April 14, 2012 – 10:54 am
With the help of animation and digital retouching, the Tongariro National Park of New Zealand has become the land of Mordor in the “Lord of the Rings” saga. Visit the park and you can see the landscape used as a base to produce the Land of Mordor.
The Tongariro National Park is the oldest in New Zealand, and is the most photographed area. Its comprises volcanoes, including Mount Ruapehu and Mount Nguauruhoe, which was part of the film. It is located in the North Island, some 320 kilometers south of Auckland. Even ignoring the anecdotal data from filming The Lord of the Rings, Tongariro is an amazing place. Its landscape is sacred to the Maori, especially the area of the peaks. It is ideal for mountain walks and trekking.
April 14, 2012 – 10:22 am
Walking on the Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand is a unique experience that’s worth all the cold. The snow and ice of the glacier provide unique corners, with frozen waterfalls, caves and narrow passages, which of course, require no less effort to get through.
The Franz Josef Glacier is located in Westland National Park , near the west coast of the South Island. The glacier is about 300 meters above sea level. Any trip has its starting point in a small town (of the same name) about 5 kilometers underlying to enter an area of temperate forest surrounding the glacier.
The Franz Josef glacier is growing at about one meter a year. Sadly, it is believed that it is shrinking. This is another great attraction of New Zealand, as well as the Fjords of Milford Sound, or the Tongariro National Park.
With the help of animation and digital retouching, the Tongariro National Park of New Zealand has become the land of Mordor in the “Lord of the Rings” saga. Visit the park and you can see the landscape used as a base to produce the Land of Mordor.
