Museum Paraparaumu

We pick you up from your choice of Wellington location at 9.30am or 1.00pm 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 brief look at the Museum and Shop.
We continue to follow the rugged coastline around to Red Rocks and 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.
We return you to your home base at 1pm or 4.30pm.

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.

We pick you up from your choice of Wellington location at 9.30am and head north stopping at the Pukekura Bay to capture the superb views of Kapiti Island and the coastline. We detour at Raumati to follow the coast up to Paraparaumu Beach where we stop briefly.
Then its on to the internationally acclaimed Southwards Car Museum, followed by lunch at Long Beach Cafe in Waikanae (price included). After lunch we visit Nga Manu Reserve offers you a unique opportunity to have a hands-on experience with nature. See New Zealand’s rare brown kiwi in our nocturnal house and meet native birds in our walk-through aviaries. Watch or participate in feeding endangered long-fin eels, spot native geckos and get up close to the ancient Tuatara.
We continue to drive north and you have a choice of shopping in the sleepy township of Otaki or visit a restored Maori church.We saunter back to Wellington with a stop off in Paraparaumu at either the Tuatara Beer factory or the Chocolate factory - the choice is yours.
We drop you back in Wellington at 4.30pm.

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 time to check out the museum and shop with some great photo opportunities outside, 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.