11. Pelorus River, Marlborough, NZ. (Forest River)
Want to recreate the scene from "The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug", where the dwarves and Bilbo escape the Elvenking using empty wine barrels down the river? Well, why not do it at the exact place it happened? Visitors to the river can swim or kayak down the waterways used by Peter Jackson for the epic three-way water battle between the escapees, Woodelves and Orcs. Just watch out for those poison arrows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7byUTrSZA
