Page 43 of New Zealand Island Discoveries Shore Tours by P&O Cruises

we llington in the footsteps of the lord of the rings approximate duration 4 hours we llington wlg-f the storm coast approximate duration 31/2 hours wlg-j guided by a `lord of the rings cast member offering fascinating and amusing behind the scenes commentary a mercedes heavy-duty vehicle used in filming the `lord of the rings takes you to many of the stunning backdrops seen in this trilogy what you visit kaitoke regional park take a walk in this beautiful pristine rainforest site of the magical rivendel take a scenic drive along wellington harbour s magnificent coastline lined with sites of shipwrecks quaint villages and quiet bays climb the rugged hills to reach pencarrow lodge situated at the entrance to the harbour rural coastal remote and the perfect spot for morning or afternoon tea with breathtaking views what you visit pencarrow lodge stop to enjoy the kiwi-style hospitality at the magnificently located pencarrow lodge where you will be treated to morning or afternoon tea and home-baked cakes wander out onto the lawn for breathtaking panoramic views of the storm coast and over to pencarrow s romantic honeymooner s cottage maybe you won t want to leave shopping and free time day s bay have a break at this charming seaside village be sure to pop into van helden gallery to consider their large range of quality souvenirs and locally-made arts and crafts photo opportunities the stunning nature of this scenery and the outlook points provide many opportunities for even the most novice of photographers your scenic drive most of your time is spent travelling around one of the most scenic harbours in the southern hemisphere from wellington you will follow the harbour past petone where wellington s first settlers landed travel a coast lined with sites of shipwrecks quaint villages and quiet bays pass pencarrow station one of the first settled ranging areas before seeing wellington s hidden lakes new zealand s oldest lighthouse and historic maori sites notes a reasonable degree of fitness is required to access this special vehicle conservation and legal requirements mean no film sets from lord of the rings remain however there is still a lot of middle earth to see please ensure that you wear comfortable flatsoled shoes clothing suited to the weather conditions a hat and jacket and bring along some sunscreen and bottled water hutt river the river was used as the great river anduin see where aragorn washed ashore after encountering the wargs refreshments enjoy an open-air brew up of press tea plunger coffee and muffins in the kaitoke regional park near the movie location of `rivendell photo opportunities dry creek quarry now reverted back to a quarry the driver will pause just off the main road so that you can see where the huge medieval castle was built specifically for filming helm s deep and minas tirith hutt valley take a short walk in the park used to film the amazing `walking trees what you see along the way board your mercedes-benz unimog which was used in filming lord of the rings the vehicle is equipped with tv and stereo sound to better show how new zealand s stunning backdrops were incorporated into these films travel to kaitoke regional park site of the magical rivendel before driving to the heights of mount victoria where specialised sequences were filmed wherever possible the unimog crew will pause to allow for photographs and recall additional tales and insiders snippets gathered from the set of lord of the rings notes order of venues visited may vary bring along local currency or a credit card for any purchases to make your day as enjoyable as possible please ensure that you wear comfortable flat-soled shoes clothing suited to the weather conditions a hat and jacket and bring along some sunscreen and bottled water wellington 82 83 wellington

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