Wellington Highlights Tour: Explore Main Sights & Gems

Explore Wellington’s highlights and hidden gems on a 3-hour city tour. Perfect for first-time visitors seeking insights and photo opportunities.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Pass by the national museum and discover the current exhibitions available for you to explore during your stay in Wellington.
  • Oriental Bay - Enjoy the scenic view from Wellington’s Golden Sands beach.
  • Miramar - Stop for a photo at the whimsical Wellington sign, inspired by the Hollywood sign,…
What's Included
  • Pick up directly from cruise ships
  • Guaranteed drop off back to the cruise ship
  • 4 photo stops - Wellington sign, south coast, Mt Victoria, Cable Car lookout
  • Cable Car ticket
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a 3-hour adventure through Wellington’s captivating story, exploring the history, culture, conservation, and global significance of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara, known as the coolest little capital. Discover Wellington’s main attractions and some hidden treasures, featuring four photo opportunities and a ride on the Cable Car. This tour offers a…

Location
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Missy
Mar 31, 2026
Great tour! - Thoroughly enjoyed this bus tour of Wellington. Tour guide/bus driver (Ben?) was friendly and chatty and very knowledgeable - did a great job. Learned lots and saw important sights and even rode the cable cars!
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Cheryle62
Mar 30, 2026
Highly recommend - Great experience, Hamish our tour guide was awesome..highly recommend this tour..
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Happybillmore
Mar 28, 2026
Great 3 hour tour of Wellington - Our tour director was prompt in picking us up. She made us feel welcome with her enthusiam. The van was very comfortable. Our guide was very knowledgeable about Wellingtons history and surrounding area. She set a vary nice relaxing pace and we had the opportunity to see many things in the 3 hours. A very nice tour to learn much about the beautiful city of Wellington.
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John_p
Mar 28, 2026
Knowledgeable guide. - Graham was very informative with his knowledge about Wellington, and happy to share and answer any of our questions. A great man on your team!
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Jack_j
Mar 28, 2026
Awesome way to go around... - Awesome way to go around the city. Tour operator was knowledgeable and very friendly. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to see all of Wellington in a short amount of time
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Ana_t
Mar 28, 2026
Awesome tour - The tour with Nathan was incredibly amazing. Everything was as planned. He took us everywhere. The look out was awesome.
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Sue_h
Mar 27, 2026
Cruisers - Very informative. Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and took us to some beautiful places. Was not rushed.
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Gai_h
Mar 25, 2026
Great small group tour - We booked this tour independently off a cruise ship. They were at the port ready and well signed for our pick up. Sandra, our driver and guide was excellent, great knowledge of Wellington, saw some fabulous views and took a ride on the cable car with pre organised tickets - so we didn't have to join the queue. Great 3 hr tour , we would highly recommend it.
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Patricia_p
Mar 25, 2026
Wellington Highlights - Excellent commentating of the City and surrounding areas. Although we had some low cloud, we were still able to appreciate the City.
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Pam_g
Mar 29, 2026
More time required - Not enough time allowed at mountain top it took forever to get to use the toilet therefore didn’t have time to take in the view very disappointing
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From $52
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).