Hunger Games Fan Tours in Brevard

When The Hunger Games movie opened on March 23 Brevard NC was pleased to be in the spotlight.  With many of the scenes in the  Hunger Games shot  in DuPont State Fores,  Brevard area businesses and community organizations are offering visitors a chance to get "up close and personal" with the behind the scenes action of the popular movie with locally sponsored Hunger Games Tours. . Get a link for the Brevard Hunger Games Tours HERE

Leigh Trapp with The Marketing Trapp and Tammy Hopkins, Film Liaison and Transylvania Community Arts Council Director for Brevard and Transylvania County have put together Hunger Games Fan Tours which will feature the filming locations used by The Hunger Games movie in DuPont State Recreational Forest."
Day Trips: Explore DuPont State Recreational Forest and discover the locations used in the movie. Master fundamental survival skills like orienteering, camo-face painting, and shelter building needed to excel in the Hunger Games. Lunch will be provided in Hunger Games style. Shuttle service, DuPont State Recreational Forest permit and guides are  provided.  Ages: Tours are best suited for children 10 yrs + accompanied by an adult, family tour groups are welcome. Any child under the at the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.   Parking/Orientation Location: Comporium Parking Lot Main Street across from the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce (190 East Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712)   Pre-registration required.   Cost $79 per person   May 26, May 27, July 14, July 15, Aug. 11, Aug. 12 More dates will be added soon for the spring, summer and fall. 

Weekend Trips:    Start your Hunger Games Fan Tours’ Adventure Weekend on Friday by gathering at Earthshine Mountain Lodge for an incredible evening. You’ll be part of the lottery and get separated into your own District. You’ll then join other Tributes for a welcoming banquet – Hunger Games style.

Saturday you’ll be dropped on location in DuPont State Recreational Forest, where you’ll discover clues that will lead you to the filming location sites used in the movie. Your Sponsor will be on hand to assist you – and to teach you survival skills along the way. You’ll then reconvene at Earthshine Mountain Lodge for lunch. The afternoon will be filled with survival classes that you’ll need to participate in the Hunger Games Simulation: archery, sling shot training, fire building, orienteering, shelter building, and camo-face painting. In the evening you’ll have another Hunger Games dinner sponsored by the Capital – and you’ll night zip-line and see what it’s like to be in the tree tops at night like Katniss and Rue.  Sunday – you’ll convene for your Hunger Games Simulation. See if you and your district have what it takes to win the Hunger Games. Our Hunger Games Simulation will be timed trials of the skills you’ve learned over the weekend.

Ages:  Tours are best suited for children 10 yrs + accompanied by an adult. We welcome family tour groups. Any child under the at the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Night zip-lining requires participants to be 10 yrs +.

Your Hunger Games Weekend includes: three days and two nights stay at Earthshine Mountain Lodge, 6 Hunger Games meals, Hunger Games snacks, guides, all Hunger Games skill training, Night Zip Lining and your Hunger Games Simulation. Shuttle service to and from the Asheville Regional Airport is included.

Cost: $389 per person. Note: There is a $2 ticketing process fee from Ticketleap, our ticket service. April 27 – 29, June 8 – 10, June 22 – 24, July 27 – 29, August 24-26, September 21 – 23