Kids absolutely loved the combination of entertainment and hands on creativity (Adults did too). Highly recommended.

Was such a great experience for my family. I would visit again as I am sure I missed so much. My children enjoyed it from age 17 years - 10 years everyone happy. successful day. Thank you Weta, One of my children has expressed interest in this field, which I am excited about.

The tour was very well done and exceeded expectations. Very professional, there was information, humour and something for everyone. So much to see and do. Even the teen was impressed and inspired (which is saying something).

Tour was pretty entertaining And our guide was so good he made the tour full of fun Recommend to all

A brilliant glimpse behind the scenes at a Weta Workshop - lots of fascinating things to do and look at.

Amazing place, we had an awesome time.

This was simply an amazing experience. Our guide Will was a very witty and hospitable guy. As a Kiwi I felt immense pride that we have so many talented people living in our country . The whole experience was thoroughly enjoyable, and I would recommend it to everyone.

best view of the city, can only go to main observation and sky cafe on red setting, wanna go to skydeck next time

Jeff was a GREAT host! Although the weta workshop tour is amazing, having a great host walk/talk you through the experience makes it even more spectacular ! My family and I loved the experience and recommend as a must while in Tamiki Makaurau! Chur 🤙🏾

We were luckily to win a family voucher to Weta. Being an actor I loved it getting see behind the scenes at the sheer scale (both miniatures & bigitures) . Our 11 yr twins enjoyed the hands on aspect and the digital technology captured their imagination. Dad laughter out loud to all of our tour guides Dad Jokes (thanks Rory). Took tons of photos that look amazing thanks to the theatre lighting. A great 90 mins that flew by!

Exceeded my expectation, after you walked inside the atmosphere is so romantic. Friendly staff. Most importantly grate price.

We really enjoyed the tour. The 3 movies (worlds) they had looked really good and we were all a bit bummed to find out they were created for the workshop and won't actually be out in cinemas! Lol. Pretty incredible how much work and detail goes into creating these worlds and characters. One of our fave parts was what I'll call the Butchery. They say those under 11 or pregnant etc should bypass and I definitely agree with that but it was awesome for us (my son is 14)-we got some good frights. Make sure you check out the Cave too if you're a LOTR fan.

If you are in Auckland for the day and aren’t much of city person (like myself) look no further. For a very fair price you get to go to the wonderful piha area and stop at some great waterfalls. Mike is very knowledgeable about the area, and prefers the trip be like a good group of people getting to know each other while simultaneously becoming one with north western New Zealand.

Such an amazing option to escape from the busy city life. We got to see falls, a kauri forest and of course, the beautiful Piha beach. Jo, the operator, is very friendly and positive and makes the activity feel more like a family trip rather than a typical tour. The tour combines an enjoyable amount of hiking and also time to relax at the beach. Definitely recommended for everyone!

Fantastic trip with wonderful views. I had a wonderful day with a very good guide.

The tour last around 6.5 hours including driving time. We went to the karekare beach (stay around 0.5hr), Mercer Bay loop walk (stay around 1hr) and Piha (stay around 3hr). The local tour guide is very friendly, knowledgeable and professional. It is definitely an unforgettable experience :)

Really nice place, you cant leave from Auckland without seeing it! The views are incredible! The day we went the weather was not that good but we could enjoy the place anyway

My Saturday trip on 14th of September was cancelled, but luckily I could do the trip on another day because it was AMAZING! Pick up location was in the very centre of the city, so it was easy to access from the place I was staying and later needed to get. Mike is a friendly and easy-going host, that often checked in with each one of the group to know how everyone is feeling and if all is good. He took us to some really cool places - wonderful waterfalls, nice hikes and amazing views, and as a cherry on top - lovely Piha's beach. Mike was nice to have general chats and he also shared some history stories about New Zealand. As well as great tips on further travels around New Zealand, as he has done it himself and knows the best spots. So - I would highly recommend this trip because: -> great host/driver -> beautiful nature -> reasonable price -> small group and not feeling too touristy

It was a very nice trip, with different peoples around the world and Mike explain us a lot of things about Piha and his history. It's a small group tour (we were 7) and you need to see this black sand beach.

My only regret is not having Gandalf as my guide and leting Gwaihir transport us. Mike, our guide have his own magic tho. We all had time to explore what we wanted and stil did not have to skip or stress any part of the journey. Great company and a perfect size of the group to make the prip feel personal. The chosen spots to exolore are just fantastic, just trust mike to know his spots go there and see for yourself, I am unable to describe such beauty myself

One of the best days I had in New Zealand. If you're in Auckland for 1 day, this is the place you need to go. Mike is awesome, super helpful and an amazing guy!

Thank you Mike. I will go back in summer.

Everything is awesome...You should watch it while it last!

We had such an incredible time, right from beginning to end. The guide was marvellous, entertaining, and informative, making our tour much more exciting. The tour was well thought out and flowed perfectly. Everything on display is breathtaking – AMAZING!! It’s a unique interactive experience where you can explore and touch actual movie props and creations—a great day out for the family. Thank you, WETA, for bringing this experience to Auckland; we had a fantastic time and will definitely re-visit again soon.

We absolutely loved this tour. Shoutout to our guide Haley, super fun and informative. Honestly this is such a must do we had no idea that this was in Auckland. We took our 15month old and he loved it so much and was so interested in it, may not be for all small children but our son loved it and so did us mum and dad. Highly highly recommend. Immerse yourself and you’ll be open to a creative mind you never knew you had.

Was really good and exciting. Had a good person taking us on the tour. Would recommend for people to go to 🙂

Highly recommend! Our tour guide Jack was awesome, especially with our birthday boy (10) and our little lady (4). We're planning a trip to Wellington now! 😁