Only the OGs will know what happens if you ever enter the forbidden pool! 🧌💍 📌 Save this post & follow @nicoandsina for more Lord of the Rings filming locations & hidden gems across New Zealand! 🇳🇿✨ Tawhai Falls, also known as Gollum’s Pool, was featured in The Two Towers, where Gollum is caught in the Forbidden Pool. 📍 Tawhai Falls, Tongariro National Park 🚗 10 min from Whakapapa Village | 1 hr 20 min from Taupō by car 🥾 10–15 min easy walk from the car park 🗓️ Best visited year-round — but magical on a misty day! 🎬 We couldn’t resist re-enacting the scene here — and standing where Middle-earth truly came alive. 📲 Tag your fellow LOTR fan who needs to see this spot! New Zealand travel | Lord of the Rings filming locations | Tawhai Falls Gollum’s Pool | Tongariro National Park waterfalls | LOTR New Zealand | hidden gems NZ | New Zealand bucket list