In New Zealand, there are several towns with stunning scenery, but many of them are often inaccessible and lacking information. However, Queenstown is different. It is a town of opportunity and breathtaking beauty, offering an escape for those seeking solace from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Queenstown has enough job opportunities and cultural exchanges to fulfill people's heroic dreams and allow everyone to grow freely.

Moreover, New Zealand is divided into two large islands, the North Island and the South Island. Although the North Island has a developed economy and a large population, it is smaller in size than the South Island. In contrast, the South Island is rich in resources and larger in size, but sparsely populated.

Therefore, the location shooting for famous films such as "The Lord of the Rings" took place mostly in the South Island's breathtaking scenery, including grasslands, snowy mountains, and forests.

New Zealand is known as the backyard of Hollywood blockbusters, as the country's unique natural scenery has been showcased in classic films such as "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", "King Kong" and "The Wolverine".

This article will take you on a tour of the locations of "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", the first film of the trilogy.

New Zealand has over 100 locations for the first film alone, but we will focus on the most classic locations.

Tongariro National Park is one of the key filming locations for "The Lord of the Rings" and is on the World Heritage List, making it a famous hiking destination.

The park is home to three active volcanoes, including Mount Nauru Hoy and Mount Tongariro (also known as Mount East Grillo), the prototype for the film's "volcano of doom."

Although the film was digitally processed, the real volcano is not lost in the film's solemn and sacrosanct look. Mount Tongariro had a sudden eruption in 2012, and visitors can also take a helicopter ride around the mountain and enjoy the magnificent view of the volcano from above.

In Maori lore, the town of Greenocky is located at the head of the Sleeping Giant. In the movie "The Lord of the Rings", it was the home of countless Orcs and the location of Saruman's lair, Isengard. Greenocky is also known as the "Lord of the Rings town" due to its appearance in the movie.

The town of Greenocky is known as the secret garden of Queenstown. While the latter is swarming with tens of thousands of people, the permanent population in Greenocky is only about 300, and even during the peak tourist season, the number of daily visitors is only a few thousand.

Although Greenocky and Queenstown are only 48 kilometers apart, the road connecting the two places was not opened to traffic until 1997. This relative geographical isolation makes the area a bird paradise, with some of the most beautiful bird calls in the entire Lake Wakatipu basin.

Like Queenstown, the Greenocky region has a fairly intact glacial landscape, and in fact, New Zealand's third-largest national park, Mount Aspiring National Park, is located here. Mount Aspiring National Park, along with the surrounding Mount Cook National Park and Fjords National Park, is collectively known as "Tiwashipunam," meaning "the place of Maori jade" and is a United Nations World Heritage Site.

New Zealand's breathtaking scenery has made it a popular location for Hollywood blockbusters. "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy showcases the beauty of New Zealand's South Island, particularly in Tongariro National Park and the town of Greenocky.