Wellington
Capital & Culture
Wellington
Wrapped around a working harbour and framed by hills laced with mountain-bike trails, Wellington packs the energy of a much bigger city into a compact, walkable capital. It's a city built on craft coffee and creative industry — the Weta Workshop and Te Papa museum both call it home — with the cable car climbing to a botanic garden lookout and a waterfront that turns into an open-air party on a good day. What Wellington lacks in size it makes up for with more good restaurants, bars and galleries per block than almost anywhere else in the country.
14-Day Tour
The complete North & South Island journey — cities, fiords, glaciers and Māori culture in one grand loop.
7-Day Tour
Auckland, Rotorua's geothermal wonders, the Bay of Islands and Wellington in a week.