On this private tour you will learn about Wellington the city and its people.
Wellington is the most “European” city in the country. Compact in size, it is saturated with attractions that make it always interesting to visit. The settlement in Petone and Wellington (Thorndon) marked the beginning of a planned settlement of the country by Europeans. Nothing defines the character of the city more than as its architecture. Modern buildings are side by side with historic wooden buildings, including Old St Paul’s Cathedral (1866), as well as the old Government Building, which is the largest wooden building in the Southern Hemisphere. One of the most interesting architectural ensembles of the city is the parliamentary complex, which consists of three buildings of different styles and eras: the parliament building, erected in the neo-classical Edwardian style, a Victorian Gothic building of the Parliament library and attached in the 1960’s wing, called the “bee hive” for its honeycomb-like conical shape.
This is a list of the attractions you can enjoy on this tour.
- NZ Parliament - a visit to NZ’s beautifully refurbished Parliament Buildings
- Old St. Paul - one of New Zealand’s greatest heritage places
- Cable Car Museum, also enjoy views of the down town and Wellington Harbour
- Botanic Garden and award-winning Lady Norwood Rose Garden
- Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand’s bold and innovative national museum
- Mt. Victoria Outlook, for views of the entire city
- WETA Cave - the shop front of the world famous Oscar-winning Weta Workshop
- Oriental Parade - Wellington fabulous beach front