Welcome To Wanderlust Tourism

Join us for an unforgettable journey through wellington

 

We get it — you love The Lord of the Rings. So do we.
Our team of passionate guides is ready to take you on an unforgettable journey through Wellington, the place the production called home. You’ll visit some of the most iconic filming locations seen in the films and explore the heart of New Zealand’s film industry in Miramar. There, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how the magic was made with a visit to the world-famous Wētā Workshop.

 

  • Visit filming locations of Lord of the Rings with expert guides

  • Tour of The Weta Workshop included in every package

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Let Us Transport You to Middle Earth Hassle Free with our central city hotel pickups
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Why Choose Us!

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Film Experienced Guides

Our guides come from a variety of backgrounds. Many have worked in film and participated in the filming of Lord of the Rings as background actors.

 

 

 

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20 Years of Experience
We have over 20 years of experience in the Wellington market. We know Wellington best!
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1 person? No problem! We don’t have minimum pax requirements.

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2,000 5 Star Reviews
Look it up! If you go to any major booking platform, you will see our tours are consistently rated the best experiences around.
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Megan

Incredible trip in and around Wellington. We really felt we got our money's worth out of this all day trip. Our guide Marc worked on the trilogy and was able to talk about the experience along with showing us photos of himself in the films. It really gave the trip an extra special feel. For all LotR/Tolkien fans, it's a must do in my opinion. Fantastic.

 

 

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Dylan

This was the best tour I've been on so far in New Zealand! Our guide, Andrew, was amazing and full of funny and interesting stories about the filming of Lord of the Rings. Getting to see all the filming locations around Wellington was great but it was made an absolutely unforgettable experience by having such a great guide. Run, don't walk, and book this tour today! It's a do not miss! Actually, don't worry about running, they will pick you up and drop you back off. Five stars all the way around!

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Carrie

This was a fantastic tour! I booked for my husband and I, my husband is a LOTR fanatic, I haven't seen the movies. I found the tour absolutely fantastic. Our tour guide Robbie had been an extra on all LOTR movies and brought the sites to life with the information and perspective of the filming. This tour is for anyone and the WETA workshop was great too. Highly recommend especially if booking from cruise ship. This was so easy.

 

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About Us

We are Wellingtons expert tour operator

with over 20 years of experience.

 

Expert guides and dedicated vehicles for our legacy Lord Of The Rings location tours. We welcome independent travelers, cruise guests and agent inquiries.

 

*Formerly Rover Rings Tours