Fly with the pilots who filmed the Lord of the Rings Trilogy...

Heliworks Queenstown Helicopters was contracted exclusively by Peter Jackson for aerial filming and transportation of cast to Lord of the Rings film locations in & around Queenstown and Fiordland, New Zealand. Our helicopter pilots have an intimate knowledge of the area and can transport you into Middle Earth.

The following three Lord of the Rings scenic flights have been designed by Alfie Speight, our principal filming pilot for the series, and Ian Brodie, author of The Lord of the Rings Official Location Guide Book.

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Best of the Lord Of The Rings Locations (including Milford Sound)

The ultimate New Zealand Lord of the Rings tour for Lord of the Rings fans – a flight through J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination and Peter Jackson’s movie-making awaits you. This 3.5-hour trip goes into Isengard, across the Misty Mountains and to the Ford of Bruinen. The sights of the Wakatipu and Fiordland areas which so enthralled millions of movie-goers unfold in front of you, and the flight also includes the beauty of the 680m-high Sutherland Falls and the majesty of Milford Sound. This experience includes several landings depending on weather conditions.

Flight plan: Queenstown - Remarkables - Closeburn - 12 Mile Delta - Mavora Lakes - Te Anau Downs - Sutherland Falls - West Coast beach - Milford Sound - Jura Glacier - Pluto Peak - Mt Alfred - Ford of Bruinen - Queenstown

Time Away: 3 hours 30 minutes (minimum of 2 persons)

Cost: NZ$1715 pp (includes multiple landings) valid until 30.09.10

Flight to the Ford

A good introduction to Middle Earth. Departing from Queenstown Airport our helicopter takes us towards the steep ridges of the Misty Mountains. Climbing ever higher the first stop is the Dimrill Dale, lying between two great arms of the mountains. This valley marks the western door of the great Gates of Khazad-dum (Moria) and Mirrormere, source of the River Silverlode.

We then continue across Lake Wakatipu (Nen Hithoel) to fly over Amon Hen, scene of the Breaking of the Fellowship. Excellent views can be obtained of the forest where Lurtz fought his final battle against Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas and Gimli. We also see the site of the Ilithien camp where Frodo and Sam hid from the battle and first saw the Oliphants.
Heading now towards the River Bruinen, we see the Ford, scene of the desperate encounter between Arwen and the Black Riders.
Homeward bound, to our left can be seen glimpses of the River Anduin (location of the Gates of Argonath) before landing back at Queenstown Airport.

Flight Plan: Queenstown – Remarkables – Closeburn – Skippers – Queenstown

Time Away: 45 minutes -- includes one landing

Cost: NZ$ 425 per person (minimum of 2 persons) valid until 30.09.10

The Great Forests and Milford Sound

This new flight includes all the Lord of the Rings sites of the Great Forest Flight (see below) plus a flight up the Caples Valley, through the Darren Mountains to Milford Sound.
Head back to the Great Forests area via the Routeburn Valley to Isengard.

Time away: 2 hours - includes 3 landings

Cost: NZ$ 1300 per person (minimum of 2 persons) valid until 30.09.10

The Great Forests

Leaving Queenstown Airport we climb the steep slopes of the Misty Mountains to the Dimrill Dale and the great Gates of Khazad-dum. Mirrormere, source of the River Silverlode also lies below and after a pause for photographs we cross Lake Wakatipu (Nen Hithoel) towards Amon Hen, scene of the Breaking of the Fellowship.
Excellent views can be obtained of the forest where Lurtz fought his final battle against Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas and Gimli. We also see the site of the Ilithien camp where Frodo and Sam hid from the battle and first saw the Oliphants.
We now continue Westward for a landing atop Mt Alfred (Dol Baran) where the vista of Nan Curunir (scene of Isengard and the Tower of Orthanc) unfolds. The great forest beckons, and as we fly over the outskirts of Lothlorien, the massive peaks of the Misty Mountains tower overhead. We now travel East towards the old gold mining area of Skippers before flying over the River Bruinen, scene of the desperate encounter between Arwen and the Black Riders. Homeward bound, to our left can be seen further glimpses of the River Anduin (location of the Gates of Argonath) before landing back at Queenstown Airport.

Flight Plan: Queenstown – Remarkables – Closeburn – Greenstone – Paradise – Skippers – Arrowtown - Queenstown

Time Away: 1 hour 15 minutes -- includes 2 landings

Cost: NZ$ 755 per person (minimum of 2 persons) valid until 30.09.10