Lord of the Rings - Red Carpet Tours

HURRY 🏃we have just had a few seats become available on our upcoming October and November Tours! Get in quick to join us on an adventure of a lifetime! 🧙🏼‍♂️🙌

"I think we should get off the road!" 🥕🌽 🍄

Dressing in your favourite Hobbity outfit always adds to the fun! We see some amazing costumes on tour, most of which are hand-made! 🙌

We are so grateful to receive another Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award for 2024! Thank you to the 436 passengers who have left us 5-star reviews, it means the world to us to share Middle-earth with you all 💚

Happy Birthday to Liv Tyler, our beautiful and graceful Arwen Evenstar🧝‍♀️

If you could try one Middle-earth food what would it be?? Sam's Rabbit stew? Lembas Bread? Mushrooms from The Shire? Beorn's Honey cake? Malt Beer and ripe meat off the bone?! 🧙🏼‍♂🍺

Our June fellowship enjoying time together at The Green Dragon Inn! The only place to taste the famous Southfarthing Ale by a warm fireplace 🍺 and it comes in PINTS!

On our Winter Tours we visit Weta Workshop's "Unleashed" experience in Auckland. A wonderful look into the amazingly creative minds of Sir Richard Taylor, Tania Rodgers and the very talented crew of Weta Workshop 🎥 🎬

Introducing some special pets you will meet on tour in Middle-earth! 'Ginny' our very own Pelennor fields warg, Hobbiton's cat 'Pickles' and Trollshaw's dog 'Nellie' ❤️ 🐱 🐶

Getting ready to meet the June Fellowship. It's winter time in New Zealand and the scenery will be spectacular ❄️ 🎬 🧙🏼‍♂️

Thank you to everyone who has booked a 2026 tour with us so far 😍 We had huge demand for our 2026 dates and have been overwhelmed with the response! We are a family business, a small team of 4 and it is our absolute passion guiding fans through Middle-earth! We are so grateful for the continued interest in our tours. We still have a few places left in May, June and July for 2026 but if you missed out on booking the month you wanted you can email us to join the waitlist for that month or to join our 2027 waitlist now!

Happy Birthday to the great villain 'Saruman', Sir Christopher Lee! He would have been 102 years old today. Thank you for bringing your magic to Middle-earth 🙌

Happy Birthday to our beloved 'Gandalf', Sir Ian McKellen. 85 years old today, we wish you the best of birthdays! 🎂 🧙🏼‍♂️

Exciting News! Due to huge demand, we have released our 2026 Tour Dates live to book on our website! These tours will sell out fast so get in quick to secure your ticket to Middle-earth today 🤩

▶️ https://www.redcarpet-tours.com/lotr-tours

At the stunningly beautiful Trollshaws, our Fellowships embark on an unexpected journey with their fellow dwarves and burglar Hobbit 🧙🏼‍♂ 🏔️🎬

Happy Birthday to our beloved 'Galadriel' lady of light, Cate Blanchett. 55 years old today 🎂🎈🧝‍♀️

Who's ready to return to Middle-earth and join the Hunt for Gollum?? We are!
🎬 Directed by Andy Sirkis, the Oscar-winning Trio of Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philipa Boyens will also return to bring this epic story to screens in 2026! We are so excited to hear of this news and can't wait to see what this means for the New Zealand film industry, Weta artists and hopefully for many new awesome locations to be added to the tours 🙌

"Crebain from Dunland!" On this bucket list optional activity you can fly to the 'South of Rivendell' with the same company that flew the cast and crew of the films 🚁

Happy Birthday to our beloved Gimli, John Rhys Davies! We raise a pint to you🍺

The stunning beauty and stillness of Nen Hithoel, the large lake upon the river Anduin where our fellowship finishes their journey in Middle-earth together 🧙🏼‍♂️🎬🛶

Laketown in Springtime, with the stunning blue of the lake and lonely mountain watching on. Esgaroth, the small settlement of men in the north-western part of the Long Lake in Rhovanion 🏔️

The Silverlode River begins in the eastern Misty Mountains from the Mirrormere in Dimrill Dale. It is here that our Fellowships bless their New Zealand Greenstone/Pounamu in the flowing waters 🙏 🧝‍♀️

On our way to the Golden Hall of Meduseld with the April Fellowship 🏔️ 🐎

Our April Fellowship outside Bag End in The Shire! 🍺 Who else has had their photo taken on this famous path?! 🤗

A perfect place to bungy jump on tour! Over the beautiful river Anduin 🤙 who's done this on tour before??

Meat's back on the menu Boys! 🥩 We have just had a few places become available on our sold-out May 2024 tour so get in quick to join us on an adventure of a lifetime this year!

⏩ Book here: https://www.redcarpet-tours.com/lotr-tours/14-day-lord-of-the-rings-tour

Our February fellowship had the pleasure of meeting Weta Swordsmith Chris Menges and seeing some of the one-of-a-kind, MOVIE-USED Swords up close including the real Andúril and Glamdring! Chris gave us a presentation all about how these swords are designed and made and it was beyond amazing to see the detail, balance and weight of them! ⚔️

Our March fellowship enjoying the magic of Hobbiton and the delicious banquet dinner feast in The Green Dragon! 🍺 🌈

"True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one." 🧙🏻‍♂️

Who will be brave enough to pierce Smaug with the Black Arrow at Laketown???