Lord of the Rings Tour Wellington with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 7 hours · from $358

Explore Wellington’s Lord of the Rings film sites with private transport, costume fun, lunch, Rivendell, Mordor and a Weta Workshop visit.

“Four of us spent the day with wonderful guide Aaron of Kosher Tours (Wellington) seeing LOTR sights and more. The tour was outstanding. We visited about 5 LOTR sites in the morning and several in the afternoon. Aaron's LOTR knowledge was extensive. He described how the locations were incorporated into the films and had personal stories since he lives nearby. Aaron supplied swords and capes and took pictures on our phones. While we drove from spot to spot he played video clips and music to set the mood. But he also entertained us with many other things, including New Zealand and Wellington history. For lunch we went to Cocina Cubana,…”

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