We went on the LOTR full day tour with Soap as our authentic and charming guide. The day was well run, stunning scenery, great storys and good 4x4 driving. It exceeded all of our expectations.
Hopi (Soap) was a great guide and driver who provided us with an excellent experience and tour! He also provided great insight into the Māori culture
Great day from start to finish!! Beautiful drive along the lake in a fun backcountry style 4WD. Our guide, Erin, was fun, informative, and a good driver. Great blend of pointing out LOTR sites, scenery stops, an a fun stop in the woods for tea/coffee while we donned hooded cloaks and played with a variety of LOTR swords. A high point for all LOTR nerds!! Afternoon was super fun 4WD trekking---fording streams and panning for gold!! Again, Erin did a great job. Fun for all ages!!
Our guide Erin was just wonderful. She made this trip to one of our Highlights during our new zealand travel. She brought us to many film locations and had a lot of background information about the film. We also could enjoy a search for gold in the arrow river in the afternoon and got a lot of information about the area besides the film topic. We would totally recommend it! Thanks Erin for that perfect day!
Our tour with Nomad Safaris was one of the best things we did in New Zealand! Jono, our guide was so personable, knowledgable, and a great AWD vehicle operator. We got to see so many locations from Lord of the Rings and had a great time seeing the amazing scenery along the way. The tea/cake stops were a fun touch as well as the panning for gold. We had an AMAZING day.