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Te Anau Highlights & Lord of the Rings Small Group Tour from Te Anau

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See the hidden gems and famous Lord of The Rings sights surrounding Te Anau and experience the best Te Anau has to offer with optional extra activities. The ultimate way to experience stunning Te Anau. Highlights: • Mavora Lakes • Lord of the Rings sites including - Dead Marshes, Fangorn Forest & The River Anduin • Te Anau Bird Sanctuary • Fiordland National Park, Rainbow Reach, Kepler Track & Waiau River While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it’s our small groups, guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember. Our tours are led by our passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety.
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  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Small Group & Fully Guided Tour
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Optional extras and activities - please select the tour option you want at time of booking
Departure Point

94 Te Anau Terrace, Te Anau 9600, Nieuw-Zeeland Please meet at the bus stop in front of the public toilets.

Return Details

94 Te Anau Terrace, Te Anau 9600, Nieuw-Zeeland Please meet at the bus stop in front of the public toilets.

  • Lake Te Anau, Te Anau, New Zealand
    Your tour starts as we pick you up from your hotel and head to one of our favourite spots for great photos of Lake Te Anau. During your journey and throughout the day our guides will share stories, history and interesting facts of the area with you, setting the scene for the day.
    10 minutes
  • Te Anau Bird Sanctuary, Te Anau, New Zealand
    Once you have that perfect shot from the lake we will continue to the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary for a guided tour and to see some of the rarest birds in the country including the Takahe and Kaka. You will learn about these animals and the local environment while exploring this Te Anau asset.
    20 minutes
  • The Kepler Mire (String Bog), Manapouri 9679, New Zealand
    Our journey continues to our first famous Lord of the Rings attraction, a viewpoint looking over The Dead Marshes from an elevated position. From here you can see where Frodo and Sam waded their way through the mud trying to get to Mordor. We will tell you the stories and let your imagination do the rest.
    10 minutes
  • Rainbow Reach Road, Manapouri 9679, New Zealand
    Moving on we visit a sight loved by hikers, Lord of the Rings fans and locals alike, Rainbow Reach. A cable bridge over the stunning Waiau River (known as The River Anduin in LOTR) leads us to the start of the Kepler Track and one of the beautiful forests of Fiordland National Park. You will hear some of the LOTR stories as well as learn about the amazing biodiversity we have in the park.
    5 minutes
  • Waiau River, Southland, New Zealand
    Cross the stunning Waiau River - The River Anduin in Lord of the Rings
    5 minutes
  • Kepler Track, Te Anau, New Zealand
    See the start of the Kepler track and learn all about the amazing bio diversity of the National Park.
    10 minutes
  • Lake Manapouri, New Zealand
    We follow the river from Rainbow Reach to one of New Zealand’s most famous lakes, Lake Manapouri. The gateway to Doubtful Sound, we will spend some time exploring the shores of this crystal-clear lake and hear about its history including the construction of the Manapouri hydro dam, the largest in the country. Once we have had a look around it is a good time for a quick break at one of the local coffee shops.
    25 minutes
  • Mavora Lakes Park, New Zealand
    Departing Manapouri we make our way to one of the most famous LOTR sights and hidden gem of the Mavora Lakes region. Here you will find amazing landscapes but also several famous LOTR filming locations including: two locations of Orc battles, where Pippin & Merry enter Fangorn Forest to escape the Orcs and where Frodo and Sam leave the Fellowship and cross the lake. This spot is paradise for nature lovers and LOTR fans alike so while here you will enjoy some free time to explore, eat lunch (additional extra or self-supplied) or maybe use some of our props and recreate some of the movie scenes.
    40 minutes
  • Te Anau, Te Anau, New Zealand
    Sadly the highlights section of your tour is coming to an end as we make our way back to the Te Anau township but your adventure should not finish there. Why not add one of the amazing Te Anau activities as an additional optional extra to complete your day.
    5 minutes
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children aged 7 years and below are required to travel in a child safety car seat. If you don't have a car seat one can be provided (with 24 hours’ notice).
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
IHEATH
01 Mar 2023
We had a great tour. Our guide (Dave Walsh) was excellent. His commentary was intelligent, and he shared his deep personal knowledge of the fiordland country we were exploring. He was funny and serious in equal measure. He adjusted his commentary, especially on the Lord of the Rings aspects, by picking his audience well and got even the most reluctant to enjoy the dress ups. An absolute gem. A real highlight of our visit to NZ.
Craig_D
09 Jan 2023
Terrific relaxed tour of some of TeAnau's most beautiful spots including really interesting information and commentary along the way. Great fun and no pressure. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a no stress day out.
skudgy
23 Dec 2022
If you prefer intimate, personalised, friendly experiences, then Cheeky Kiwi is the way to go! We had the wonderful Dave as our tour guide for two days while in Te Anau. On day one, we had a private tour with LOTR locations and Te Anau highlights, and on the second day we had six others join us for our day trip to Milford Sound. Aside from being an absolute crack up and a joy to spend time with, Dave is a fantastic guide. He finds the perfect balance between giving information, but never too much, and on the way home when everyone is tired he lets everyone rest or watch a DVD, and only pipes up if there's something really interesting to point out. He's also a pretty great family photographer! As we passed all the other huge buses with their crowds of people on board, I became more and more pleased with choosing Cheeky Kiwi to go to Milford Sound. The bus and the boat were both smaller. The drive in from Te Anau was a very manageable distance. We had heaps of stops at all the interesting places and lookouts, and it just flew by. Even the teenagers were busy taking photos out the window. From the time I booked, the team at Cheeky Kiwi were helpful, friendly and professional, and they honoured my pre -covid price when I had to keep rescheduling, which I really appreciated. Oh, the lunch was also generous and delicious! Highly recommend for both Milford Sound and the LOTR tour (driving into Mavora Lakes is quite a long journey on gravel, and we were SO much more relaxed and comfortable with Dave at the wheel. Plus, he had dress ups!!).
This tour in New Zealand is organized by Cheeky Kiwi Travel

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