Half day Lord of the Rings tour: Explore Wellington's iconic LOTR filming locations

Embark on a half-day Lord of the Rings tour in Wellington, New Zealand. Visit iconic filming locations, including Mount Victoria Lookout, Hobbiton Woods, and the Weta Workshop. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of prop and weapon making, and meet talented artists at work. Don’t miss the chance to take photos with Gollum, Lurtz the Uruk-hai, and Bilbo’s three Trolls. Book now for an unforgettable adventure!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mount Victoria - Mt Victoria Lookout, great view of Wellington
  • Mount Victoria - Hobbiton Woods 5 filming sites from 1st LORs movie
  • Weta Workshop Group Space - Tour of Weta workshop seeing how props and weaponry is made as well as sets from Thunderbirds
What's Included
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Knowledgeable driver/guide
  • All-inclusive Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • Engaging live commentary during the tour
  • Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Bottled water
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

We head towards the Mount Victoria Lookout, driving through Courtenay Place and past the Embassy Picture Theatre, renowned for premiering two globally recognized films; The Return of the King from The Lord of the Rings (2003), and The Hobbit’s first film An Unexpected Journey (2012), to capture panoramic views of Wellington city.
Subsequently, we…

Location
i-SITE Bus Pickup Point
Wakefield Street
The Wellington iSite Bus Stop at 145 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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Flyer01475346443
Feb 16, 2025
Fantastic tour - Our guide, Lester, led us on an extraordinary tour of LOTR. He was very creative in helping us to memorialize our experience. He took us to actual filming sites and showed us photos of specific scenes where the action was filmed. He was able to enrich our experience by sharing his knowledge of characters and history of logistical hurdles overcome. Lester’s enthusiasm for sharing his knowledge about the making of LOTR enhanced our experience so that we will remember it for many years to come. Not only would we heartily recommend Lester and LOTR experience to anyone else, but we would do it again if given the opportunity.
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Meijer7
Feb 15, 2025
Great tour, especially if you are a fan of the movies. - Great tour, we were visiting on a cruise ship. Easy meeting place where the ship docked. Richard our tour guide was excellent. Visiting the locations & recreating the scenes from the movies was great & Richard took photos of us which makes great memories. WETA tour was excellent the guide was excellent very informative & we learnt a lot. Highly recommend this tour for anybody especially if you love the movies.
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Michelle_m
Feb 15, 2025
Great Tour - This is tour is great; we were on a cruise & we really enjoyed it. Visiting the locations & recreating the scenes from the movies was great. Richard our guide was very informative & made the experience memorable. WETA studios were great our guide was excellent overall would highly recommend this tour. 5 stars.
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Jimr821
Feb 15, 2025
Great 1/2 day tour - Our Guide James was very knowledgeable about the LOTR filming productions as well as others. We visited some interesting sights where some of the first scenes were filled. Also the incredible WETA workshop. We highly recommend this tour to LOTR and Hobbit fans.
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Eandrrowden
Feb 14, 2025
Brilliant - Extremely interesting. Weta was amazing. Also Gave a better concept of exhibits at the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum. Richard was most informative. Recommend this tour
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Mary_t
Feb 5, 2025
Thanks Richard - Small group personalised and great for cruise ship passengers. Enjoyed the Banter with Tour guide Richard.
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Manfred_c
Jan 29, 2025
Wellington the Jewel of the North Island - Wellington (admittedly it was one its few wind free days) is one of the most beautiful cities i have visited. It was enhanced by an excellent Lord of the Rings tour and friendly tour guides.
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Shankar_s
Jan 14, 2025
Plenty of fellowship - A really good tour. Our driver, Stan, was knowledgeable and a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the filming process and also the World Premiere of The Return of the King. The Weta Workshop was excellent. Bianca, our guide, was terrific. It was awesome to see all the great work Weta has done for different movies, not just The Lord of the Rings. Very enjoyable day.
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Josh_g
Dec 27, 2024
Weta themselves were an A+ tour provider was lacking - Weta was amazing! It was the pick up and drop off that concerned us. Our driver waited too long for another group and got lost looking for hotel pickups. We arrived at Weta with only 1 minute to spare before our tour time. We were very rushed. He spent more time talking about American Politics than the amazing Weta and city of Wellington. For others interested, just taxi to Weta and buy your own tour tickets. Much better on your time.
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197friedad
Dec 26, 2024
no show tour guide - - The tour guide didn’t turn up at the stated time of 8.15am we waited u tul 8.40 - could t contact him and Viator support said they could t reach him either - SO WE DIDNT GET TO DO THE TOUR SO CABT LEAVE A COMMENT - will be looking to get a refund
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