Pure Glenorchy Scenic Lord of the Rings Tours

Pure Glenorchy Scenic Lord of the Rings Tours

Pure Glenorchy Scenic Lord of the Rings Tours
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7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
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Local guides will help you to explore the breath-taking landscapes of Middle Earth, Glenorchy and Paradise during this half day Lord of The Rings inspired tour. Visiting film locations from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, you’ll enjoy hearing behind the scenes stories, from decisions made by the director to amusing anecdotes about the actors. You’ll stand before such sites as Isengard, Ithilien, Amon Hen and Lothlorien forest; where you can play at being a star with our capes and swords, making for fun photos. As you travel along New Zealand’s most scenic highway from Queenstown to Glenorchy you will have the opportunity to stop and photograph incredible vistas as your guide shares insights with you. You will be as satisfied as a hungry Hobbit by the delicious picnic lunch we put on for in Mt Aspiring’s National Heritage Park. Savoury and sweet delights, hot tea & coffee.
Queenstown, New Zealand

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Travelers' Choice
2023

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Shani Ross
Hastings, New Zealand10 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
What a superb trip and amazing tour guide Joel! He is super friendly, charismatic and very knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here and the views are spectacularly beautiful and breathtaking. I would highly recommend to book with Joel because he has VIP entry to very exclusive Lord of the Rings areas where scenes are filmed.
Written July 6, 2021
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Diana Ge
1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Solo
I highly recommend joining this tour when you’re in Queenstown, whether you’re a Lord of the Rings fan or not! Our tour guide Francesco was very knowledgeable about the movies and behind the scenes, but also shared some interesting facts about the local landscape and history. I also liked the group size and traveling in a small van. Francesco was happy to answer any follow-up questions and take photos of us — We were very lucky with the weather and even saw a rainbow over beautiful Wakatipu lake on our way to Glenorchy! 🌈 Also enjoyed our little picknick with lamingtons, cookies, tea and coffee. 🍪 Thanks for an awesome day, guys!
Written March 15, 2023
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KiwiTraveller69
Wellington14 contributions
Sep 2020 • Solo
From the moment I contacted Pure Glenorchy I knew I had found a company that recognised how important customer service is, and they went above and beyond, working with me to make this trip work.
Kate was great to deal with and extremely responsive.
Joel has a true passion for what he does, and it showed. Our small group enjoyed a half day that felt like we were travelling with friends.
We stopped at a number of scenic stops which were used in the movies, and information about how scenes were made, sites were reached, and pictures from the movie to show the location and how it was seen on the big screen were in abundance.
The road to Glenorchy and beyond is nothing short of stunning and scenic.
Joel and his bad dad jokes made for a fun time, and some great memories.
I would not hesitate to do another tour with Pure Glenorchy if I go back to Queenstown. If you are looking for a great half day tour, I highly recommend choosing this tour, you will not regret it.
Thanks for helping me make some great memories,
Nicki
Written September 7, 2020
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Hi Nicki, thanks so much for your in depth review of our tour - so glad you had a great time out with Joel - bad dad jokes and all hahaha. I hope your ballooning was amazing also. Thanks again for supporting local small biz! See you when you next return.. Cheers, Kate & Joel
Written September 8, 2020
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acmeplant
Santa Fe, NM108 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Our guide Amanda was amazing, could not have been better. We’re not LOTR junkies but enjoyed the movies and now we want to watch them all again. The landscapes were breathtaking and Amanda’s narration was detailed and animated. We didn’t think we’d want to put on the costumes at the end but it was such a great tour that we really got into the spirit and took some great photos in character. I highly recommend this tour.
Written March 9, 2023
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Robert T
Oegstgeest, The Netherlands4 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
What an amazing experience to combine both the amazing Lord of the Rings film locations and the beautiful nature of the region. The most special moments were those where our fantastic guide Amanda would take us to a location and let us guess where in the movies it was. I will not spoiler anything but the tour includes many cool locations that any LOTR can will definitely recognise. Besides, the tour can really be a trip for the whole family since there is something for every age group. And whether you’re a LOTR fan or just someone who would like to enjoy the beautiful scenery on this tour (with access to private lands so normally you wouldn’t be able to get here), I would definitely recommend the scenic Lord of the Rings tour by Pure Glenorchy!!
Written January 19, 2023
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1 contribution
Feb 2023
We did the tour on a very pleasant day - weatherwise, so it made it much more enjoyable. The tour guide was fantastic. He had a lot of humor and kept the group very engaged. He was punctual and got us back to town at the time he said he would. His passion made the tour all the more exciting. Having the booklet that he had, made it easy to envision what he was talking about the whole time.
Tip: watch the movies beforehand and pay close attention to them before the tour! It will be a nice memory refresher for when he shows you and talks about certain scenes/characters of the movies.
Written March 25, 2023
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Rory
4 contributions
Jul 2021 • Solo
Great day rain or shine (mine was in the rain which made no difference to the tour), with Joel who is a great tour guide, friendly, funny and makes everyone feel comfortable.

The time absolutely flew by as we stopped off for pics along the way as well as a tea, snack and chat break. Had a chance to dress up for photos too which was good fun.

Found out a lot about LOTR and other things that were filmed around there as well as some information about local land and just generally had a good laugh with Joel the whole way.

Highly recommended.
Written July 6, 2021
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daveontoast
5 contributions
Jun 2022
Joel was a fantastic tour guide, navigating us through the sometimes snowy paths to show us spectacular scenary as well as key points in the LOTR movies.

It was a heap of fun, we had a great bunch of people and some mega-fans which just made the experience more enjoyable and memorable.

We look forward to visiting again soon, but will watched the movies with renewed joy knowing we stood in some of the very same places as the Fellowship!
Written June 20, 2022
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Sindy
Cheviot, New Zealand5 contributions
Jun 2020 • Couples
Really nice guy and happy travel for it. It's awesome day! Its scenic beauty is a must visit for any and every visitor to New Zealand, The mountain range provides excellent backdrop.
The guide made our tour so interesting as he was extremely passionate about the history of Lord Of The Rings and the various locations. It will be great to see the movie again and know exactly where we were. I would give a 6 Star review if I could. Highly Recommend to all, I would do it again in a Heartbeat
Written June 19, 2020
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oh thanks so much Sindy for you 6 STAR review! what a compliment. Very happy you had a such a great day. Travel safe, and see you next time.
Written June 23, 2020
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Himanshu H
1 contribution
Sep 2022 • Friends
Tour date: 16th September 2022 : 0800 hours

Lord of the rings and Narnia locations well described and elaborated; filming techniques, video shooting locations, editing operations behind the screen sets while carrying out all the tasks and with precondition following protocols of Health and Safety, and Environmental policy by the Tour Guide - Mr. Francesco - Italian brother.

Thank you very much brother for an awesome experience, and marvellous journey throughout the day.

Highly recommended tour guide in Paradise - Queenstown.

Thank you team Pure Glenorchy for arranging and dropping off pickup request as well on such a short notice as well.

Looking forward to going back soon.

Thanks and regards
H Himanshu
Written October 4, 2022
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