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Lord of the Rings Tours - Full Day in Middle Earth

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Come with one of New Zealand's first Lord Of The Rings companies as we visit a wonderful selection of locations, sights and scenes to bring the movies to life

Come with one of New Zealand's first Lord Of The Rings companies as we visit a wonderful selection of locations, sights and scenes to bring the movies to life

Highlights

  • Explore Gladden Fields, Ford of Bruinen, Isengard, Amon Hen and Ithilien in one day!
  • Take in the diverse landscape of an ancient beech forest, braided rivers and glacier-carved valleys
  • Handle and photograph $15000 worth of weapon and costumes
  • View "Top Secret" items from the movies!
  • Entertaining and knowledgeable guides
  • Proudly New Zealand (NZ) owned LOTR and Hobbit tours in Queenstown.

Join our knowledgeable Lord of the Rings guides for a combined Half Day in Middle Earth tour and an afternoon adventure to more iconic locations. Swap buses during a lunch break in Queenstown for a seamless transition.

Explore famous LOTR sites like the Ford of Bruinen, Gladden Field and more! Visit Glenorchy and Paradise for breathtaking landscapes from the films.

Enjoy morning and afternoon tea, snacks, and capture memorable moments with our extensive collection of authentic, licensed replica props!

Experience Middle Earth like never before with us!


Morning Tour:

Skippers Canyon, weather permitting

Arrowtown

The Gibbston Valley.

LOTR locations such as:

The Ford of Bruinen

The Gladden Fields

Pillars of the Kings

And more!


Afternoon Tour:

Glenorchy

Paradise

LOTR locations such as:

Ithilien

Isengard and Beorn's House

Lothlorien and Amon Hen

And more!


Adult $358.00 (Aged 15+)
Child $188.00 (Aged 5-14 years)

What's included

  • Morning and Afternoon Tea Plus Snacks
  • Photos with Authentic Props
  • Copies of the original scripts and production call sheets adding so much more depth to your Middle Earth experience!

Duration

  • 10 Hours

Location

  • Pick Up: Outside the Queenstown Station Information Centre on Camp Street. If you require a different pickup address this may be possible for an additional charge. Please phone us to arrange.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Departure time: 8:00 am

    Morning and Afternoon Tour itineraries are interchangeable and can be switched due to availability or weather conditions.

    Please note minimum numbers apply - trips confirmed with 2 or more passengers, single bookings wait-listed to confirm. Please also note that some of our discounted tours on occasion may be carried out by one of our trainees.

    Lunch is not provided - you will have 1-1.5 hours to get lunch in Queenstown.


    Please Note:

    • Pick Up: Outside the Queenstown Station Information Centre on Camp Street. If you require a different pick up address this may be possible for an additional charge. Please phone us to arrange.
    • If you are bringing young children on this trip, please bring something to occupy them, like an iPad, just in case they are not as into the tour as you might be.
    • Unfortunately, our tour does not cater for people in wheelchairs, as our buses do not have a specialised lift.
    • There is some walking involved in this tour on dirt tracks and the like, please wear suitable shoes.


  • Infants 2 years and under go free of charge. Please note: only 1 free participant per one full-priced paying adult - the normal child rate applies to discounted tickets.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

4.9

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chris27 from New Zealand wrote on 10 October 2021

Awesome experience

Very informative tour guide.

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Hi Christian, thank you for joining us on tour and to leave this review. Enjoy the rest of your holiday!

melleg from Netherlands wrote on 06 July 2021

Highly recommended

Very knowledgable guide, great stops along the way, highly recommend the full day tour!

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Thank you for the kind review, we are happy you had a blast on our tour. Enjoy you time in New Zealand!

samanthaz from New Zealand wrote on 26 May 2021

It was an excellent experience

It was such an excellent experience, the views were amazing, Shane was such an excellent tour guide. Awesome customs to touch, hold and play with. It was soo worth

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We are glad you had such a great time with us on tour. Looking forward to seeing you somewhere in Middle-earth!

clmize from New Zealand wrote on 19 March 2021

Exceptional

Lots of fun. Though the movie sets were gone, Shane's descriptions and enthusiasm made them appear vividly in our mind's eye. He was able to stitch together the scenery as if the movies were playing. And the fun of being able to handle some of the films' weaponry was marvelous. Highly recommended!!

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Thank you very much for letting others know how enjoyable our adventures are. We are glad you had such a great time and we hope that the rest of your time spent here in Middle-earth was as enjoyable! Shane

Aimee Biddington from New Zealand wrote on 29 December 2019

A+ LOTR Queenstown tour

We had a great time with Shane and Kyle! Shane clearly loves his job, loves LOTR and loves giving people a great experience! His extensive knowledge (not just about LOTR but also Queenstown and NZ in general) passion, enthusiasm and personable, relaxed style made it awesome! We visited places I had never been to got to see more of the stunned scenery than I would have driving myself!

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Thank you very much for your review. We are glad you had as great a time with us as we had with you. Hope to see you next time you are in town!

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