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Envelope yourself in the magic of Lord of the Rings!
Highlights
- Fully guided half day tour
- Visit a variety of exciting locations
- See the prop-making and make up studios
Join the expert guides at Wellington Rover Tours for a half day LOTR extravaganza, bringing together the best locations in Wellington City, remote film locations and amazing visual feast at Weta.
The first part of your day will be an exploration of the city. See the Embassy Theatre where the world premieres of LOTR and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey were held, venture up Mt Victoria to soak up breathtaking views of the city, then on to the Green Belt to walk through the forest and stand right where the LOTR actors did while filming those famous scenes.
Part two of your tour encompasses the best that SPFX has to offer. Visit Wellywood and the Weta Cave, where you will take in the Windows into Workshop exhibition. A guided tour of the prop-making and make up studios and a short film about the digital executions will give you all you need to know about production. You’ll then have time to wander the mini-museum and gift shop before being transported back to the city.
For LOTR enthusiasts with a limited schedule, this is a brilliant way to get the best insights in a short time frame.
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Christoph from Germany wrote on 10 April 2017
Super Guides und tolle Atmosphäre
Die halbtages Tour ist gut. Ich gebe 4 Sterne, da ich das sichten der Drehorte am Mount Victoria etwas langwierig fand und der Preis für die Tour trotz bookme deal relativ hoch ist. Der Guide war überragend und man merkte ihm seine eigene Begeisterung an. Er hatte sogar in LoTR mitgespielt. Der absolute Hammer war der Weta Cave workshop. Da an dem Tag die Tour sehr stark gebucht war, fuhren wir zu einem außerhalb liegenden Studio. Der Tourguide dort war der Hammer und arbeitete selbst für weta und produziert Rüstungen/ Kettenhemden. Der Trip ist für Herr der Ringe Fans ein Must Do. Wer weniger enthusiastisch ist sollte ggf. nur die Weta Cave Tour buchen.
Helga from Germany wrote on 25 January 2017
Prima LOTR-Halbtagestour
Absolut ein MUST für LOTR-Fans. Informativ auch der WETA-Workshop in den Filmstudios und der Ausflug auf den Mt. Victoria mit Original-Drehschauplätzen. Super Guide (Lora)!
elizacristinaa from New Zealand wrote on 28 October 2021
Tour was canceled
Hi guys unfortunately I couldn’t go to tour because the tour was canceled according to the people who does the tour .. they told me the tour was closed and will open next year.. I am wondering how I can get back my refund . At moment no one have told me about that 😩
malika haywood from New Zealand wrote on 13 March 2021
Shackas!!
It was great soo much fun! The tour guide was very knowledgeable learnt quite a few things about LOR and the guys at Weta i never knew before . Great tips on what to see and eat in Wellington city aswell.
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Mirella Schraml from Germany wrote on 15 April 2017
Ein toller Ausflug
Die Tour war super auch für nicht absolute Lord of the Rings Fans. Unser Guide war total freundlich und hat sich auch bemüht nicht zu schnell Englisch zu sprechen und so konnte man auch alles gut verstehen :)