Sunday, January 8, 2012

Places to Visit in Wellington


Wellington! Words fail to explain its natural beauty. The amazing strong winds which blow in Wellington is something that you need to make yourself familiar or you won’t certainly want to miss the protective clothing. If you are planning to visit Wellington following are some of the beautiful attractions that you just cannot afford to miss once you are here.

Wellington Parliament
Wellington Parliament
The best time to visit Wellington is spring as the winter is not that harsh and the sun in not beaming down as it usually does in summer. It really blows in spring. So if you are not familiar with winds, you need to be prepared for it. The average temperature is around 12◦C - 16◦C. The may be few spells of rain might make your travel trip memorable but nothing that would obstruct your plans drastically. The most common and convenient way to move around the city of Wellington is by walking. This will help you to remain fit and agile. But in case you cannot walk there are private Taxi available which as per standard are on the costlier side.


Well! Having spent almost 3 long months in Wellington, I feel like sharing what I feel would be useful for planning your trip across. Wellington or rather New Zealand is mostly famous for its natural beauty it offers. Some of the Views particular on the Queens’ Wharf, or in common words the Wellington harbor are simply mind blowing.

If you are planning to come down to Wellington for a day or 2 then there are chances of you missing out on something that you certainly won’t want to and rather visit a place that you can removed from you list. So is this another promotional blog about Wellington, NO! A big fat NO! This blog is for helping people visit places that interest them the most in a short period of time. In this series of write ups I plan to write about the places that are most common tourist attractions along with my perspective regarding those; so that it’s easier for you to make your choice when you visit these places.

Following is the list of places that we plan to visit and cover in the series of write-ups.

1) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Arts & Culture - 55 Cable Street
2) Museum of Wellington City and Sea - Nationhood & Heritage - The Bond Store, Queens Wharf
3) Parliament Buildings - Nationhood & Heritage - Corner Lambton Quay and Molesworth Streets
4) Wellington Botanic Garden - Parks | Walks & Wildlife - 101 Glenmore Street, Thorndon 
5) Wellington Cable Car - Nationhood & Heritage, Cable Car Lane, 280 Lambton Qua
6) Wellington Zoo - Parks | Walks & Wildlife, 200 Daniell Street, Newtown
7) Zealandia: The Karori Sanctuary Experience - Wildlife - Waiapu Road, Karori 
8) City Gallery Wellington - Arts & Culture | Nationhood & Heritage, Civic Square, Wakefield Street
9) Weta Cave - Activities & Adventure, Corner Weka Street and Camperdown Road, Miramar

Hope this would help you in giving you a brief description for individual places and help you in making your visit to Wellington a more memorable experience.