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Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves Guided Tour from Auckland with Lunch

By GreatSights
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $251 per adult
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Overview

Visit the enchanting Waitomo Glowworm Caves for a guided 45-minute tour through this underground wonder, seeing stalactites, stalagmites, and sparkling glowworms. Then head to a hidden gem near the township of Matamata, the Hobbiton Movie Set which 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. You will also be able to venture beyond the door into an authentic Hobbit Hole on Bagshot row. At the end of this tour you will be able to enjoy a complimentary drink at the Green Dragon Inn.

Activity location

  • GreatSights
    • 102 Hobson Street
    • 1010, Auckland Central, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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Waitomo Caves & Hobbiton
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Duration: 10 hours
Picnic Lunch
Coach

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:45am
Price details
$251.16 x 1 Adult$251.16
Total
Price is $251.16

What's included, what's not

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    WiFi on board
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    Picnic Lunch
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    Pick up from selected hotels - please call to book
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    Air-conditioned vehicle
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    Restroom on board
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    Transport by luxury coach

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • The Hobbiton Movie Set is beginning The Shire’s Maintenance and Restoration project. The first stage of work is set to get underway from 01 June to September 2025 and will see major maintenance undertaken on one of the Hobbit Holes, not directly visited on the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour route as well as on the Party Field. During this period, construction and maintenance equipment and noise will be present. Tours will continue as normal but will take an alternate route around the construction zone, while being able to get a glimpse of the work that goes into keeping Hobbiton Movie Set as magical as it looked in the films.

Activity itinerary

GreatSights
  • 15m
This is the arrival and departure point for this tour
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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.
Hobbiton Movie Set
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
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.

Location

Activity location

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    GreatSights
    • 102 Hobson Street
    • 1010, Auckland Central, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    102 Hobson Street
    • 102 Hobson Street
    • 1010, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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