Earnslaw Burn.

Flight time ex Queenstown, per way: 15 mins

Earnslaw Burn is a secret filming location for 《The Hobbit》. It is a unique location like no other! Imagine you land on the valley floor, with not only the blue ice of the Earnslaw Glacier towering above but also the glacier has created several waterfalls that cascade over the ridges of the mountains!  See the astounding number of waterfalls spilling down the valley walls. I don’t think you could find this combination in other places around the globe.