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2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua

Independent daily departures, Auckland to Auckland

NZ$1,097 from per person twin share, low season
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Included in this journey you'll find:
  • 1 nights Hotel 4 star accommodation
  • All coach tour transport as specified in this tour package
  • 1 breakfast
  • Hobbiton Movie Set
  • Entrance to Agrodome and show
  • Te Puia Maori Arts & Crafts
  • Entrance to Rainbow Springs
  • Rotorua City and Lakes Tour
  • Waitomo Glow Worm Caves
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This tour explores Hobbiton and the shire, the geothermal wonderland of Rotorua and offers a visit to world famous limestone formations of Waitomo.

This itinerary can be customised or we can tailor-make something to suit you perfectly.

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Day 1 - Auckland to Rotorua inc Waitomo Caves, Rotorua Duck Tour and Tamaki Maori Village Experience

Auckland to Rotorua Waitomo Caves Day Tour with GreatSights (Includes Picnic Lunch)

2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1

Enjoy a tour from Auckland to Rotorua including a guided tour of the fascinating Waitomo Glowworm Caves. Leaving Auckland in the morning you travel through the lush farmland of the Waikato and King Country regions. Your experienced local driver guide will provide a commentary as you travel to Waitomo and point out sites of interest including Rangiriri, the location of a historic Maori land wars battle between forces loyal to the Maori King and the Colonial Government in 1863. On arrival in the small town of Waitomo enjoy a guided tour through the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves with their amazing stalactites, stalagmites and other limestone formations. We finish the tour with a silent boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto - a subterranean cavern lit up by the lights of thousands of tiny glowworms. Continue your tour this afternoon by driving to Rotorua, passing through the beautiful Fitzgerald Glade where the roadside trees arch overhead to form a tunnel of natural greenery. You will also enjoy a delicious picnic style lunch on board the coach.

Rotorua Duck Tours - City & Lakes Tour

2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1

You haven't seen Rotorua until you've seen it from a Duck. Discover Rotorua in the most unique way possible with the City and Lakes Tour. This unique 90 minute sightseeing adventure takes place on land and water, on-board a WWII amphibious Duck. Unlike any other tour in Rotorua, the duck tour is the best way to see the city and experience the beauty of the surrounding lake district all at once.

Your tour begins right in the heart of the city where you will discover the sights and sounds, and learn all about the rich history and diversity that makes Rotorua such a unique destination. With your conDUCKtor you will venture out of town to the spectacular lakes district where you will see magnificent views of Mt Tarawera and splashdown into Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) and Lake Okareka.

Tamaki Maori Village Cultural Tour and Hangi Dinner

2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 1

Journey back in time to a Pre-European lifestyle experience of customs and traditions. Enjoy the night's festivities with the people of Tamaki Maori Village as you are treated to a banquet of succulent foods cooked the traditional Maori way. Rediscover the Maori village as it comes alive to the sound and activities of tribal songs, dances, myths and legends and browse throughout the largest after hour's tribal marketplace in Rotorua. Includes dinner.

Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Accommodation type: Hotel 4 star

Meals included: Lunch, Speciality Dinner

Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua
Accommodation features
  • Check in time: 2 pm
  • Check out time: 10 am
  • Walk time to shops/restaurants: 2-5 mins
  • Parking: onsite free parking
  • Internet facilities: In room free access
  • Internet facilities: On site free access
  • Restaurant on site
  • Dinner service available
  • Bar on site
  • Tea/coffee facilities in room
  • Room service available
  • Hairdryer
  • Laundry facilities: Drycleaning service available
  • Swimming pool
  • Gym/fitness centre
  • All rooms non smoking
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Day 2 - Rotorua to Auckland including Rotorua Sights and Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

Rotorua to Auckland including Rotorua Sights and Hobbiton Movie Set with GreatSights

2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 2
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 2
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 2
2 Day Hobbiton Movie Set, Waitomo Caves & Rotorua - day 2

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. Then see New Zealand's agricultural industry in action with a sheep-shearing display and sheep dog trials at the Agrodome, and explore Rainbow Springs, a nature park which showcases native flora and fauna including the famous New Zealand kiwi. Following these Rotorua highlights, enjoy a scenic drive across the Kaimai Ranges to the Hobbiton Movie Set - a 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 with GreatSights.

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