Wairarapa Coach Lines www.waicoach.co.nz has a tour every Saturday and Sunday (subject to a minimum of 6 people and suitable weather) that starts around 11.15am with morning tea at the Lady Featherston Café followed by a 1 to 1 and a half hour tour of Fernside Gardens and concludes with lunch at an iconic Wairarapa Hotel or Vineyard. Cost per person is $95 and bookings can be made by calling 0800 66 355 or 06 308 9352 or emailing wairarapacoachlines@xtra.co.nz


Flatearth New Zealand Experiences www.flatearth.co.nz organize customized regional tours from Wellington. Two tours - Middle Earth in Wellington and Middle Earth Deluxe Tour - visit Fernside Gardens which was transformed into Lothorien and featured in the classic scenes such as that in which Sméagol fought Deagol at the beginning of Return Of The King. Prices are available from Flatearth and bookings can be made by calling +64 4 977 5805 or emailing tours@flatearth.co.nz.


Red Carpet Movie Tours www.redcarpet-tours.com organize national tours which visit Fernside Gardens. Photographs on the White Bridge of Lothorien are a popular highlight of these tours. Prices are available from Red Carpet Tours and bookings can be made by calling +64 9 410 6561 or emailing info@redcarpet-tours.com .