Right from the franchise’s start in 1993 to the latest rendition released in 2022, all six of the Jurassic Park films were shot on the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai, Maui and Oahu. Kauai is the US island state’s largest island and became the fictitious location of Isla Nublar in the series. Organised tours include trips to Kualoa Ranch, Hakipu’u and Ka’a’awa Valleys, Kipu Kai beach and Allerton Garden.
New Zealand’s towering mountain ranges and grand landscapes in both the North and South Island are the backdrop to the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Popular set-jetting locations include; The Shire and Hobbiton movie set in the Waikato town of Matamata, the ‘Forbidden Pool’ of Tawhai Falls in Tongariro National Park, Mount Victoria in Wellington and Nelson Lakes National Park.
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