- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Hotel pickup/drop-off offered
- Offered in: English and 1 more
Overview
Please note: this tour is not available. Book our Hobbiton Tour from Rotorua to Auckland tour here.
Take a journey through the heart of the Central North Island, taking in the Waitomo Caves and Hobbiton Movie Set on a full-day sightseeing tour. Setting off from Rotorua, travel through the lush farmland of the Waikato and King Country regions, enjoying your driver guide’s entertaining and informative commentary.
Take a guided tour of the famous Hobbiton Movie Set, located inside a picturesque 1,250 acre sheep and beef farm near Matamata. Here, the village of Hobbiton was carefully created in amazing detail as a film location for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie trilogies.
During your guided tour of this amazing location you’ll see sights like Hobbit holes, the Mill and the Green Dragon Inn, and learn how farmland was transformed into a living, breathing piece of Middle-earth. After exploring Hobbiton, tuck into a delicious lunch at the Green Dragon Inn.
Please note: A development project is underway at Hobbiton Movie Set until December 2023. Please visit the official Hobbiton website for detailed information on how this construction could impact your experience.
At the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves, take a 45-minute guided tour through impressive underground caverns and learn how stalactites, stalagmites and other limestone structures were formed over millions of years. Your tour includes a boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto – glide silently along an underground river as you gaze at the twinkling glowworms overhead.
After visiting Waitomo and Hobbiton, continue to Auckland, arriving in the evening.
What's Included
- Operates daily
- Guided tour of Hobbiton Movie Set
- Lunch at the Green Dragon Inn
- Guided tour of Waitomo Caves
- Boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto
- Free WiFi on board
Itinerary
7:45 am
Hotel pickups commence8:00 am
Arrive at Rotorua isite Visitor Centre, check in and board8:15 am
Tour departs Rotorua9:30 am
Arrive at Hobbiton Movie Set for guided tour and lunch12:45 pm
Depart Hobbiton Movie Set2:15 pm
Arrive at Waitomo Caves for guided tour3:45 pm
Depart Waitomo Caves6:45 pm
Arrive at Sky City Coach Terminal, Auckland7:00 pm
Auckland hotel drop offs commence
Hotel Pickup/Drop-off
Complimentary Hotel pick-up / drop-off available from selected inner-city hotels.
Additional Info
- We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes for this tour.
- If the Waitomo Caves tour cannot operate, a free upgrade to the Ruakuri Cave will be provided subject to availability. If the Ruakuri upgrade is provided, the Waitomo Caves portion is non refundable.
- Construction on the Hobbiton Movie Set: A major and very exciting development project is underway at Hobbiton Movie Set and will impact tours between April-December 2023. Tours throughout this period will follow an alternate route around the construction zone and will not be able to see Bagshot Row, including Samwise Gamgee’s home. There will also be some construction noise and machinery on Set as work is underway transforming the hillside. You can read more about the Bagshot Row Project here.
Cancellation Policy
Free Cancellation up to 2 hours in advance
Questions?
0800 744 487
International Calls: +64 9 583 5790Our contact centre is open 6.30am-8pm daily (NZDT).
Reference tour code: GS11HW
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