Location: Wellington
Top Things to do in Wellington
Things to do in Wellington, North Island: The Best Lookouts
Wellington boasts a compact downtown area that’s easy to explore on foot and a wealth of architectural styles, from 19th-century wooden cottages to Art Deco masterpieces. Discover the city’s Maori roots at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea and the Museum of New Zealand. Sip coffee and people-watch in lively Courtney Place, or survey the city from scenic Mount Victoria. When the sun goes down on Windy Wellington, take a nocturnal tour of Karori Wildlife Sanctuary to meet some colorful inhabitants.
Restaurants in Wellington
1. Odell Reserve
2. Mount Victoria Lookout
3. Mount Victoria
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4.5 based on 3,018 reviews
High lookout point along Wellington's Southern Walkway gives visitors a spectacular view of the city and its surroundings.
Reviewed By fafa_potato - Palmerston North, New Zealand
On a hot Wellington day, when you take the number 20 from Courtenay place to this lookout point (I was never going to walk) the views from this place are absolutely stunning! You can see all of Wellington and it is absolutely beautiful!
4. Wellington Cable Car
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4.5 based on 6,509 reviews
The highlight to any visit to Wellington is a trip on Wellington Cable Car. In just 5 minutes you will reach the top of the Botanic Garden where panoramic views of the city and harbour are the reward. You can also visit the Space Place Observatory here. Before you head back down make sure to visit the Cable Car Museum (free entry), which provides a history of the city's symbolic mode of transport and see the original cars and winding machinery on display. There are walking tracks that start at the top of the Cable Car if you're keen on a stroll back to the city. The Cable Cars leave every 10 minutes and evry 15 minutes before 8pm.
Reviewed By Probal - Sydney, Australia
It was a fun ride up with some great views and the walk back down through the botanical gardens to the city was great and lots of fun.
5. Wright's Hill
6. Mount Kaukau
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4.5 based on 238 reviews
Reviewed By Lynleyfish - Cambridge, New Zealand
What a great view of Wellington City and Harbour! I walked up with a friend from the Khandallah side. The track was well-worn and easy to navigate.
7. Te Ahumairangi Hill Lookout
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4.5 based on 17 reviews
An alternative to the much busier Mount Victoria lookout with amazing views of the city below, right next to Botanic Gardens, short walk from the city centre
Reviewed By catrinew - St Kilda, Australia
Wanted to find a lookout perfect for admiring the city at sunset, but without all the tourists that flock to Mount Victoria and the Botanic Gardens. Found out about this hill through googling - what a great little find! The hike up the hill is a little tiring (we kept up a brisk pace) but the views at the top are amazing! There are quite a few bushes in the way at the main lookout and I found I could actually get better photos coming down the hill via the northern walkway.
8. Wellington Wind Turbine
9. Hawkins Hill
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Paulus123015 - Wellington, New Zealand
We walked up from Highbury to the wind turbine and then across to the dome. It was a challenging but rewarding walk and we did with 10-12 year old children. It was exhilarating battling the wind that day
10. Mount Street Cemetery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
