Lord of the Rings Safari (in Queenstown)

During this safari, I saw the many views that Peter Jackson used for the Lord of the Rings.  He used the surrounding area of Queenstown for all three movies, including a piece from the Hobbit.  The majority of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Two Towers was filmed in this general area.  Digital imaging also played a part in the setting.  Below lists the areas and their place among the Lord of the Rings:

The Remarkables (Dimrill Dale.  Where the fellowship went down from the Mines of Moria into Lothlorien in the Fellowship of the Ring)

Closeburn (Amon Hen.  Where the fellowship splits due to the attack of Uruk-hai and orcs at the end of the Fellowship of the Ring)

Twelve Mile Delta (Ithilien. This is where Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol watched Faramir’s rangers ambush the men of Harad that had Mumakil in the Two Towers)

Mt Earnslaw (The iconic scene in the Fellowship of the Ring where the fellowship trudges through the Misty Mountains)

Kawarau River (Pillars of the Kings.  The fellowship travels by boat to Amon Hen and eventually puts Boromir’s body into the river after falling to Lurtz.)

Glenorchy (Isengard and Lothlorien.  Isengard is the tower that belongs to Saruman the White, who summons the Uruk-hai on the fellowship during the Fellowship of the Rings and on Rohan in the Two Towers.  Lothlorien has already been described.)

Dart River (Isengard, Lothlorien, and Amon Hen.  All of these are already described, but gives different perspectives of each area.  This shows the golden leaves of Lothlorien and the aerial scenery of Amon Hen.)

Roteburn Track Road (Isengard. The Tower of Orthanc and the area around Isengard.)

Takaro Road (Fangorn Forest.  This is where Merry and Pippin ran from the orcs and urakai that captured them at Amon Hen.  They later ran into ents.  Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli looked into a burn pile next to Fangorn Forest here as well.  

Leaving Queenstown (Saw the area where Aragorn was wading in the river after the worgs attacked, and later picked up by his horse.  This occurred in the Two Towers.)

Also leaving Queenstown (The mountaintop terrace where the men of Rohan camped by the Pass of the Dead in the Return of the King).

A shoutout to the resources that helped describe and show the scenery:

Julie, the tour guide

Jacquie Pott, the other person from the Topdeck tourbus on this safari 

The Lord of the Rings location guidebook