Waitomo & Hobbiton Guided Tour departing Auckland | La Vacanza Travel

Waitomo & Hobbiton Guided Tour departing Auckland

Duration: 12 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland
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  • 12 hours
  • Auckland
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Visit the enchanting Waitomo Glowworm Caves for a guided 45-minute tour through this underground wonder, seeing stalactites, stalagmites, and sparkling glowworms. A hidden gem near the township of Matamata, the Hobbiton Movie Set is a world-famous film location for the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies. See the Hobbit Holes and learn how this private farm became Middle Earth.

Itinerary
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Stop At: GreatSights, 102 Hobson Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

This is the arrival and departure point for this tour

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Waitomo Glowworm Caves, 39 Waitomo Village Road, Waitomo Caves 3943 New Zealand

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.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Hobbiton Movie Set, 501 Buckland Road Matamata, Hinuera 3472 New Zealand

Journey south through lush rural farmland to the Hobbiton Movie Set, hidden on private farmland near the town of 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.

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Transport by luxury coach
  • Lunch - Picnic Lunch
  • Pick up from selected hotels - please call to book
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • WiFi on board
  • Entry/Admission - Hobbiton Movie Set
  • Entry/Admission - Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Exclusions
    • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 48 travelers
    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    Departure Point

    102 Hobson Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand


    Departure Time

    07:45 AM


    Return Details

    Returns to original departure point

    Voucher info

    You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

    Duration

    12 hours


    User's Reviews

    John_L

    23 Mar, 2024

    Hobbiton was fun, but our experience was shattered when our bus driver failed to return us to our ship in time. Our cruise left us stranded in Aukland, and that's where the expenses started racking up! We spent nearly $1,000 on hotels, food, taxis & bus fares. Not to mention the additional $700 spent on another La Vacanza Travel excursion that was missed the following day.Needless to say I was very underwhelmed with the overall experience. Note to self, you can't trust tour operators outside of the ones provided by the cruise to return to the ship in a timely manner. Our proposed 10 hour excursion turned into an 11.5 hour excursion. Ugh!!!

    John_S

    22 Mar, 2024

    The Waitomo caves were first, and impressive. Hobbiton, however, was fantastic. The attention to detail, friendliness and knowledge of the tour guides excellent. A true once in a lifetime experience. A+++++

    rajbanisetti

    21 Mar, 2024

    Great tour, the Waitomo caves are really cool, and the Hobbiton is spectacular. The bus is very comfortable, nice lunch and the tour guide Rachel is awesome.

    MariaCarissima_Y

    20 Mar, 2024

    The whole experience is very memorable. Being able to see and imagine them filming or using the sets for the film is fantastic. The guide was also very helpful with the information that he shared with us, even took time to take our photos for us.

    Micaila_H

    19 Mar, 2024

    The tour guide was awesome, such a sweet guy and walked us through the drive. The whole thing was very organized and I’m so glad we did this, I would do it again!

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    Almost passed on this but this is a must do, and Rachael is amazing

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    Magical Day

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    Great day out with very different experiences, excellently hosted!

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