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From Auckland: Waitomo & Hobbiton Bus Tour with Lunch

4.7  / 5343 reviews
Activity provider:GreatSights New Zealand
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Day trip

From Auckland: Waitomo & Hobbiton Bus Tour with Lunch

Activity provider:GreatSights New Zealand
4.7  / 5343 reviews
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From $232.29 per person

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Visit the Hobbiton Movie Set and Waitomo Caves on a day trip by premium bus from Auckland. Immerse yourself in the landscape of Middle Earth under the care of a tour guide.

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Duration 11 hours
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Skip the line through a separate entrance
Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Journey by premium bus to Hobbiton and the Waitomo Caves
  • Explore the wonders inside the Waitomo Glowworm Caves on a guided tour
  • Step into the Hobbit holes at the Hobbiton Movie Set
  • Enjoy a picnic lunch in between your trip
  • See highlights like the Green Dragon Inn and the Party Tree
Full description
See the magical Waitomo Caves and the Hobbiton Movie Set on a full-day sightseeing tour from Auckland. Step on board your luxury GreatSights coach tour and travel south, taking in typical New Zealand scenery as you ride – lush green farmland and rolling hills. The Hobbiton Movie Set has become one of New Zealand’s must-see destinations. A working farm near the small town of Matamata was transformed into a film set for the world-famous Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, and today you can visit the set and see where the magic was created. See highlights like the original Hobbit Holes, the Green Dragon Inn, the Party Tree, and more. Your tour guide will share behind-the-scenes stories and fascinating facts about how the film set was brought to life. Then stop at the Waitomo Glowworm Caves, a network of underground tunnels and caves made from incredible limestone formations. Set off on a 45-minute guided tour of the caves, ending with a truly special boat trip through the Glowworm Grotto, where glowworms twinkle and shine overhead as you sail through a dark and silent cavern. After exploring these two top New Zealand visitor attractions, your driver guide will take you back to Auckland, returning in the early evening.
Includes
  • Transportation by premium air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi
  • Driver/guide
  • Morning snack
  • 45-minute Waitomo Glowworm Caves tour
  • 2-hour Hobbiton Movie Set tour
  • Picnic lunch
  • Additional food and drinks

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  • Children under 3 years can travel free if they sit on a guardian's lap
  •  Construction on the Hobbiton Movie Set will be taking place until December 2023

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Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 343 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.8/5
  • Organization
    4.7/5

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Daniel – AustraliaDecember 6, 2023 – Verified booking
Hobbiton and Glow worm caves were amazing and the tour guides within were very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. For the price you pay, we expected a lot more for lunch as you’re out the whole day, this lunch would definitely not fill you, and you don’t really have many more opportunities to get food elsewhere. We thought the driver would be more insightful about the activities we were doing, rather than providing pretty useless information about everything we were driving past. We were backpacking so had to book a tour, as we didn’t have a car, but we expected a bit more for the price we paid. Overall the tours were worth the money, but probably wouldn’t book with this company again.
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Roy – SingaporeNovember 28, 2023 – Verified booking
Bus driver Racheal was entertaining during the trip. The waitomo caves was quite a unique experience and the Hobbiton tour was magical indeed!! Was slightly disappointed as initially it was supposed to be a festive lunch at hobbiton but it was changed to a picnic lunch before we reached Hobbiton instead.
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GetYourGuide traveler – GermanyNovember 15, 2023 – Verified booking
Our guide was phenomenal, very knowledgeable and a great driver. The glow worm caves was a great duration however the hobbit set upon arrival was rushed and not much time to shop in the gift shop. Overall the tour and experience was one I will never forget. Thank you
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