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Genie's Private Walking Tours

Wellington, New Zealand
0064 4 904 2212
Ranked #3 of 14 tours in Wellington
5.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Walking tours
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 11, 2012

Gene’s tour of Wellington was really interesting. She has an excellent knowledge of the city and that combined with her humour makes for a wonderful experience. I can thoroughly recommend this tour. My husband and I have also taken a London Tour with Gene which was also of the same excellent standard. More

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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 7, 2012

We booked our Wellington city tour with Gene based on the Trip Advisor reports and we’re glad we did. Gene is a wealth of knowledge and her passion for Wellington makes her tour a very special and enjoyable experience. We spent nearly four hours walking about the city, seeing the sites, learning the history and marvelling at the beautiful botanical... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012
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We loved our day with Gene - she is the best!! We were on a cruise and opted to do our own tour rather than a huge group. What a terrific decision...we saw everything and had an absolutly wonderful time with Gene. She is a wealth of information and a delightful person. She made Wellington marvelous for us. Ellen and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 28, 2012

What better way to get to know Wellington than to go on one of Gene's very informative and enjoyable tours. Her pre-purchase of the cable car tickets saved us time queuing; and we covered a huge area seeing most of the important sites as well as learning a lot about the history, culture, folklore, and architecture. We left having felt... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012
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Genie met us at the Railway station promptly on time as promised with a warm greeting. With a spring in her gait, we all headed off to discover the many city venues that would interest any traveller. Her knowledge of the city and it's history were excellent. Her tour was thoroughly enjoyable for the 3+ hours and very reasonable fee.... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012
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We considered this to offer the best value for money of all our excursions during our trip to NZ. We had expected to hear background on al the main sights, but got much more than this during our personal guided walk - we particularly enjoyed the chats between stopping points which gave us an added insight into a wide variety... More

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Wellington, NZ
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2012
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My friends and I loved this tour. Genie obviously enjoys what she does and is interested in the people she guides. We had a very enjoyable morning and were very lucky with the weather! I would recommend this as an introduction to Wellington for anyone who is capable of walking for three hours (nothing strenuous). More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 20, 2011
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On a trip back to Wellington (home town) earlier this year, I went on Genie's city walk with my parents and a friend visiting from overseas, more to show him around really, but my family were pleasantly surprised to discover a hidden gems and facts about our home city we didn't know previously, or had walked by many times without... More

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Gerigenie, Owner at Genie's Private Walking Tours, responded to this review
December 4, 2011

I am delighted you enjoyed the walk, saw and heard things about the city that you hadn't seen or heard previously. This is one of the joys of taking a walking tour. Thank you very much for your kind review. More

London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 26, 2011
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I had a private tour of Wellington with my friend from London and his parents who are also from New Zealand. It was excellent and a fantastic way to get to know the city. Wellington has so much history and I got so much out of my trip by doing Gene's tour. Gene was knowledgeable, friendly and knew her way... More

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