Weta Workshop

The tour was exciting, informative and interactive. We had a fantastic tour guide. We enjoyed meeting some of the creatives. The gift shop was phenomenal! Wētā a definite highlight of our trip to New Zealand and I will be recommending it to everyone!

We had the pleasure of being Louis' first solo tour group (though we had no idea)! He was incredibly knowledgeable, respectful, engaging and eager throughout the tour. It was an amazing experience and he was an absolute legend. We also had Derick for our bus transfers and he was similarly amazing to talk to and very knowledgeable and passionate about Wellington and Weta! Massive recommendation, this is a MUSY DO if you ever get the chance!

Amazing - very interesting how they designed the customs for LotR. Our tourguide was super into movies and LOTR and could answered basically any question - you can really feel the passion of the people working there - very friendly staff and seems also the owners do a great job!

This was the highlight of our trip to Wellington! As soon as we arrived we checked in and the man at the front desk was lovely! We then wandered around the gift shop and decided to get a photo with the troll outside before our tour, when a lovely man came out with props for our photos! He gave us swords and a staff to pose with and even took the photos for us and told us some fun poses and was altogether delightful but I never caught his name! Our guide was a young man who was really bubbly and funny and went into depth at each part of the tour so we learned a lot of interesting stuff and got to see some truly magical things with someone who clearly had a passion for it! We even got to meet one of the creative model-makers who gave us a little talk about his creations and how he uses things he finds to make them! We passed around some of the things he’d made as he talked us through the process and I can honestly say we left that portion of the tour feeling inspired to continue our own creative pursuits! We also got to meet a lovely lady who made foil sculptures and gave a talk on the process then let us have a go at making some ourselves! She was a completely dynamic host and kept the room engaged while we tried our hand at her craft and we loved it!! We then got our keepsake photo taken at the end of the tour and our guide was really good at making it look good and saying something to make everyone smile when the camera went off! The gift shop was also full of the most gorgeous things and we spent ages walking around deciding what to get! Cannot reccomend this place enough! The space is great alone but the staff absolutely make the experience!! I will be coming back again when my family comes to visit!

We had an absolute blast here. Our very knowledgeable tour guide was awesome. There was so much to look at and enjoy. Only number was not being able to take photos in most rooms. I found the processes that were explained really fascinating and loved seeing the details up close. I left with a new appreciation for the hours and hour of work that goes into each component of a movie. I'll be bringing my children back when we're next in wellington. Book in advance - the tickets sell out fast

So much amazing talent is showcased in the tour. Richard and Tania and their team have an amazing CV of projects. Even if you're not a LOTR fan (do they exist?) this place is absolute must see for a peak behind the scenes as to what goes on artistically to produce anything from an ad to a feature film. Oh my god I have forgotten our guide's name...he was fantastic, full of information and joyous enthusiasm.

Great behind the scenes insights into how Weta has worked on the Lord of the Ring trilogy and the Hobbit but also on around 140 movies and amazing (museum) exhibitions. This is a must do in Wellington. Our guides were fantastic as well.

Absolutely incredible. As a fan of LOTR it was a must visit, learnt during the tour that Weta had worked on other franchises and movies I love. Brandon was an awesome guide you could tell he was passionate about his job and company by the way he spoke about the things in the tour.