What a fabulous experience! I couldn’t believe how good this tour was especially if your a big Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fan. For the price of 84 dollars getting picked up from Wellington CBD and dropped off the price was really reasonable , we had a lovely driver and tour guide , well done Weta Workshop!

Doors open at 08.45, we went with first tour at 09.00 — excellent and would recommend the tour, you see many exclusive items and non-photography allowed in there. Meet the makers behind the movie attire! Good gift shop. Campervans, do not come here — take bus or Uber instead, narrow streets in family neighbourhood makes for parking spaces unavailable. Make sure to prebook!

When I first tried to enter this place during my month stay in New Zealand, I had the help of a little Hobbit I had acquired in the bathrooms of Auckland International Airport. He agreed to accompany me when I offered him food and lodging with myself and my wife - he appeared particularly motivated by sweets for some reason, when I thought Hobbits liked mushrooms? He also didn't have very big feet. Anyways first time we came here it turned out that having a Hobbit to vouch for you "wasn't criteria for entry" and we had to book ahead. So, we booked and after taking the Hobbit to his homeland in Matamata - he appeared very confused and didn't seem to know anyone - we finally got to see the weta workshop. It was very good, but our Hobbit, Mike, again didn't seem to know much and people kept misidentifying him as American for some reason. Quite prejudiced if you ask me. Great sets, Thunderbird exhibit was fascinating as I didn't know they made a remake, and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Excellent for all ages, and humans and Hobbits alike.

This was a great experience - really enjoyed getting up close and personal with the chain mail, hobbit ears, animatronics and more from Lord of the Rings and other great films. Highlight was seeing and learning about the sword making done right there in the workshop. No photos allowed through the majority of the experience. Really loved hearing directly from talented Weta employees at different stations throughout. Workshop is nestled into a neighborhood, parking can be tricky. We were 20 minutes late arriving for the last tour of the day and the staff was fantastic in making sure we were still able to enjoy the experience.

My daughter and I went on the tour and we were so impressed! It was so cool to see the swordsmith work in his shop and see him create! We also got to see a makeup artist and watch her create prosthetics. Such a unique tour. The highlight of our tour was taking the sculpting class. So much fun!

Just a great day out! From the time we were picked up in the mini bus til we were dropped off, we thoroughly enjoyed our guided tour. The passionate staff made the day even more enjoyable. What marvellously talented people work there! Loved it!!