Fabulous & fun private Wellington tours and shore excursions. 

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Kia ora, we are Suzee & Jo.

Our personalised family friendly tours will connect you with the Wellington that locals love.

Your Wellington tour with uTours - get picked up by your new local friend, poke around our much loved hometown, experience stunning scenery, try local food and drinks, avoid the busy tourist traps & have heaps of fun before being returned to your hotel or ship.

We love friends & family groups. Bring your kids, grandparents and grumpy uncles (though maybe only one…) and we'll have the best Wellington tour.

We want you to be comfortable. Our spacious vehicles enable everybody to travel together. If you have longer legs, a wider butt or mobility issues, just let us know beforehand. 

For cruisers, we offer a refund if your ship does not dock and a return to ship guarantee (T&Cs apply).

Risk-free booking - 24 hour cancellation.

 

Join us for an authentic & fun taste of kiwi life.

Half Days from NZ$420/adult & Full Days from NZ$520/adult. 

NZ$50 discount per adult for groups of four or more adults.

 

We've been creating unique Wellington wow moments since 2017.

Our Wellington personalised tours start with you.

 

Let our small family look after your family

Wellington Wonders

Best for first-time visitors, cruise passengers, and people who want the Wellington highlights.

Coastal Kāpiti

Best for scenery, coast, relaxed exploring, and local flavour.

Rural Wairarapa

Best for wine, countryside, food, and a slower full-day experience.

Welly & Beyond

Best for travellers who want to see more than the city.

Meet your local guides. 

All tours are personally hosted by us. We recommend booking early as availability is limited. 

“Best day in Wellington! You must take this tour! It is individualized to what you want to see and do.

Suzee was fantastic. She took us all over the city and the coast, recommending the best stops along the way. She knew the best time to stop with no waits or lines. She let us try some of New Zealand’s best food and treats, and showing us the best of Wellington. We truly made a new friend on the best tour of our trip from the U.S. Thank you Suzee. We hope we can meet again someday. You’re the best!”

Megan, US

 

“Best day in Wellington! You must take this tour! It is individualized to what you want to see and do.

Suzee was fantastic. She took us all over the city and the coast, recommending the best stops along the way. She knew the best time to stop with no waits or lines. She let us try some of New Zealand’s best food and treats, and showing us the best of Wellington. We truly made a new friend on the best tour of our trip from the U.S. Thank you Suzee. We hope we can meet again someday. You’re the best!”

Megan, US

Working together, we help you make the most of your time in Wellington.

Communicate with a human. We get in touch regularly, from your initial inquiry to the day of your tour. We'll even call you before you leave home, if you would like us to.

We make Wellington easy. We pick you up and drop you off at the Port, the airport and/or your accommodation. Avoid the crowds, get out of the city, only do what you want to do. 

Exploring NZ on a cruise? We’ve got your fabulous Wellington Shore Excursion sorted. Port pick up, hang out with a local, see fabulous scenery, enjoy local refreshments, have fun, learn lots, get back to the Port on time. No worries.

Sit back, relax, let us look after the details.

Why choose uTours?

Travel only with friends & family - your private and personalised Wellington tour.

We curate your tour just for you, introducing you to the heart and people of Wellington.

Connect with a local – great chats, lots of laughs, awesome guides & insider knowledge.

Experience the best of Wellington & surrounds.

All of your friends & family will be comfortable in our spacious late model vehicles.

Help yourself to local refreshments from the chilly bin (cooler).

We know where the toilets are :).

Before your tour, we will:

  • Communicate clearly with you (via phone, email or WhatsApp) so that we know each other a little.
  • Develop an itinerary to match your group’s interests, ages and available time.
  • Be flexible, doing our best to accommodate any changes to your schedule.

On the day, we will:

  • Meet you when and where we say we will.
  • Share with you the Wellington we know and local’s love.
  • Be typical kiwi's - friendly, informed and fun.
  • Travel at your pace, avoid the queues and provide regular comfort stops.
  • Cruise Passengers - We pick you up from the Port and return you to the ship on time. We keep an eye on the time so you don’t have to.
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Great way to maximize your time in the Wellington area! Suzee called me in advance to craft a day that best suited our interests and stayed in communication right up to the moment we met up. Jo picked us up just steps from where we got off our NCL ship. My husband and I wanted to spend time at the Southward Car Museum, which was awesome. So Jo dropped us off and took Mom and Sis to visit an arts and crafts gallery and a bit of shopping. Then we all had a lovely lunch at a local bakery before heading off to see the coastal sites as well as the Wellington area. We loved having a resident local show us the area and tell us about life there. Couldn't imagine a better way to spend a day in the Wellington area. We had exactly the experience we wanted at the pace we wanted and with an awesome guide. Suzee and Jo are genuinely good, caring, dependable, and fun people!!
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We had a great time on this tour. Suzee was super knowledgeable and made sure we got everywhere before the tourist crowds. I highly recommend this tour and Suzee as well.
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My husband and I had a wonderful half day tour of Wellington with Jo. Arranging the tour before leaving home was so easy. Suzee responded immediately with answers to my many questions. We were picked up right outside the ship and had a wonderful tour to see the highlights of the Wellington area. We left it entirely up to Jo to make the plan and it was perfect. She also gave us the opportunity to stop at a pharmacy to make a purchase and at a store to purchase some Whittaker's chocolate bars. The car was comfortable and clean and snacks and drinks were provided. I can't say enough about how happy I was with this experience. My only regret was not doing a full day tour. I highly recommend spending some time in Wellington with Suzee or Jo of uTours. I am so glad we did.
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We wanted to take a tour in Wellington of Lord of the Rings sites and while this was not her speciality she researched it, took us to the various sites and even made a booklet of all the sites for us to keep. In addition she had a wealth of information about Wellington.
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Once again uTours, you did not disappoint! After a great winery tour in 2024, uTours was the obvious choice to plan our tour of the Kapiti Coast. Again, we were in the capable hands of Suzee. Suzee worked with us to understand what we would like to see to make the most of the tour. We quickly realised that we needed a multi-day tour to fit in everything we wanted to see and do and not feel rushed. Suzee was happy to accommodate with a long day and follow up half day tour (3-3.5 hours). Over the two days, we were all impressed with Suzee's knowledge of the area, including great places to eat. We travelled with our friends, who are Wellingtonians, so we wanted a tour that included some unexpected views and experiences. Our friends remarked they had never visited the places in the tour and were delighted with the two-day tour. On top of that, the transport is roomy and very high quality. The drop off and pick up makes the day effortless. Suzee went above and beyond to take care of us, even with a quick unscripted stop off to a supermarket so we did not have to journey out when we got home. Our tour focussed on nature, history and architecture, which was our choice. Suzee gave us a number of options including an auto-museum and other special interest venues. The tour was just what we wanted, we cannot thank Suzee and uTours enough.
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Judy Dale
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Don’t hesitate to book with Suzee with uTour. She did an amazing job, taking my family, of five around the Wellington area. New Zealand meat pies, hokey, pokey ice cream, and shopping stops were just some of the extras Suzee did to make our day special and create memories and photo opps. She made the day, fun, very informative and tailored the day to us
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AJ Johnson
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Our Wellington tour with Suzee was outstanding!! We had soooo much fun and learned so much from her! We were 5 senior adults age 69 - 83, 3 siblings and 2 in-laws. Suzee became part of our family during our tour! She took us to high up places for spectacular views avoiding the crowds. We saw wonderful coastlines and beautiful scenery. She took us for meat pies and taught us how to eat them and then for hokey-pokey ice cream! We three ladies are huge shoppers, so Suzee took us to a wonderful shop that had everything New Zealand! We practically ran into the shop and purchased wonderful things to take back to our Iowa family and friends in the states. At the end of the tour Suzee gifted us chocolates and we all had hugs! You can't go wrong with uTours Wellington with Suzee! She rates a 12/10 from us! AJ & Christy Johnson
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Jane Johnson
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Suzee of Utours Wellington is the best! We had the best day of our 3 week Australia -New Zealand vacation with Suzee. Our goal was to see Wellington and NZ as a native and Suzee delivered. She gave us a history of the area, showed us beautiful beaches and took us to great lookout points for memorable photos. She taught us how to eat meat pies and made sure we tried hokey pokey ice cream, both of which we will miss and were delicious! We wanted to do a little shopping and she took us to the perfect local business that had everything we were looking for. Suzee‘s vehicle was very comfortable. Suzee has a great sense of humor which made the day so much fun. We started the day with a stranger, but ended with a valued friend. Suzee’s Tour far exceeded our expectations and we would highly recommend her services! You will not be disappointed! Jane and Neal from USA.
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Staci Frizzell
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Suzee is very friendly and knowledgeable and is passionate about showing people her city and sharing about life in Wellington. She began communicating with us shortly after we booked her tour and together we mapped out our day. Suzee gave great recommendations for our itinerary, combining our desires and her local knowledge to make the best use of our time. She took us to a local store for souvenir shopping, which was perfect for what we were lookong for. While driving along the coast, she spotted dolphins and pulled over so we could watch them. And she acted as our photographer and sent us the photos she took after our tour. She is a great photographer! We really enjoyed our day with Suzee and highly recommend her to anyone who wants to have an amazing day seeing Wellington.
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Mike Hanson
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We had a wonderful day with Suzee from U-Tours. She was very informative and fun. She tailored our day to our likes and went to a local cafe which was delicious.