Wellington - Lord of the Rings and Weta Cave and South Coast Excursion

Today we are in Wellington, our first port of call on this cruise. We arrived earlier than expected due to a medical emergency for one of the passengers. 

We went on an excursion to see some of the places where Lord Of the Rings was filmed. Our guide was actually in the movies and in the Hobbit movies! 

Michael was very excited about all this. We visited some of the places where the Middle earth scenes were filmed. We heard some stories about what happened during filming.

Here is a photo of one of the scenes 

We then went to visit the facilities of Weta  Cave, a special effects, props and makeup studio that works on major movies and got its name when they worked on Lord of the Rings and more recently the Hobbit movies. They are also famous for having worked on Avitar and many others. Peter Jackson is a part owner and the company is very sought after for its expertise in movie special effects, digital graphics and special make-up and prosthetics.

We were not allowed to take photos there so I can't share any but I highly recommend this tour for Lord of the Rings fans.