描述
Your full-day tour begins with a morning sightseeing tour around three of Rotorua’s iconic visitor attractions. Visit the cultural centre at Te Puia and gain an insight into Māori traditions and ways of life, before entering a geothermal wonderland of impressive geysers and boiling mud pools.
See New Zealand’s agricultural industry in action with a sheep-shearing display and sheep dog trials at the Agrodome. Then visit Rainbow Springs, a nature park which showcases native flora and fauna including the famous New Zealand kiwi.
Following the show, enjoy a scenic drive across the Kaimai Ranges to the picturesque 1,250 acre farm near Matamata where scenes from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies were filmed. Take a guided tour and learn how this working farm was transformed into The Shire from Middle-earth. Your guide will show you Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn, the Mill and many other structures from the movies. After your Hobbiton Movie Set tour, continue your journey to Auckland.
Tour Departs7:25 am – Tourism Rotorua, 1167 Fenton St
Tour Returns8:10 pm – Sky City Bus Terminal, 102 Hobson St, Auckland
Tour Details & Highlights
Full day tour
Operates daily
Departs Rotorua, returns Auckland
Complimentary hotel pick-up / drop-off available
Te Puia
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Agrodome Sheep Show
Hobbiton Movie Set guided tour
Te Puia, you’ll learn about Māori traditions and ways of life, before entering the Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley, home to shooting geysers and bubbling mud pools.
Next, visit the Agrodome to find out all about farming in New Zealand by watching a sheep-shearing display and sheep dogs showing off their skills! Then visit Rainbow Springs nature park to see the famous New Zealand kiwi, as well as a huge range of other native New Zealand wildlife and plants.
After visiting the top Rotorua sights, set out across the countryside to a very special New Zealand destination – the Hobbiton Movie Set, constructed on a beautiful 1,250 acre farm near Matamata. Take a guided tour of Hobbiton and learn how this working farm was transformed into The Shire from Middle-earth for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. Your guide will show you locations like Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn and the Mill – and maybe even let you in on some secrets from filming! After your Hobbiton Movie Set tour, return to Rotorua.
Tour Departs7:25 am – Tourism Rotorua, 1167 Fenton St
Tour Returns6:00 pm – Hobbiton Shop, 1235 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Tour Details & Highlights
Full day tour
Operates daily
Departs and returns: Tourism Rotorua
Complimentary hotel pick-up / drop-off available
Te Puia cultural tour and Thermal Valley
Agrodome sheep show
Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Hobbiton Movie Set tour
Setting out from Rotorua, your Hobbiton Movie Set tour starts with a scenic drive across the KaimaiRanges to Matamata, a small town in the Waikato region known for its thoroughbred industry and dairy farming. Along the way your local driver guide will provide informative commentary and share stories about the region and its history.
Just outside of Matamata is the private working farm that was transformed into The Shire for the award-winning The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies. The home of Tolkien’s beloved hobbits Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin has been preserved since filming wrapped, and now draws visitors from around the world.
Take a guided tour of the movie set and learn how this picturesque farmland was transformed into a living, breathing piece of Middle-earth. Your guide will show you Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn, the Party Tree, the Mill and many other structures from the movies.
After your Hobbiton movie set tour, return to Rotorua, arriving in the early evening.
Tour Departs1:20 pm – Hobbiton Shop, 1235 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Tour Returns6:00 pm – Hobbiton Shop, 1235 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Tour Details & Highlights
Half day tour
Operates daily
Departs and returns: Tourism Rotorua
Complimentary hotel drop-off available
Return coach travel from Rotorua
Guided tour of Hobbiton Movie Set
See Hobbit Holes and more
Take a half-day tour from Rotorua to the Hobbiton Movie Set and take a tour of the farm that was transformed into a Middle-earth filming location. Your Hobbiton tour starts with a scenic drive across the Kaimai Ranges to the small town of Matamata. During your coach trip your local driver guide will entertain you with stories and information about the region and its history.
Just outside the town of Matamata is your destination: Middle-earth! Sir Peter Jackson and his team knew this private farm would make the perfect spot to build the village of Hobbiton for the award-winning The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies. Take a guided tour and see the picturesque village you saw on screen in living colour before you.
See the Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn, the Party Tree, the Mill and many other structures from the movies, while learning about how the set was built. You might even hear a few secrets from behind the scenes!
After your Hobbiton movie set tour, return to Rotorua, arriving at 1pm.
Tour Departs8:00 am – Hobbiton Shop, 1235 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Tour Returns12:30 pm – Hobbiton Shop, 1235 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Tour Details & Highlights
Half day morning tour
Operates daily
Departs and returns: Tourism Rotorua
Return coach travel from Rotorua
Guided tour of Hobbiton Movie Set
See Hobbit Holes and mor
