Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Flat Earth
( 04-472 9635, 0800 775 805;
www.flatearth.co.nz
;
half- & full-day tours $175-385)
An array of themed
small-group tours (city highlights, Maori treasures, arts and Middle-earth filming loca-
tions).
CULTURAL TOUR
Movie Tours
( 0274 193 077;
www.adventuresafari.co.nz
; tours from adult/child $45/30)
Half- and full-day tours with
more props, clips, and Middle-earth film locations than you can shake a staff at.
GUIDED TOUR
GUIDED TOUR
South Coast Shuttles
( 04-389 2161;
www.southcoastshuttles.co.nz
;
2½-hour tours $55; tours 10am & 1pm)
Offers tailored
tours as well as a scheduled daily two-hour city highlights tour including the south coast
and Otari Wilton's Bush. Photographer's early-bird trip at 7am (two hours, $45).
Wellington Rover
( 04-471 0044, 0800 426 211;
www.wellingtonrover.co.nz
;
tours from adult/child $95/50)
Half- to full-day
tours of the city, seal colony and Hobbit habitat.
GUIDED TOUR
WELLINGTON IN...
Two Days
To get a feel for the lie of the land, walk (or drive) up to the
Mt Victoria Lookout
, or ride the
cable car
up to the
Wellington Botanic Gardens
. After lunch on groovy
Cuba Street
, catch some Kiwi culture at
Te Papa
or the
Museum of Wellington City & Sea
. Top off the day by doing the rounds of the city's numerous craft-beer bars.
The next day, reconstitute with coffee and a plate of sage eggs at
Nikau
in the City Gallery, then head to
Zeal-
andia
to meet the birds and learn about NZ conservation, or encounter some other bird-brains in a tour of
Parlia-
ment House
. Raid
Moore Wilson
for cheese and wine for a picnic supper in Waitangi Park, before heading back
into the night lights for some live music, or a movie at the gloriously restored
Embassy Theatre
.
Four Days
Shake and bake the two-day itinerary, then decorate with the following: a seal-spotting safari along wild Cape
Palliser, followed by a wine tasting or two around
Martinborough
. The next day, head to
Paekakariki
for an
ocean swim and ice cream before wandering through the dunes of
Queen Elizabeth Park
next door.
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