Taraniki Falls in Tongariro Nat'l Park

Heading South, we visited Tongariro National Park to walk to its most popular hike called Taraniki Falls. It's a hike to a 65-ft. waterfall running over volcanic cliffs into a pool of water, reachable by a 4-mi looped trail.

In Lord of the Rings, this was called Land of Mordor ("where the shadows lie") which was filmed primarily in Tongariro National Park.

There were 5 filming locations in the Tongariro area. A list of filming locations can be found at the link.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/lordoftherings#mordorEn savoir plus