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Pure Glenorchy Scenic LOTR Tours

The Station Building, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
+64 3 441 1079
Ranked #28 of 106 tours in Queenstown
5.0 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Travel along N.Z's most scenic highway. Listen to Local N.Z guides who are the specialists of the area. See many Lord of the Rings and Wolverine film...... more » Owner description: Travel along N.Z's most scenic highway. Listen to Local N.Z guides who are the specialists of the area. See many Lord of the Rings and Wolverine film locations. View the most world's most spectacular scenery. Take in the diverse landscape of ancient beech forest, braided rivers, glacier carved valleys and towering snow capped peaks. Explore Mt Aspiring World Heritage Parks unique flora and fauna. Encounter birdlife and animals. Leave with magic memories and the most amazing photo's - Small personalised groups - Complimentary delicious picnic - Free photo C.D - Locally owned & operated family business - Comfortable 4WD vehicles - Departs Queenstown 8:15am & 1:45pm - Duration 4 - 4 1/2 hours - Qualmark Endorsed - DOC Concessionaire « less
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Singapore, Singapore
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

mark was very informative and friendly! pick us up from our hostel and there we go! the information was good with all the famous place of the movie scence. the breakfast made by him was nice too! More

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Santa Rosa, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

We had a great guide who went out of her way to tell us many things about filming LOTR and other movies in the area. Even if you have a guidebook, having the guide tell you inside things really adds to the value of the experience. All of the stories she told us were extremely interesting. My only suggestion is... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

Early in the morning Mark, our guide, picked us up at the campside in Queenstown. The three other passengers were already in the minibus: two people from Israel, one from Canada and my husband and I from Denmark. Mark was very good to create a good atmosphere, so in no time we all talked with each other in a very... More

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Danville, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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My wife and I took a tour with Pure Glenorchy while visiting Queenstown. The trip started out with a promp pick-up from our B&B. We quickly made our way out of Queenstown and into some of the most beautiful and remarkable scenery we had ever seen. It was a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine with a fresh dusting of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012

We had a wonderful tour in a small group with a very knowledgable guide, Mark , that was very enthusiastic and friendly. The tour lasted about 4 hours and we visited the area around Glenorchy where the LOFR was filmed.We had a nice picnic with home made sandwiches and cake..very tastful. We enjoyed our tour very much and recommended it. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Great tour. We were picked up at our accommodation and taken to some of the most beautiful scenes I have ever seen. Paradise was truly paradisse. More

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melbourne
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012
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On the positive side- we were picked up promptly from our accommodation, small group of 4, beautiful weather and our guide stopped at lots of scenic spots for photo opportunities, our guide was very friendly and we had a beautiful morning tea by a river. On the down side we thought the tour was expensive for what was really a... More

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Mark Holmes, Owner at Pure Glenorchy Scenic LOTR Tours, responded to this review
27 January 2012

Hi, Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate the chance to be able to make changes for future experiences. We can see you were disappointed and would like to ensure all our customers receive an enjoyable personalised experience. Our new driver has now been fully retrained and has learnt more in-depth knowledge of Lord of the Rings locations. We always... More

Canberra, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

We took in a LOTR tour with Mark from Pure Glenorchy. Awesome trip and very knowledgeable on the the filming aspects with some great stories on how it all took place. More

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Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

We and one other couple went on the LOTR tour with Mark, the owner of the business and we thoroughly enjoyed both the scenery and Mark's fascinating and insightful commentary. I'm a LOTR fan and my wife isn't but this wasn't a problem as the LOTR locations are amongst the most beautiful and spectacular in South Island, and Mark was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

Great tour! Get treated soooo nicely and be in the middle of nowhere. Specially meaningful if your a 'lord of the rings' person. We've never seen it but after seeing so many places where it was filmed, it's on our agenda when we go home! More

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