Exploring Wellington City - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 78: Today we are sightseeing in Wellington, New Zealand. Join us as we check out the things to do in Wellington City Centre as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!
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Already, we’ve had an awesome time in Wellington, New Zealand, from going to the famous Te Papa Museum to seeing wildlife at Zealandia and so much more. However, we have not yet had chance to just explore the city of Wellington and see the sights of Wellington City centre. That’s what we are doing today: going on our own city tour of Wellington.
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and has a real reputation for being an artsy city. We certainly see this for ourselves on our own travel Wellington experience as we check out murals, street art and sculptures. In particular, there are hidden poems and art along the Wellington Waterfront.
We also take the time to visit the Capital Market which is full of street food and cheap eats in Wellington. Another great place for coffee in Wellington on our Wellington city tour is Enigma Cafe on Courtenay Place.
From the architecture to the street art, Wellington city is a great place to take a walk and check out the hustle and bustle. For more things to do in Wellington, be sure to check out our Wellington Playlist:
So what do you think of Wellington City? Would you do your own city tour of Wellington city?
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BackpackerGuide.NZ is New Zealand’s biggest online travel guide for adventure and budget travel in New Zealand. Join us, as the team behind BackpackerGuide.NZ, Robin and Laura, update the travel guide while taking on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We release new videos of the New Zealand adventure every single day, as well as New Zealand travel tips and 360 videos every Sunday so start making your New Zealand bucket list!
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Weta Workshop Tours in Wellington - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 76: Today we are checking out not one but two Weta Workshop Tours in Wellington to see the behind-the-scenes of The Lord of the Rings and Thunderbirds Are Go!
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Today we are jumping on a bus from Wellington City Centre in New Zealand and heading over to Miramar, the home of Weta Studios, Weta Cave and the Weta Workshop!
Weta are the props and special effects team behind huge movies and TV shows, most famously The Lord of the Rings and Avatar, so visiting the Weta Workshop is a must for a Lord of the Rings in New Zealand experience. #realmiddleearth
We arrive at the free portion of Weta’s offerings in Miramar, The Weta Cave. At the Weta Cave you can take a look in their mini museum of Lord of the Rings props and figurines. There is also a behind-the-scenes video to explain the work that Weta Studios and Weta Digital do.
For a more in-depth look at Weta’s work, we join a Weta Workshop Tour which takes us to one of their prop rooms and has windows looking into Weta workers creating props for their next movie. The Weta Workshop Tour allows no photography or filming but it’s a great insight into the movie industry.
After our Weta Workshop Tour, we head on one more tour to see how miniature effects are made with the Weta Thunderbirds Are Go tour. Although we don’t know much about the Thunderbirds Are Go! TV show, we are surprised to be amazed by the miniature worlds created by the Weta New Zealand team. We might even go as far as to say that it was our personal favourite Weta Tour of the day!
So what do you think of the Weta Workshop Tours in Wellington? Would you add the Weta Cave or Weta Workshop Tours to your New Zealand bucket list?
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Top 5 Things to do in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington the capital of New Zealand aka the windy city. If you're visiting this beautiful city then check out what our Top 5 Things to do in Wellington are!
Starting with the number one thing to do in Wellington -
#1 Weta Workshop Tour
Weta Workshop are a multi-award winning design studio who are world famous for turning fantasy and imagination into real life. This guided tour is something that every Lord of the Rings fan needs to experience or even if you just love learning about special effects and the magic that goes into prop building for movies. This team of amazing and passionate artists have had their hands in some of the most incredible and iconic films in the past 2 decades.
Make sure you book in advance though as spaces are limited and tickets do sell out.
#2 Climb the famous Mt Victoria
It's a short hike in exchange for some stunning views of the city and Oriental Bay. If you're going to make this climb you can expect to complete a round trip within 40 - 60 minutes depending on your pace.
#3 Visit Te Papa museum
Te Papa is easily the best and most famous museum in New Zealand. A bonus is that it's free entry into most of the museum but to view the Terracotta Warriors it was an additional $20 charge. The Terracotta Warriors exhibit brought in from China will only be running until April, so be sure to check it out before it departs our shores. Te Papa is a super interesting place and you could easily spend a day in the museum exploring all the different exhibits.
#4 Stroll around Oriental Bay
Oriental Bay boasts one of Wellington's finest walks. Beautiful views of the beach, bay and back into the city. Stop off along the way to grab some ice cream and enjoy the cafe life here.
Finally to wrap up our list of top things to do in Wellington...
#5 Ride the historic cable car
The short cable car ride took us up to an amazing viewpoint of the city. For ticket prices and information on what to do once you're up there check out the link below:
Overall we had an amazing time in our capital city especially with all the incredible food too. We hope you get the chance to visit if you ever come to New Zealand!
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Wellington Botanic Garden – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 252: Today we’re checking out one of the best free things to do in Wellington city, explore the Wellington Botanic Garden including the Wellington Cable Car Museum.
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Looking for a free activity in Wellington? Check out the Wellington Botanic Garden! You can spend all day in the Wellington Botanic Gardens doing bush walks, following sculpture trails and even check out the free Wellington Cable Car Museum. We take a look at the Cable Car Museum in Wellington and even visit the duck pond in the Wellington Gardens.
So what do think of this Wellington Garden? Would you add the Botanic Gardens in Wellington to your Wellington City Travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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Adrenalin Forest in Wellington - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 72: Today we are heading to Adrenalin Forest in Wellington to climb among the trees! It’s an awesome thing to do in Wellington as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!
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Today we are climbing among the trees of Adrenalin Forest in Wellington. Adrenalin Forest is a huge obstacle course in the trees with ziplines, climbing, crawling, swinging and so much more! Adrenalin Forest is a high wire obstacle course in New Zealand.
We head on over to Adrenalin Forest in Wellington to be given a safety briefing on how to use the harnesses on the tree top course. Then we are on our way gaining height with each stage. Trouble is, Robin is petrified of heights so the higher we go in Adrenalin Forest, the more Robin starts shitting his breaches.
The great thing about Adrenalin Forest in Wellington is that you have 3 hours to do as much as you can – that’s plenty enough time to complete the all the Adrenalin Forest courses slowly. For a price under NZ$50, we are not complaining.
Adrenalin Forest is an awesome thing to do in Wellington in New Zealand if you are looking for an active and challenging activity that is great value for money.
So what do you think of Adrenlin Forest in Wellington? Is Adrenalin Forest something you would do in Wellington?
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Wellington – Welcome to the southernmost capital city in the entire world. Trust us it’s well worth the trip! Check out the top spots in the city, here.
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New Zealand is known as the “Land of the Long White Cloud” to its native Maori people, and #Wellington is its cultural, political, and culinary capital. This compact city is trendy, creative, and begging to be explored.
A Wellington #vacation is diverse; fresh ocean winds blow off the Cook Strait and invite you to kayak in the harbor or explore the beach. The city center is replete with street art and museums and imbued with creativity. Take a walking #tour of the area and observe the eclectic architecture, including the Parliament building and its beehive-shaped executive wing.
Ride a historic Wellington cable car from Lambton Quay to the Botanic Garden. For a look at the history of this South Pacific capital, go to Te Papa National Museum, which outlines the country’s cultural heritage.
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2 Days In Wellington - Fun and Easy Things to do with Kids - Wellington & Wairarapa Part 1 #Vanners
We are headed to the lower part of the North Island for this trip. In Part one we hang out in Wellington with friends for a couple of days, finding fun and interesting things to do with our kids.
We ride the #WellingtonCableCar, do a FREE tour of the #Beehive, and take a trip to the #Featherston Museum to see the last remaining #Fell #Locomotive, then end up by Lake Wairarapa.
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24 Hours in Wellington! | Budget Travel | Road Trip NZ
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This is the last stop that we had on the North Island of New Zealand. The Capital City of Wellington! Its a beautiful city and we liked it much better than Auckland. We only got to spend about 24 hours here so we did the most common and budget friendly things that people could do while here! Theres a little taste of Wellington in this video and I hope it makes you want to go visit because its an awesome city! Next week we will be on the South Island!! :) Which I think is the more beautiful out of the two islands and many others will agree!! Enjoy this video and I will see you guys next week! Don't Forget to SUBSCRIBE!! :) Peace. Love and Happy Travels
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The team from Explore TV travelled to Wellington to experience the best of the creative capital. From hidden laneways to nature reserves to boutique wine regions, watch as Caty and Trevor explore the region.
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Wellington is the political, cultural and culinary capital of Aotearoa as the Māori call New Zealand. The compact city spills out of the mountains and overlooks Cook Strait.
In the world's southernmost capital fresh ocean winds seem to bring in waves of creativity. Civic Square is an eclectic mix of artworks and houses the elegant Town Hall, while Cuba Street is the place to go for shopping. The waterfront is dotted with craft beer bars and restaurants.
The country's cultural heritage is explained in the beloved Te Papa National Museum. Other good museums in Wellington are the Carter Observatory and the Museum of Wellington City and Sea. On the Miramar Peninsula, the Weta Workshop shows paraphernalia of famous Sir Peter Jackson movies, including Lord of the Rings and King Kong.
In Wellington's city center stand the neoclassical Parliament House and it executive wing, called the Beehive. From Lambton Quay, the iconic Wellington Cable Car leads to the Botanic Garden. Shuttle buses drop visitors off at Zealandia, a reserve for the region's unique flora and fauna.
Kia ora! Let Wellington be your stepping stone to both the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand.
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Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary in Wellington - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 77: Today we are seeing New Zealand wildlife up-close at the Zealandia wildlife sanctuary in Wellington! Join us for native birds at the Zealandia Ecosanctuary.
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Today on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year web series we are visiting Zealandia in Wellington. Zealandia is a wildlife sanctuary in New Zealand with a protective predator proof fence. Native birds are abundant here where it is safe from invasive pests. We learn a lot about the native ecosystem and the threat of introduced pests at the Zealandia Museum.
After being given a map of multiple walks around Zealandia in Wellington, we start walking to see more and more New Zealand birds. We see kaka, tui, takahe, North Island robin, shags and so much more!
Feeding stations in Zealandia allow you to see New Zealand native birds up-close.
We also bump into one of the Zealandia Ecosanctuary volunteers who gives us a quick tour of Zealandia to explain more about the native plants and birds of New Zealand. We even see the weta, a giant New Zealand insect.
If you want to learn about New Zealand’s eco-system, it’s native wildlife and the New Zealand birds, then Zealandia Ecosanctuary in Wellington is a great place to start to get informed.
So what do you think of Zealandia in Wellington? Is this wildlife sanctuary in Wellington a place you would put on your New Zealand bucket list?
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34 Km adventure walk, Wellington NZ
In short I was bored (amongst other things) so headed off on a day long walk to gather my thoughts so to speak. Planned on following the coastline all the way but tide and fatigue drove me inland back to the start point...which ironically was nearly the same distance as doing the intended route, but was safer given I was new to the area. The steep beach is the Cook Straight separating the North and South Islands. Where you see the dark jagged rocks in the distance, I was forced up the hill on the left...450 vertical metres in about as many horizontal...
Things to do in WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND || LOCAL GUIDE
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