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Hobbit house with round yellow door and wooden porch surrounded by greenery and flowers with a wheelbarrow in front. Credit: Hobbiton Movie Set Tours
Hobbiton & Lord of the Rings

The Shire Reckoning

Auckland

Christchurch

8 days, 7 nights

Self-Guided Coach Tours

From: $4,650 pp

Trip overview

A tour that takes you to the very best Lord of the Rings locations that New Zealand has to offer. We will even show you Hobbiton, and the Weta Workshop where many of the films creations were made. Embark on a journey of Middle Earth in the north island before flying quickly down to Queenstown to see some of the dramatic mountain backdrops that you'll see in the movies.

Trip highlights & inclusions

8 days / 7 nights
7 breakfasts

Auckland

Christchurch

Hotel 3 star
  • Auckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton with Bush and Beach
  • Original Ziplining Canopy Tour
  • Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

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Price pp from

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Trip itinerary

Auckland to Rotorua Small Group Tour via Hobbiton with Bush and Beach

Departing from Auckland, this is a wonderful way to get to Rotorua and include a magical journey through Middle-Earth to the Hobbiton Movie Set from "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" films. Travel south from Auckland over the Bombay Hills to the rich farmland of the Waikato region. Journey through the heritage town of Cambridge where tree-lined streets add to the English-style atmosphere. On arrival at Shire's Rest, you embark on your Hobbiton movie set tour where you will see 44 Hobbit holes, the Mill and double arch bridge, the party tree and visit the Green Dragon Inn. At this stunning location, you can take a photo at the door of Bilbo's house in Bag End, looking out over the whole of Hobbiton to the hills in the distance. At the end of your Hobbiton movie set tour, you will travel onwards to Rotorua.

Hobbit house with green round door, grass roof, flowers and a large tree on top in bright daylight. Credit: Bush and Beach 2013

Accommodation

Hotel building with large windows at sunset under a colorful sky. Credit: Sudima Lake Rotorua
Sudima Lake Rotorua

Trip highlights

Hobbit house with green round door, grass roof, flowers and a large tree on top in bright daylight. Credit: Bush and Beach 2013

Auckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton with Bush and Beach

Two people ziplining over dense green forest wearing helmets and safety gear. Credit: Rotorua Canopy Tours Ltd

Original Ziplining Canopy Tour

Two Maori performers performing a traditional dance with expressive faces and traditional attire in a natural setting. Credit: Te Pa Tu

Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

A high-angle, sunny view of Oriental Bay in Wellington, New Zealand, featuring a golden sand beach, clear turquoise water with the Carter Fountain spraying into the air, and hillside houses under a clear blue sky. Credit: Wirestock Creators - Shutterstock

Rotorua to Wellington by InterCity Coach

Person in medieval cloak holding sword standing on tree roots in forest. Credit: Capital Personalised Tours

Lord Of The Rings Full Day Private Tour - Lunch Included

An airplane seen from directly below flying high in a bright blue sky scattered with fluffy white clouds. Credit: Photo by Philip Myrtorp on Unsplash

Air New Zealand flight Wellington to Queenstown

Tour bus on winding road through green valley with tall rocky mountains in the background. Credit: Real Journeys

Milford Sound Cruise and Coach Tour from Queenstown with RealNZ - Lunch Included

Three offroad vehicles driving through a shallow river with autumn trees and rocky hills around. Credit: Nomad Adventures

Lord of the Rings Queenstown Tour with Nomad Safaris

Metal bridge over a river with snow-covered rocks and mountains under a blue sky. Credit: Cheeky Kiwi - Aoraki Mt Cook

Queenstown to Christchurch via Mt Cook & Lake Tekapo with Cheeky Kiwi

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Rotorua Accommodation to Rotorua Intercity Depot (Xquizit)

Private Transfer Wellington Train/Bus Station to Accommodation

Private Transfer Wellington Hotel to Airport

Private Transfer Queenstown Domestic Airport to Accommodation (LSQ)

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