Private custom tour with a local guide Wellington
Overview
Wellington’s scenic harbor and cultural attractions can be tricky to explore without a local perspective. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour.
This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. If you wish to include a museum visit, your guide can customize the itinerary to fit your interests—just let us know in advance.
Your guide contacts you beforehand to align the tour with your preferences. Perfect for families, solo travelers, or couples, this tour reveals Wellington’s best-kept secrets.
What's Included
- Meet up at your accommodation (If located in the city)
- Private Walking Tour
- Customization of the tour
- Drink or Food ( If you want to have a break during the tour )
- Local transportation around the city (it’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
- Personal expenses
Meeting and Pickup
The local guide will pick you up at your hotel ( if located in Wellington ). Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
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New Zealand Parliament
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Wellington
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Wellington Botanic Garden
40 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (NZDT).
- Meet up at your accommodation (If located in the city).
- Private Walking Tour.
- Customization of the tour.
- Drink or Food ( If you want to have a break during the tour ).
- Local transportation around the city (it’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included).
- Personal expenses.
The minimum age to participate is 1..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private custom tour with a local guide Wellington is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private custom tour with a local guide Wellington will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Meet up at your accommodation (If located in the city)
- Private Walking Tour
- Customization of the tour
- Drink or Food ( If you want to have a break during the tour )
- Local transportation around the city (it’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
- Personal expenses
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
