Itinerary
Day 1: Depart Auckland for Waitomo and Rotorua. Explore with Rotorua Duck Tours and a Maori Cultural Experience.
Stop At: Waitomo Glowworm Caves, 39 Waitomo Village Road, Waitomo Caves 3943 New Zealand
Leaving Auckland, you’ll travel south to visit the world-famous limestone formations of Waitomo Caves. Enter the subterranean labyrinth of caves to admire a magical world of stalactites and stalagmites, eerily lit by the luminescent gleam of tiny glowworms.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Rotorua Duck Tours, 1241 Fenton Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
After your tour of the Waitomo Caves, a picnic lunch is served on board the coach as you are driven east across the North Island to Rotorua. There’s time to check in at your Rotorua accommodation before boarding an amphibious ‘duck’ vehicle for a tour of Rotorua’s picturesque lakes.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Tamaki Maori Village, 1220 Hinemaru St, Rotorua 3010 New Zealand
In the evening, discover Rotorua’s rich Maori heritage during a night of ritual, ceremony and cultural performances, including a traditional Maori 'hangi' feast featuring meat and vegetables cooked in an earth oven.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Rotorua, Rotorua, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island
Experience the best of New Zealand's North Island.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner: A traditional Maori 'hangi' feast.
Accommodation included: You have the choice of a 3-star or 4-star hotel
Day 2: Depart Rotorua for Hobbiton and on to Auckland
Stop At: Te Puia, Hemo Road, Rotorua New Zealand
Get ready to see mud pools, spouting geysers and other geothermal displays at Te Puia, where you’ll also enjoy Maori cultural performances.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Rainbow Springs Nature Park, 192 Fairy Springs Road, Rotorua 3015 New Zealand
Meet New Zealand’s national icon, the kiwi bird, at Rainbow Springs Nature Park.
Stop At: Agrodome, 141 Western Rd, Ngongotaha, Rotorua 3010 New Zealand
Stop in at the Agrodome, an organic working farm where you can learn all about farming in New Zealand. Take a tour of the Agrodome farm in an all-terrain vehicle, see how sheep are shorn and watch a live sheep dog trial.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hobbiton Movie Set, 501 Buckland Road Matamata, Hinuera 3472 New Zealand
Your tour continues with a scenic drive across the Kaimai Ranges to the farm near Matamata that was transformed into Hobbiton for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie set. Enjoy a guided tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set, where you’ll see the fairy tale landscapes of the Shire, including the hobbit holes, and visit the Green Dragon Inn and Mill.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: InterCity Sky City Bus Terminal, 102 Hobson Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Following your memorable visit to Hobbiton, your tour concludes in Auckland this evening.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.