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Safari of the Scenes - Wakatipu Basin (Tour A)
 Trip Type: Independent Tour Tour Duration: Half Day (Extra days and activities can be requested when booking)
Priced From: NZ$165.00
Starts From: Queenstown - Departs daily 8.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-5.30pm. Hotel/motel pick up available.Ends At: Queenstown Comments:
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Price: NZ$NZ$165.00 per adult NZ$80.00 per child (4-14 years)
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Prices valid for travel from 1st September 2011 to 30 September 2012
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- The Remarkables
- Deer Park Heights
- Kawarau Gorge
- Arrowtown
- Wakatipu Basin
The perfect tour for those that want the thrills of an off road adventure but also want to discover exciting Lord of the Rings film locations. The Wakatipu Basin tour takes you to The Remarkables, which were used as various mountains throughout the trilogy including the Misty Mountains. Travelling part way up this beautiful mountain range you get a birds eye view onto Deer Park Heights, which was used for the refugees of Rohan and the Battle of the Wargs scenes.
Travelling from The Remarkables you head to the Kawarau Gorge where the filming took place for the Argonath, or Pillars of the Kings. Leaving the Kawarau Gorge the trip heads to Arrowtown where the loss of The One Ring at Gladden Fields was filmed. Near Arrowtown you will experience some true off road adventure. Following a historic gold mining road up the Arrow River you will cross the river to get to the Ford of Bruinen. At this point you can indulge in morning or afternoon tea and try your hand at a spot of gold panning.
From Arrowtown you will travel to the entrance of Skippers Canyon where you will be offered spectacular panoramic views of the Wakatipu Basin and over Skippers Canyon.
