Your tour starts with a short picturesque drive through the heart of Wellington City to 'Wellywood' the home of Weta Studios. Visitors are given an insight into the movies Weta is best known for, as well as given an insight to processes, creative and innovative thinking that goes on within the walls of their facilities, told by members of the talented crew from the workshop floor, using the props, models and weapons they helped make for the movies.
Next visit the locations featured in the famous film trilogy and learn how it was created. Be immersed in a picturesque forest where the Hobbits' journey began in the Lord of the Rings with fascinating insights into how these films were brought to the screen. See the shortcut to mushrooms and the iconic "Get off the Road!" scene, as well as where the Hobbits fled from the Black Rider towards the Buckleberry Ferry.
Conclude the tour with a stop at the fantastic Mt Victoria Lookout, a 360-degree panorama that shows Wellington in all its splendour, where your guide will share stories about the history of the city.