Rotorua to Auckland via Hobbiton Movie Set Tour - One Way | La Vacanza Travel

Rotorua to Auckland via Hobbiton Movie Set Tour - One Way

Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes
Destination: New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua
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  • 7 hours 30 minutes
  • Rotorua
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Travel the short distance from Rotorua to Matamata, home of Hobbiton Movie Set.

Upon arriving at Hobbiton, meet your guide who takes you through this working sheep farm, a prime filming location for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movie series with incredible views overlooking the world’s biggest outdoor movie set.

Your tour group is smaller than the public tours with this tour option!

Fans will love exploring the Shire, home to hobbit holes including Bilbo Baggins’s house. Stop for photos in front of the Mill, the party tree and the double-arch bridge as you’re entertained with tales about the making of the films. Then head to the Green Dragon Inn for a complimentary cider, ale or ginger beer.

After your tour of Hobbiton, enjoy an included lunch at The Green Dragon marquee before your day trip ends with drop-off at your hotel in Auckland.

What Can You Expect?

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

This trip from Rotorua to Auckland includes the Hobbiton movie set tour 1 hour journey from Rotorua to Hobbiton). Departing from Rotorua at 8am, this is a wonderful way to get to Auckland and include a magical journey through Middle-earth to the Hobbiton Movie Set from “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” films.

On arrival at Shire’s Rest you embark on your Hobbiton movie set tour. This location is the largest “green set” in the world and the only part of the set remaining in New Zealand. You see 44 hobbit holes, the Mill and double arch bridge and the party tree. At this stunning location you can take a photo at the gate to Bilbo’s house, “Bag End”

*please note from April to November 2023 there will be construction on set due to the Bagshot Row Development. This should not affect your tour too much apart from
not seeing Samwise Gamgee’s home & a bit of construction noise. From 1st December 2023 the tour will be an additional 30 min to include the new Bag Shot Row experience.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The Green Dragon Inn, Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata 3472, New Zealand

The tour concludes with a visit to the Green Dragon Inn where you can enjoy a complimentary ale, cider or ginger beer.

After a drink, enjoy a buffet lunch at the Green Dragon Marquee before continuing onto Auckland

Following the Hobbiton tour, enjoy the sumptuous buffet lunch in the Party Marquee which is fit for a Hobbit.

After lunch we drive north through lush Waikato dairy farms and over the Bombay Hills before arriving in Auckland at approximately 3.15pm. You will be transferred to your Auckland inner-city accommodation.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Auckland, New Zealand

This tour finishes in Auckland and is a one way product.
(2 hour journey from Hobbiton incl. a toilet stop)

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Pick up from selected inner city Rotorua accomodation
  • Hobbiton Movie Set entry and tour
  • Drink inside the Green Dragon Inn
  • NZ$10 Shopping voucher to be used in the Hobbiton Gift Shop
  • Buffet lunch at Green Dragon Marquee
  • Local guide
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • Drop off at inner city Auckland accommodation
  • Entry/Admission - Hobbiton Movie Set
  • Entry/Admission - The Green Dragon Inn

Exclusions
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Minimum TWO adults required for this tour to run
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

1161 Fenton Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up from selected inner city Rotorua accommodation included - please advise where you are staying and we can give you directions to the central meeting point or a pick up time.


Departure Time

08:00 AM


Return Details

90 Federal Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

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

Duration

7 hours 30 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

G6906GXaj

19 Feb, 2024

Incredible experience. We took the tour with pick up from our hostel in Rotorua to Hobbiton. Our driver for that leg, Willy, was kind and courteous and an absolute pleasure. We even had to take a detour due to a road closure but Willy navigated around and made sure we made it to Hobbiton right on time. He even waited and made sure we met our tour guide for the second leg, Damian. We were with Damian from Hobbiton to Waitomo, and then to Auckland. Damian was a wealth of knowledge about Hobbiton, the different cities and vistas along the route back to Auckland, and general facts and information about New Zealand - especially about bird conservation, predator remediation, and bush cabins. I really appreciated his insight and commentary on the ride. My partner and I are vegetarian, and Damian even made sure we knew what options were available to us at the Hobbiton lunch buffet. And of course, Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves were incredible experiences and I am grateful to have visited each site. I highly recommend Bush and Beach tours and I will tour with them again when I next visit New Zealand.

murtyc

09 Feb, 2024

They were very efficient, punctual, and courteous. They managed it well despite this being a logistical jujitsu for they brought in tourists from Rotorua and Auckland in different buses with lots of luggage and dispersed them to different tours and destinations in different busses after the Hobbiton tour - without misplacing the bags! Our driver/guide, Kelly, was excellent in maintaining the schedule and giving us updates during the drive. Bush and Beach added a couple of nice touches as part of the tour package - a lunch and a NZ $10 discount voucher in the Gift Shop.

Terese W

02 Nov, 2023

Hobbiton is a beautiful stage set with lots of cute doors and accessories that might mean more to Hobbit super fans. The food for the lunch was plentiful and tasty. The transfer from Rotorua to Auckland left much to be desired. The pickup and drop off from Rotorua were early. The driver had very little information for us except that someone else would have our Hobbiton tickets (she wasn’t sure we had Hobbiton tickets at first) and give us a ride to Auckland. Our Auckland driver showed up with tickets just as our Hobbiton tour was leaving which was very disconcerting as we were unsure up to that point after standing around for 40 minutes and giving us no time to confirm our bags were in the right place. Surely there could be better communication. The transfer from Rotorua to Auckland was too long to be sitting in such uncomfortable seats. The seating in the van needs to be improved.

cathytQ3780UD

21 Oct, 2023

Our tour was Auckland to Hobbiton to Rotorua. Milton was our tour guide, he was very knowledgeable about the entire trip down to Hobbiton, all the areas we passed through. Another guide drove to Rotorua, he was also knowledgeable about the areas we went through.

Dennis_H

16 Dec, 2022

This trip was our way getting to Auckland from Rotorua. Even if you are not a Hobbit fan or never saw the movies, you will enjoy the scenery. It was a nice lunch too.

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