Capital Personalised Tours - Wellington City, New Zealand

We pick you up from your choice of Wellington location at 9.30am and head to Mt Victoria for superb views of the city and harbour and to give you the lie of the land. Peter Jackson's Weta Cave film empire is our next stop with a fascinating behind the scenes workshop tour before lunching by the sea at the renowned Chocolate Fish cafe.
After lunch (included in the tour price) we continue to follow the rugged coastline around to Red Rocks and head off road to see the seal colony when in season.
We then drive back into the city and take you on a cable car ride and walk down through the picturesque Botanical Gardens to the Lady Norwood rose gardens.Then we head to the iconic Beehive and Parliament buildings before visiting Wellington's oldest church, Old St Pauls.
Finally we head out West to the Wright Hill, a historic military site with commanding views of the greater Wellington region.

After picking you up from your location of choice at 9.30am, we travel leisurely through the Hutt Valley and on to the Rimutaka Ranges. Passing through the sleepy town of Featherston, we head east to Martinborough through typical rural New Zealand countryside featuring sheep, cattle and deer.

With a choice of over 20 wineries, we sample some award winning wines, including the Pinot Noirs that the region is renowned for. You will experience informative insights from some of the region's wine experts, many of whom are entertainers in their own right.

We lunch at Poppies Winery with a platter of local delicacies washed down with a complimentary glass of wine. Post-lunch the wine tasting continues or alternatively a coffee stop and some shopping can be arranged in nearby Greytown. The choice is yours.

We return you to Wellington at 4.30pm relaxed and better off for your winery experience.

We pick you up from your choice of Wellington location at 9.30am and and head for the hills. After admiring the view from the top of Mt Victoria we head into the "Outer Shire" for our first stop the Hobbit's hideaway
Then it's onto the Weta Cave in Miramar where you tour the museum, before viewing a short documentary showing the film making exploits of Peter Jackson and his remarkable team. This is followed up with a fascinating 'Window into the Workshop" exhibition, showing film props and weaponary with the artists themselves describing how the artefacts were created.
We lunch locally at the iconic Chocolate Fish cafe (price included) then head north into the Hutt Valley following the River Anduin and taking in the sights of Helms Deep, before stopping at the Gardens of Isengard for afternoon tea.
The final destination is Rivendell and the Legolas tree before returning to Wellywood at 4.30pm.