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Liz Lewis
Liz is a freelance travel, health, and lifestyle writer. Having lived various places in the world (Hawaii, Crete, California, Germany, and Saudi Arabia), Liz now resides in New Zealand.
But living in…
Liz is a freelance travel, health, and lifestyle writer. Having lived various places in the world (Hawaii, Crete, California, Germany, and Saudi Arabia), Liz now resides in New Zealand.
But living in such a remote location has not stopped Liz from continuing to roam the world (real and cyperspace) in search of new and exciting adventures to experience and document.
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Lord of the Rings Tours.
Lord of the Rings fans know that Wellington was the place that most of the filming and production work was done. Between October 1999 and December 2000, Wellington was 'middle earth'. And while no film sets remain from this time, there are a number of Wellington tour operators who run 'Lord of the Rings' tours that take you to the locations, tell you the secrets, and get you where the public usually cannot go.
Wellington Rover Tours is a small sightseeing company that offers The Rover Ring Tour which visits nine film locations around Wellington.
Flat Earth New Zealand Experiences has the Middle Earth Filming Locations Tour.
Hammonds Scenic Tours has the Palliser Bay & Scenery With Some LOTR Sites.
Wellington Movie Tours has two half day tours - the Wellington Movie Tour and the Northern Movie Tour. Or you can combine them into the Ultimate Movie Tour.