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🇳🇿 3-Day Artsy Wellington Itinerary | Coffee + Middle-Earth Magic

🚌 Transport • Snapper Card (bus/ferry, buy at convenience stores) • Free Cable Car (starts at Lambton Quay) 📅 Day 1: Culture Crawl 🌞 Morning 9:00 Te Papa Museum (Free! Giant squid + earthquake house) 11:00 Old St. Paul’s Cathedral (Wooden Gothic, heavenly light) ☕️ Lunch: Fidel’s Café (Cuba St legend) → Cuban sandwich + ginger lemonade ($18) 🏛️ Afternoon 13:30 Parliament Tour (Free! See the "Beehive") 15:00 Cable Car → Botanic Garden (Rhododendron Valley blooms Apr-Oct) 17:00 Oriental Bay (Tide pools + sunset stroll) 🌃 Dinner: Logan Brown → Wellington steak + dark beer sauce ($45 student deal) 📅 Day 2: Nature Adventure 🌄 Morning 8:00 Mt Victoria Hike (LOTR filming spot! 360° views) 10:00 Zealandia Sanctuary (Spot kiwis! $20 student ticket, book ahead) 🍴 Lunch: The Hangar *(Aviation-themed café, eggs Benedict $16)* 🌊 Afternoon 13:30 Red Rocks Coastline (Seal spotting at low tide!) 16:00 Wellington Zoo (Red pandas! $17 student ticket) 🍣 Dinner: Nishimu Sushi Train *(Salmon sushi $3.5/plate, Wed student discount)* 📅 Day 3: Movie Magic 🎬 Morning 9:00 Wētā Workshop *(Avatar/LOTR props! $45 tour, touch Gollum!)* 11:00 Miramar Peninsula (LOTR location scouting) 🔭 Afternoon 13:00 Carter Observatory (Southern Hemisphere star show, $12 student) 15:00 Waterfront Market (Weekend-only wool crafts!) 🍜 Dinner: Dragonfly *(Asian fusion, soft-shell crab bao + lychee cocktail $25)* ☕️ Coffee Bonus • L'affare (Industrial-chic lattes + croissants) • Midnight Espresso (24/7 artsy hangout on Cuba St) ⚠️ Local Tips 1️⃣ Pack a windbreaker (27km/h avg wind speed!) 2️⃣ Cookie Time cookies (cheaper at supermarkets!) 3️⃣ Snapper Card saves 30% vs cash 4️⃣ Museums closed Mondays 💰 Budget: $350-500 *(Hostels $30/night + transport $30)* #MiddleEarth #WellingtonNZ #NZTravel #StudyAbroadLife

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🇳🇿 3-Day Artsy Wellington Itinerary | Coffee + Middle-Earth Magic

🚌 Transport • Snapper Card (bus/ferry, buy at convenience stores) • Free Cable Car (starts at Lambton Quay) 📅 Day 1: Culture Crawl 🌞 Morning 9:00 Te Papa Museum (Free! Giant squid + earthquake house) 11:00 Old St. Paul’s Cathedral (Wooden Gothic, heavenly light) ☕️ Lunch: Fidel’s Café (Cuba St legend) → Cuban sandwich + ginger lemonade ($18) 🏛️ Afternoon 13:30 Parliament Tour (Free! See the "Beehive") 15:00 Cable Car → Botanic Garden (Rhododendron Valley blooms Apr-Oct) 17:00 Oriental Bay (Tide pools + sunset stroll) 🌃 Dinner: Logan Brown → Wellington steak + dark beer sauce ($45 student deal) 📅 Day 2: Nature Adventure 🌄 Morning 8:00 Mt Victoria Hike (LOTR filming spot! 360° views) 10:00 Zealandia Sanctuary (Spot kiwis! $20 student ticket, book ahead) 🍴 Lunch: The Hangar *(Aviation-themed café, eggs Benedict $16)* 🌊 Afternoon 13:30 Red Rocks Coastline (Seal spotting at low tide!) 16:00 Wellington Zoo (Red pandas! $17 student ticket) 🍣 Dinner: Nishimu Sushi Train *(Salmon sushi $3.5/plate, Wed student discount)* 📅 Day 3: Movie Magic 🎬 Morning 9:00 Wētā Workshop *(Avatar/LOTR props! $45 tour, touch Gollum!)* 11:00 Miramar Peninsula (LOTR location scouting) 🔭 Afternoon 13:00 Carter Observatory (Southern Hemisphere star show, $12 student) 15:00 Waterfront Market (Weekend-only wool crafts!) 🍜 Dinner: Dragonfly *(Asian fusion, soft-shell crab bao + lychee cocktail $25)* ☕️ Coffee Bonus • L'affare (Industrial-chic lattes + croissants) • Midnight Espresso (24/7 artsy hangout on Cuba St) ⚠️ Local Tips 1️⃣ Pack a windbreaker (27km/h avg wind speed!) 2️⃣ Cookie Time cookies (cheaper at supermarkets!) 3️⃣ Snapper Card saves 30% vs cash 4️⃣ Museums closed Mondays 💰 Budget: $350-500 *(Hostels $30/night + transport $30)* #MiddleEarth #WellingtonNZ #NZTravel #StudyAbroadLife

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