Wellington

  • Accommodation:
    • Copthorne Hotel Wellington Oriental Bay
  • Transport:
    • A Snapper card from the Wellington i-SITE Visitor Information Centre is a cheaper and faster way to pay for bus transport
    • The Wellington Cable Car leaves from downtown Wellington to the leafy, village-like suburb of Kelburn
    • Mevo is Australasia’s first and only free-floating, climate positive car-share
    • Wellington is great to do on foot and you can walk from one side to the other in under 30mins
  • Things to see:
    • Zealandia
    • National War Memorial
    • Wellington Botanic Garden
    • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    • Somes Island
    • Princess Bay
    • Weta Cave
    • Carter Fountain
    • Sinclair head WW2 Bunker
    • Otari-Wilton’s Bush
    • Te Ngākau Civic Square
    • Mount Kaukau
    • Bucket Foundation
    • Petone Settlers Museum
    • Wellington Cenotaph
    • Wellington Monument
    • Parliament House
    • Whairepo Lagoon
  • Tips:
    • At the top of the Cable Car, you will find some of the superb views of Wellington
    • Take a trip to Space Place at Carter Observatory, which is housed in the historic astronomical observatory located at the top of the Botanic Garden