4.7 / 5In the Footsteps of the "Lord of the Rings"
Very Informative excursion
March 11, 2020
If you're a Lord of the Rings fan, you'll really enjoy this excursion. We only had 5 in our group and the tour guide knew everything. She was actually a hobbit in the Hobbit movies. We went to a lot of sites where the movies were filmed and got to stand in the exact spots where some of the most memorable parts of the movies were shot. Would recommend.
Reviewer: Wendy Toth
Lord of the Rings
February 29, 2020
Our guide was person who played a hobbit as an extra in the Hobbit movies. She moved to New Zealand from Ohio. Her experiences on the movie set were really interesting. The sites of the filming were so much returned back to original that it was hard to imagine what it looked like. Especially the gravel pit. Could have skipped the gravel pit.
Reviewer: Janice Carr
Lord of the Rings excursion in Wellington
December 03, 2019
The tour was very good, except there was some confusion on meeting up with tour guide. We were told by a Shore excursions employee to wait and a van would be by shortly to pick us up, which was not the case. Apparently we needed to take a security van to where we were supposed to go. Fortunately, the security had called ahead and let them know we were on our way. The tour itself was really good, unfortunately it happened to be raining very hard almost the entire time. However, it did add to the magic of Rivendale. Our tour guide Ted was an excellent guide. He was very informative and knowledgable. Seeing scenes from the movie really helped to visualize, as did the still pictures. The lunch that was provided was very good at the picnic spot we stopped at. Overall, it was a wonderful experience.
Reviewer: Lynn
Great experience
May 15, 2019
Our tour guide was amazing and did a great job showing us all the sites. We also enjoyed that our tour was a small group.
Reviewer: Kristina Turner
Fabulous
March 03, 2019
If you are a LOTR junkie, this is the tour for you. We had 2 small vans. Visited several sites of the film and our driver was a Hobbitt in the 2nd movie. They even provided us a picnic lunch near Rivendell.
A rainy day, but great fun!
Reviewer: Deb Fiscus
Movie fans will love it
April 30, 2018
If you are a Lord of the Rings movie fan, you'd love this tour. Use your imagination to see how the movie set was done. Movie clips were shown on the van to help attendees picture the set. Interesting tour
Reviewer: Wendy Lam
Tour comments
February 28, 2017
The trip was okay, and we were glad to have done this excursion. Having the video clips was a plus. We definitely appreciated lunch!!
Reviewer: Meredith Schmahl
Did the Best with Limited Sites
April 04, 2016
Did the best with the limitation of the three sites due to the need for the sites to be brought back to original condition after filming. Big flat screen in van allowed us to view movie clips related to visited sites. Nice narration and hosting by driver/guide. But, you had to use your imagination a bit at the sites. Cute props to take photos with. Guide provided lots of time and interesting narrations with movie stills. Park had nice signs associated with Rivendell shooting. Beautiful day for a drive out of Wellington and fresh lunch from Subway. Small group of fun younger tourists from Germany, Argentina and UK. Really had a nice time. Our portion of the full day tour (with appropriate lower rate) got us back to the ship on time, but we were not able to take advantage of the extended tour which visited the Weta Workshop.
Reviewer: DQ
Fun and engaging!
March 10, 2016
Great tour, plus even handled the itinerary change that occurred at the last minute when we boarded our ship.
Reviewer: Jeff
Interesting
February 09, 2016
It was interesting to find our how movies are made. This tour took you to places where the Lord of the RIngs was filmed and you would think it was vast area or secluded but to my amazement it wasn't.
The tour is great for anyone that is over 12 yrs as it is a long tour.
Reviewer: Candleguy52
ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON OF MEMORIES
January 02, 2016
If you are a Lord of the Rings Fan this is very well-done, and a must see! You see where movie filming was done.
Our Guide was very informative and worked hard for us.
A free lunch was included at one of the sites, that ""hit the spot""!
Reviewer: Paul and Nancy
A very fun day!
December 28, 2013
The guide was well informed about the various locations for Lord of the Rings. He had props for people to wear to visualize the different scenes from the movies. He made it fun and provided a yummy lunch!
Reviewer: Retired John