Wellington Parliament Tour
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Wellington Parliament Tour
Time: 1 hour
A visit to the Capital City would not be complete without a visit to NZ's beautifully refurbished Parliament Buildings.
Get amongst the historic suburb of Thorndon, and view the old buildings. The complex is made up of three architecturally distinctive buildings: the Edwardian neo-classical Parliament House, the Victorian Gothic Parliamentary Library and the unique 1970’s style Beehive building.
Free guided tours leave on the hour.
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Wellington Parliament TourNon-profit organisation |
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington |
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Reviews
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5.0/5
Great commentary, especially if your guide is Ken!
We enjoyed every minute and every joke. Wait till the end to the 'underground' exhibition to find out how the building is protected from earthquakes.
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5.0/5
We joined the tour and really enjoyed it because you get to see and walk in 'important rooms' and they tell you much about the building and how they 'save' it from earthquakes.
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3.0/5
A free tour around 1 hour with a guy who explains the areas of parliament.
A different place to visit, it was a little boring and not really interesting.
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5.0/5
Excellent guide who was witty and informative.
You see the earthquake protection of the buildings and go into the chamber. We shared a lift with the speaker!
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2.0/5
Our tour guide was abysmal - buildings nice, other tour guides seemed more with it, but despite our guide, worth doing (only and hour and you can read the leaflets instead of listening!).
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5.0/5
Great commentary, especially if your guide is Ken!
We enjoyed every minute and every joke. Wait till the end to the 'underground' exhibition to find out how the building is protected from earthquakes.
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5.0/5
We joined the tour and really enjoyed it because you get to see and walk in 'important rooms' and they tell you much about the building and how they 'save' it from earthquakes.
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3.0/5
A free tour around 1 hour with a guy who explains the areas of parliament.
A different place to visit, it was a little boring and not really interesting.
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5.0/5
Excellent guide who was witty and informative.
You see the earthquake protection of the buildings and go into the chamber. We shared a lift with the speaker!
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2.0/5
Our tour guide was abysmal - buildings nice, other tour guides seemed more with it, but despite our guide, worth doing (only and hour and you can read the leaflets instead of listening!).
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4.0/5
Another great find in Wellington for free!
Very informative tour and a lot more interesting than I expected.
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4.0/5
tour itself excellent.
guide well informed and interesting - only draw back - had to queue thrru secruity and queue to tour desk to find out next tour full os had to book on next one which meant hangin around for an hour and or going back out + queing thru security + tour queue again could have done with displaying in waiting area - anything whilst waiting.
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3.5/5
very interesting buildings and histroy.
pot luck what politicians will be there but their petty arguments are worth the visit.
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5.0/5
great not at all stuffy or boring, guide was funny and knowledgeable.
the 1hr tour wa sjust right and we felt we learned a lot.
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4.0/5
You get a lot of information about the building and the politic of New Zealand and it's history!
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4.5/5
Great to learn about the political system in NZ and we really enjoyed it.
It was quite a fast tour, but we think this is because it was a Sunday!
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