Lord of the Rings Tour: Explore Filming Locations

Embark on an exclusive Lord of the Rings scenic tour in Queenstown. Explore breathtaking film locations, including Arcadia Station, with local guides. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Glenorchy-Queenstown Road - Tour as our guest from Queenstown on one of the Top 10 scenic drives in the world up the Glenorchcy road to visit epic scenery and Lord Of The Rings filming locations.
  • Bennets Bluff Lookout - The most scenic lookout in New Zealand
  • Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track - Very relaxed nature walk to a LOTR…
What's Included
  • Exclusive access to the Arcadia Station Filming locations in the Paradise valley
  • Optional Lord of the Rings costumes/ replica swords
  • A light morning or afternoon tea, with cake, biscuits and hot tea & coffee
  • Professional, friendly & local guides
  • Live Commentary
  • Umbrellas provided
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

Embark on an enchanting odyssey with us across Middle Earth, traversing iconic Lord of the Rings filming locations from Queenstown to Glenorchy and Mt Aspiring World Heritage N.P.
Experience the awe-inspiring trilogy spring to life as you witness the astonishingly beautiful and mystical settings that stirred Peter Jackson’s creation of The Lord of the…

Location
43 Camp Street
Camp Street
7:55am & 1:30pm DEPARTING TIME: ARRIVE ON TIME THANK YOU!! Please wait outside the The Station Information Centre on CAMP Street - down from Marmolada Cafe (43 Camp St) please wait on the wooden seats and look out for your vehicle, they are Toyota vans with Pure Glenorchy on the side.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Heathertaz2013
Nov 6, 2024
Great tour - interesting, fun and informative - Excellent guide - knowledgeable and engaging throughout the tour. Amy made the places we stopped come alive with her information (great training !) and cheerful personality.
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Debbie_j
Nov 6, 2024
Awesome tour - Awesome views. Guide was very knowledgeable, super fun and went over and above. Dress up and props for photos were amazing. Loved this tour
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Michelle_k
Nov 5, 2024
A must see - Our guide Dan was very fun, informative and kind. All the places we visited were magnificent and we enjoyed the tour very much
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Diane_o
Nov 4, 2024
Fun and scenic tour - We had an awesome time on our Lord of the Rings tour! Dan our guide was lots of fun and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend?
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Lilibeth_v
Nov 4, 2024
Very interactive tour! - Dan is our tour guide and his knowledge about LOTR, I was impressed. Very interactive, very funny and very informative. The book he had helped us to re-imagine where exactly the scene happens and the views, WOW! He shared many facts like the behind the scene that we are not aware of about the LOTR. And the best of all, we had a chance to wear costume and feel like Gandalf, Arwen, or even a Hobbit! Overall, we had so much fun from the start to the end!
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Jesskuras
Nov 2, 2024
Fun even for people who aren't huge LotR fans! - I'm not a huge LoTR fan (some of my family is), but I still really enjoyed this tour! Tristan was a great guide and driver, and I loved seeing some of the areas around Queenstown, especially the national park. It really helped that he had photos from the movies to compare the landscape against. We also enjoyed dressing up and taking some fun photos in the forest. Really fun way to spend an afternoon, and I recommend it!
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Walkerreuben
Oct 27, 2024
Fun morning out full of scenic views and LOTR trivia - Tristan was an absolute delight, best tour guide we’ve ever had. His knowledge of Lord of the Rings including locations, film trivia, and Tolkien’s writings was amazing with all sorts of obscure questions answered throughout the tour. The tour itself took us to multiple filming locations including a few spots exclusive to this tour. Definitely the highlight of our trip to Queenstown. Tristan also let us know of other LOTR experiences we could also look at including commercial and non-commercial options, and provided other local tips for getting the most out of our Queenstown stay. He also slowed down a few times for photo ops as we drove past local lambs and calves. He’s so good at his job and deserves a raise (and we only met him during the tour).
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Tonyandstepht
Oct 27, 2024
Awesome afternoon - don't miss this trip - We had the pleasure of joining an afternoon tour of LoTR locations, guided by the wonderful Dan. It was a real geek fest (aided by a couple of brothers on the bus), full of wonderful scenery and anecdotes about the filming (won't give away any spoilers). All credit to Dan who is extremely knowledgeable on the films and area. Perhaps we'll see him as an extra in the Hunt for Gollum😸
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Dianne_m
Nov 9, 2024
Lord of the rings location tour. - Our tour guide had a fantastic knowledge on all things to do with The Lord of the Rings and I found out things which I never knew before. Although it rained for most of the tour it was still enjoyable and getting up close to the film locations was great.
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Andreas_k
Nov 2, 2024
Great option to spend an evening! - Beautiful scenic along the way to Glenorchy! We visited quite a few filming locations there! Guide was well educated about the films (obviously) and super friendly! My only little complain which is not really a complain is about how long we spent in each location. I would like to have 5 more minutes. The weather that day was rainy (not too much) but we completed the tour successfully.
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From $117
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).