Wellington Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Comfortable enjoyable cruise ride. Good informative great crew and music Beautiful views and history about Wellington Saw a seal and lucky we got a nice day except the wind .. I recommend it !!

The tour was a perfect way to experience the Martinborough region of New Zealand. At the end of the day I had learned so much about the area, and it's history from our guide, Stephen. And more knowledgeable about the wines of the regions from visits to three wineries.

Brief insight into the workings of Weta

We done both the Wellington and Auckland tours and they were fantastic, everyone we had were amazing and passionate about what they do, really good getting able to see how special effects are done from start to finish

It was great, a beautiful harbour..

A superb trip - Joseph our guide was entertaining and full of local knowledge and ensured we had a fantastic day. The vineyards we visited were excellent, very welcoming and thanks to Joseph many of the owners came to say hello - an extra bonus. Great wines. Highly recommend.

Our overnight trip to Kapiti Island was a an incredible experience. The wonderful team looking after us were welcoming, friendly, knowledgeable and made our stay easy and enjoyable. The accommodation was comfortable and food was amazing. It was interesting finding out about the history of the Island and the wildlife, and we got to see a kiwi on our night excursion which was a special moment. The birdlife was amazing around the lodge and around the walking tracks. It was a fabulous weekend and we would thoroughly recommend. Thank you so much to our lovely hosts. Nga mihi nui

Would highly recommend this tour! Saw so much fantastic wildlife and our guide Johnny was incredible and so knowledgeable.

Such a great experience! Our guide was super enthusiastic and knowledgeable and took time to look around the exhibits. The bus driver gave us a great little tour around Wellington too. Would’ve been good to be able to take some more photos (wasn’t allowed in most areas) but to be honest - the memories are in our heads!

We spent the day with Nathan, a local Wellingtonian. It was our good fortune to be the only people on the tour (4 people) which meant we got some personalised flexibility in our itinerary. Nathan took great care of the family members with mobility limitations and gave me extra time at the WETA shop because he knew I was a LOTR fan. We had a guided tour of Te Papa built into our day and Nathan gave us extra time to go through the Gallipoli exhibition afterwards (honestly its a must see!) We all agreed it was a fantastic experience. I booked through Cool Destinations and Nathan is part of Ka Rawe Tours - highly recommend. 5/5 in all aspects.

I came into Te Papa to check out the new Whakairo (carving) exhibition on the weekend and it was an amazing exhibit made even better by the knowledge and passion of the Te Papa staff.By chance I struck up a conversation with one of the staff (Robbie from Kāi Tahu/ Kāti Māmoe - please excuse me if I misremembered his name). He was so helpful and knowledgeable about the exhibit.As a wāhine Māori it gave me so much peace and comfort to meet staff who truely value our taonga and share their stories with the respect and appreciation they deserve.I had intended to briefly look at the exhibit but after an amazing and insightful kōrero from Robbie I stayed twice as long to enjoy the taonga. I’ve now encouraged my friends and whānau to come along and see it themselves.Thank you Robbie for sharing the kōrero of these taonga with me, your passion and aroha translated into your kōrero. You are a great kaitiaki of these taonga and an amazing reflection of Te Papa and its values.

I love char! She's so nice and had a cute Scottish throwing axe ❤️❤️ she's the best 💯

Had such fun, great family event. Enjoyed by all is us, Joe was a great axepert!

We had an absolutely fantastic Zealandia by Night experience on Monday and couldn't recommend it highly enough to fellow nature lovers.Our guide, Ash, was incredible. Her storytelling ability is second to none, bringing the history and wildlife of Zealandia to life, while her knowledge of the sanctuary's fauna was genuinely mind-blowing.We were incredibly fortunate with our sightings, including a male little spotted kiwi busily foraging for bugs, a baby tuatara, and a fully grown female giant wētā, along with plenty of other fascinating nocturnal creatures.The evening began with a highly engaging and informative presentation in the Visitor Centre, including a captivating film exploring the natural history of Aotearoa New Zealand. The tour itself was beautifully paced and packed with fascinating insights, and it concluded perfectly with a freshly brewed pot of kawakawa tea.A wonderful experience from start to finish. Highly recommended for anyone who loves New Zealand's wildlife and wants to experience the ngahere after dark!

Kāpiti Nature Tours recently sponsored a trip over to the Island for the Otaki Scholar from Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen Scotland, and two of our Heads of School. Kāpiti Nature Tours have generously sponsored this trip for around 10 years now and every time the students come back off the Island saying that this is one of the most unique and amazing things they have done. If is certainly a highlight for the Scholar who is the 83rd Scholar to visit Aotearoa so it is a significant tradition. Apart from the scenery and bird life they encounter they also rave about the way they are looked after and the food they have while on the overnight stay. A huge thanks to John Barrett and his whanau for sponsoring our students! In closing, from personal experience and the feedback from our students this is a must do on anyone's bucket list!

The tour and the scars & scrapes workshop was amazing... the cut I made on my hand fooled a lot of people for the remainder of the day as they thought it was real and I needed to go to the hospital to get it sutured up.