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Lord of the rings new zealand tour in mavora lakes. You will also meet those involved in the making of the movies, and get off the beaten track into the. Red carpet tours are the original and premier lord of the rings tour company operating since 2001. New zealand film director sir peter jacksons famous movie trilogies based on jrr tolkiens the lord of the rings and the hobbit put new zealands incredible scenery on display for millions of moviegoers around the world. Auckland waitomo rotorua matamatahobbiton wellington havelock blenheim.
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Lord of the rings twizel tour 2020 all you need to know. Since the first screening of the lord of the rings. New zealand lord of the rings tours explore the locations of the filming of the lord of the rings films. The queenstown area featured prominently in the filming of the incredibly popular lord of the rings trilogy. New zealands stunning landscapes captivated movie fans around the world as the unbilled star of the hugely successful the lord of the rings film trilogy. Lord of the rings tours new zealand, lord of the rings. Zicasso, together with a fellowship of lord of the rings experts in middle earth, has forged the one tour to celebrate the epic novels 60th anniversary. Jrr tolkiens lord of the rings movies were filmed in more than 150 locations across new zealand. New zealand lord of the rings tours red carpet tours. Travel through a landscape of lush farms, then take a guided tour of the 12acre 4. The lord of the rings films were filmed by peter jackson using the spectacular backdrop of new zealands mystical scenery.
Apr 10, 2018 journey to new zealand and experience middle earth. Travel from auckland to queenstown, and visit notable locations from the lord of the rings movies along the way including hobbiton. The new zealand tour travels the length of the country and includes many unique experiences for fans of the trilogy and upcoming film the hobbit. Lord of the rings tours of new zealand escorted, independent and self drive tours to middle earth. This academy award winning trilogy of films four oscars for the fellowship of the ring, two oscars. This tour is a must do activity for any lord of the rings fans visiting new zealand. New zealand lord of the rings tour highlights include. You will experience the best of wellington, take a bush or beach walk, view the sights, as we travel around our film capital. Embark on a journey of middle earth and new zealand. I went to new zealand with the book, hoping to see as many sites as i could. The lord of the rings trilogy experiences new zealand.
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Our 10 day the lord of the rings tour will take you from the capital, wellington, to new zealand s adventure capital, queenstown via captivating south island scenery. Take a onceinalifetime journey to middleearth, traveling from auckland to queenstown via many exciting lotr filming locations, movie studios, and adventures. Travel deep into middle earth and visit the landscape that inspired peter jacksons film locations for the lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit. New zealand lord of the rings tour information nz luxury. Join us for our captivating halfday lord of the rings tour. In the city often described as wellywood, wellington is not only the political capital of new zealand but the moviemaking capital. Mountains tower over rivers, lakes, streams, and bays, their snow topped peaks resembling one long, white cloud. New zealands epic mountains and charming valleys inspire the. New zealand lord of the rings tour information to experience middle earth in real life, book a new zealand lord of the rings tour and visit top filming locations around the country. Lord of the rings new zealand new zealand tourism guide. New zealand is known as middle earth for its lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies. In the heart of new zealand, you can step into the lush pastures of the shire with a guided tour of hobbiton, as featured in the lord of the rings and the hobbit t rilogies. New zealand born peter jackson filmed the entire six films in various locations around new zealand.
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See and experience some of the spectacular landscapes featured in the films. Lord of the rings tours is an incredible experience to visit one of the major lord of the rings film sites in new zealand. Join us on our next journey and be a part of a fellowship of likeminded people as we travel through breathtaking middleearth, new zealand. Lord of the rings scenic tour journey with us deep into middle earth and explore lord of the rings locations from queenstown to glenorchy. This lord of the rings tour will take you from the capital wellington to new zealands adventure capital queenstown. Over 150 real new zealand locations were used from the rolling green hills of matamata in the north island. The best way to discover the sights of wellington is on one of our wellington lord of the rings movie tours.
Jan 25, 2015 exploring middleearth on a 14day lord of the rings tour of new zealand with red carpet tours. Nomad safaris 4wd tours encompass everything from lord of the rings tours to historical gold mining tours around queenstown. New for the 201718 season is the addition of our laketown hobbit film tour making twizel home to one of the most varied middle earth locations in new zealand. Experience in person the panoramic wonders that were used to portray middle earth. The lord of the rings is a trilogy consisting of high fantasy adventure films directed by new. This tour is a mustdo for lord of the rings fans visiting new zealand. Discover the movie magic when you visit the lord of the rings locations for filming.
All our scheduled tours have a maximum of only 9 people and, with only a short traveling time to the location, you get an informative, personal and fun lotr or hobbit experience. Lord of the rings tours experience the authentic film. New zealand and its breathtaking and diverse range of scenery provided the backdrop for filming the lord of the rings movie trilogies of which are truly unique and magical. Explore the popular and lesserknown filming location for the lord of the rings and hobbit series. Lord of the rings tours twizel, new zealand home facebook. I found the place where the burning pile of orcs was filmed and more around mavora lakes in new zealand. Hasslefree tours day tours from christchurch, new zealand. The fellowship of the ring in 2001, new zealand has become the embodiment of middleearth to millions of moviegoers the world over. Journey to middle earth and visit the stunning alpine location of edoras, the capital city of the rohan people, from the movie trilogy. Explore the magical side of new zealand and understand why this beautiful country was chosen to portray middleearth. Walk through the pelennor battle fields, cross the river anduin, explore the shire, wonder through the gardens of isengard and much more on a new zealand lord of the rings tour.