Not enough superlatives to describe the actual experience and the passion and enthusiasm of both our bus driver and guide. An hour and a half went so fast and I didn’t want it to end. I found meeting the artists fascinating and inspiring and the hands on activities added an extra dimension to the tour. The video interspersed with our actual guide was also interesting and informative - I personally loved the story of how Wētā started and how it got its name. I am telling everyone to do the tour - and I am not a person who generally enjoys guided tours!! My husband is hearing impaired and he was able to hear and appreciate most of what was said and presented. Guide wore a microphone and videos were captioned - really appreciated this aspect. Thank you for presenting a magical world of talented artisans and a vision that became a reality. Loves every minute of it. I wish I was young and talented and could get a job there !!! 😀😀

From the comfortable pick up vehicle, the informative commentary pointing out landmarks and the extensive history of the incredible Weta story we knew we were in for a truly awesome experience. We had plenty of time to explore the shop and then gathered for the tour. We got to glimpse the magic that is entertainment and it was awesome.

Great experience if you’re into Lord of the Rings and movies/movie making. Our driver set the mood with Hobbit score in the car, and our Hobbit-looking host, Hazel, did a great job giving us a tour. If you’re in Wellington on vacation, this should defo be on your itinerary.

The tour was an amazing experience. Both the bus driver/transfer guide and the tour guide were great. Highly recommend.

After visiting the Māori Village, we traveled to the WETA Workshop in Wellington, NZ. This workshop is the home of special effects and props for the movie and the board game industry. They are well known for their work for the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) and Hobbit series, as well as the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. It was very interesting to see their amazing products. Stand next to them and to handle some of the detailed props used in these movies. We also toured several nearby locations that were used to film the movies. Be advised that photography is limited to just a few locations within the facility. Since I was unable to visit the Hobbit village, this was the closest I was able to get to the Hobbits. Well worth the visit.

This was an interesting experience with first-hand insights into prop making and special effects. If I were to add something, considering the fact that people cannot take pictures with their favourite movie characters/props, I would try to provide more interactive options.

Great tour with Hannah, who was enthusiastic and engaging. Really enjoyed the details and being able to see so much about special effects, behind the scenes processes and makeup….really interesting. The artistic and imaginative creations are incredible, so clever!

Interesting and educational. Inspiring to see the specialization of art and craft. Imagination coming to life with amazing craftsmanship

Incredible to view and be taken through part of the workshop. Loved it and learnt a lot. Very interesting. So many talented people. The details are amazing.

Weta workshop was so much better than I expected. Very informative with just enough time in each activity/section James was the perfect representative whilst Derrick was a knowledgeable driver

Very enjoyable peek behind the scenes of how Weta's artists create movie magic. My guide Sam, was engaging about the exhibitions and was patient in answering questions. Jim O.

Interesting . Group timed guides into the worshop. Saw many props from many films and series . Done a very quick workshop using just foil! Not enough time to do much. Hoping to see some special effects make up and the line but none available that day although we did have an explanation on how they do the prothestic masks. It was good but very quick tour of 1 hour 30 mins . Recommend for lord of the rings fans as lots of props .

As a huge Wētā fan, it was so cool to get a peek into the workshop! Tour guide was very knowledgeable, and my shuttle driver was so nice and pointed out many interesting places in Wellington, both movie and real world related.

Right from the start of the guided transfer by bus, you felt like you were getting a special peek behind the curtain at the magic that is Wētā Workshop. Because we had some extra time, we stopped at the Roxy Theatre on the way which included seeing all the LoTR, Thunderbird and Oscar related exhibits, alongside the beauty of the art deco movie theatre. The tour of WW was well organised and demonstrated so much of the history of the special effects, props, prosthetics etc… from LoTR and nearly 300 other movies, created by WW artists. Fascinating and so interesting. It did not disappoint!!

This is a must do experience if you ever visit Wellington. It was amazing to see where the different sites are around Miramar that make the magic happen. Our tour guide Logan was awesome. Very informative & could answer all of the questions asked.