13th December 2007 / Morning
Deer Park Heights is an 800 hectare safari teaming mainly with herbivors, some friendly, some not really so, i'll get into it in a short bit.
Among them are Deer (duh...), Bison, Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, Llamas, Kune kune (pig of Asian ancestry), Miniature Horses etc.
Deer Park was one of The Lord of The Rings's filming locations. Also, Walt Disney's "The Rescue" film-set is still there.
There wasn't anyone manning the entrance, just drive up to the gate, insert NZ20 note and the barrier will be lifted. It's free if you are on foot.
Animal feed can be bought at NZ2 (coin) at various stations. We only bought once because that was all the coin that we had. Luckily, we met the park ranger, he gave us plenty more for free ;)
Old lady & Nell (the animal lovers) were quite excited about this place and always rushed out of the car (before i could pull over completely) to catch up with their long lost friends, while Liz and I were just waiting inside the car most of the time, had some snacks, soft drinks while peering out to check on the gathering's situation.
I must say at times i went out to entertain a little bit, if not, i'd appeared to be too arrogant eh? At times i got to get out to control the situations when their friends got overly friendly and became rude.
See what i meant, old lady's ass friends coming for me food. No way, now go away! Of course the more aggressive ones were their Goat friends. they would prance towards you, no patient and no shame.
Some animals had been rounded just the day before, waiting to be sheared.
Nell, Liz & Friends.
The park is 550m above Queenstown with multiple lookouts, breathtaking views! 
Liz decided to feed the red deer from a safer distance.
Yummy! Thanks Liz!
Nelly & Billy.
Nell feeding Alpacas and the shameless goat squeezing in even they were fed earlier.
It was an enjoyable experience, glad we stopped by before heading to Te Anau. Good Bye Deer Park - Old lady & Nell sobbed uncontrollably for couple of hours.
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