6hr Hobbiton Movie Set Tour - Departs Tauranga
Overview
Inclusions
- 12-seater clean, air conditioned van
- Live commentary on board
- Local driver/guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Entry into the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour
- Free Beer or Soft Drink at the completion of the Hobbiton Set Tour
- Entry/Admission - Hobbiton Movie Set
What to expect
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Stop At: Mount Maunganui, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island
This tour starts with a scenic drive along the Mount Maunganui beach before heading over the Tauranga Harbour bridge, past the city center and inland over the Kaimai ranges. We climb to around 1800 feet providing spectacular panoramic views across the rich fertile farmland of the Waikato province. From there we make our way towards Hobbiton passing typical New Zealand farms.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hobbiton Movie Set, 501 Buckland Road Matamata, Hinuera 3472 New Zealand
On arrival at the Shires Rest Cafe you are collected in the Hobbiton bus and taken to Middle Earth via the 1250-acre sheep farm. Your expert guide will take you on a 2-hour journey through "The Shire". You will be told the story of how the remote set was discovered and how Hobbiton is a living film set maintained by a team of gardeners and maintenance staff. It is the only purpose-built film set in the world where the public can go and experience it as it is in the movie.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: McLaren Falls Park, Tauranga New Zealand
After a break for lunch (time permitting) and shopping at the Shires Rest Cafe, we head back over the Kaimai range stopping at the lookout for a photo opportunity looking across the beautiful Waikato farmland and then on to our final stop at McLaren Falls. McLaren Falls is a 190 hectare park of pastoral and horticultural land set alongside Lake McLaren with a ten minute walk through native New Zealand bush-land to view a picturesque waterfall. Finally we return to the city cross the harbour bridge and return you to the beginning of the tour.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Passengers must be able to embark / disembark with minimal assistance.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- 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 11 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Hobbiton was exceptional!! Visit the actual Shire as seen in the Hobbit and LotR trilogies. Preserved in its perfection! And our Wicked Wanderer Nicolle was an absolutely delightful person - we were ahead of schedule so she got us an earlier tour! She is a free up in Auckland and showed us all th...
Hobbiton was exceptional!! Visit the actual Shire as seen in the Hobbit and LotR trilogies. Preserved in its perfection! And our Wicked Wanderer Nicolle was an absolutely delightful person - we were ahead of schedule so she got us an earlier tour! She is a free up in Auckland and showed us all the local favorite spots. She made the top of the list for all our honeymoon memoriesThe drive to and from was so beautiful as well as Hobbiton itself. Interesting to hear about how the movie was made.
The drive to and from was so beautiful as well as Hobbiton itself. Interesting to hear about how the movie was made.Friendly, easy to find, full of helpful information. Really enjoyed the day! There is a little bit of walking on uneven ground but we are not particularly fit and had no issues. Beautiful scenery
Friendly, easy to find, full of helpful information. Really enjoyed the day! There is a little bit of walking on uneven ground but we are not particularly fit and had no issues. Beautiful sceneryWe had beautiful weather. This is a must to be able to experience the best views. Our guide was good and informative. Downside for anyone unable to walk unaided, not for wheelchair, steps quite steep. Pushchair can manage, money we'll spent. PS: I have both knees reconstructed but able to get a...
We had beautiful weather. This is a must to be able to experience the best views. Our guide was good and informative. Downside for anyone unable to walk unaided, not for wheelchair, steps quite steep. Pushchair can manage, money we'll spent. PS: I have both knees reconstructed but able to get around the hilly terrain.The set is as fresh as the day the movie was shot, just stunning and so much detail. The guides are very knowledgeable and obviously enjoy their job, we even finished in the green Dragon with a pint of beer. Our wicked wanders guide Russell was brilliant, he was full of information and we also ha...
The set is as fresh as the day the movie was shot, just stunning and so much detail. The guides are very knowledgeable and obviously enjoy their job, we even finished in the green Dragon with a pint of beer. Our wicked wanders guide Russell was brilliant, he was full of information and we also had the unexpected stops to visit a honey farm and McLaren falls with a beautiful waterfall at the end of the track. You can't visit NZ and not visit Hobbiton - Do it.Our tour guide, Russell was great. Super knowledgeable and friendly. A good day out. Would recommend
Our tour guide, Russell was great. Super knowledgeable and friendly. A good day out. Would recommend