Wellington Must Visit Sites

I'm listing below the places around Wellington City that we should be visiting. They include:

1) the Otari-Wilton's Bush (Botanical Garden) located 10 km away from the Ohiro Rd centre.

2) Te Papa Tongarewa, Muzium of New Zealand.

3) Wellington Cable Car: The cars run from Lambton Quay (click for direction) in the heart of the central business district and within 5 minutes whisk you from under the corporate towers of The Terrace past Kelburn Park and Victoria University to the top entrance of the Wellington Botanic Gardens with its magnificent lookout over the City and harbour - Te Whanganui-a-Tara (The Great Harbour of Tara).

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Open hours:
Cars run every 10 minutes, Monday to Friday, 7am – 10pm. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, 9am – 10pm. ($3 one way/$5 return)

4) Wellington Botanical Garden, 101 Glenmore Street, Thorndon, Wellington. Gardens open daily sunrise to sunset. Free entry. Glow-worm tour available occationally ($5/adult) - usually after 7.30 pm meet at Otari Info Centre or at 8pm at the main entrance. The tour last for about 1 hour.

5) Karori Wild Life Santuary, End of Waiapu Rd, Karori.

6) Wellington Gondola & Tramways
7) Wellington Masjid & Islamic Centre, 7-11 Queens Drive, Kilbirnie.

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8) TBA
9) Bus ride to A) Rona Bay, Wellington (1 hr 30 min), B) Breaker Bay ( about 1 hr + and return before 7pm)

10) Some of the walking tracks at Te Kopahou Reserve
(include the seal colony).

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