Tours

Off the Beaten Track Tour.  Stretch your legs on this tour! Off the Beaten Track takes you off the main road, exploring a bit further into the older sections of […]

Murder and Mayhem Tour.  Karori Cemetery is the final resting place for people whose lives ended tragically – from drowning, from murder, and from accidents of all kinds. This tour […]

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour. This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain […]

Evening Tour Would you like to join us and explore the beauty of Karori Cemetery in the evening? This tour is for anyone who would like to see the Cemetery […]

Tales from the Vaults Find out who is in and who is out of some of Karori cemetery’s most substantial dwellings. Note: tours do not enter vaults or try them out for […]

Catholic Tales Come and explore an early part of the cemetery where we encounter a very diverse lot of people. Hear about one of Wellington's richest and distinguished families; a champion […]

Treasure from the Gully Tour through a very atmospheric part of the cemetery, with an eclectic mix of stories on an artist, photographer, hat manufacturer, prison reformer and many more! […]

(this tour was previously scheduled for Sunday 8th January and moved due to the bad weather we were experiencing): Murder and Mayhem Tour.  Karori Cemetery is the final resting place […]

Murder and Mayhem Tour.  Karori Cemetery is the final resting place for people whose lives ended tragically – from drowning, from murder, and from accidents of all kinds. This tour […]

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour. This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain […]

Our City, Our Country, Our Heritage - City Builders Tour. This tour features a couple of Prime Ministers, Mayors of Wellington, parliamentarians, philanthropists, a distinguished scientific family, a mariner/shipping fleet […]

Off the Beaten Track Tour.  Stretch your legs on this tour! Off the Beaten Track takes you off the main road, exploring a bit further into the older sections of […]