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Fully guided day tour of the magical 12-acre Hobbiton Movie Set & Alexander Sheep Farm, famous from the Lord of the Rings movies.
Highlights
- Hobbiton & Alexander Family Sheep Farm
- Green Dragon Inn
- Waikato Farming Region
- Surprise Stops
While the destination you will be visiting is truly spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it is our small groups, our guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember. This tour is led by our famously passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing their stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety. .
Itinerary
- Auckland - Your tour starts in New Zealand’s largest city. As we drive out of the city your guide will not only set the scene for your adventure today but also point out and guide you past some of the city’s top highlights.
- Waikato - Exiting Auckland we travel south through the stunning Waikato countryside, the most extensive farming area in the world, encountering beautiful scenery, mighty rivers, great photo opportunities, impressive mountains and several farm animals along the way.
- Here you begin your two hour tour of this 12 acre movie set. A professional Hobbiton guide ensures you get the most out of your visit. Visit the lush pastures of the Shire, hobbit holes and amazing gardens, and enjoy a complimentary cold beverage at ‘The Green Dragon Inn’.
- 4. Auckland – Sadly we must start to head north again but your day is not over with a fully guided return trip to Auckland including surprise stops! You will have to jump on the tour to see where you go!
Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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DOMINIC SYLVESTRE from Canada wrote on 10 March 2020
KIWI TOUR WAS AWESOME!!!
KIWI TOUR WAS AWESOME, THE GUIDE WAS VERY NICE AND SO WELL INFORMED OF EVERYTHING NEW ZEALAND, FROM THE START OF THE TOUR TO THE LAST MINUTE OF RETURN, HE SPOKE ABOUT A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT NEW ZEALAND, WE LEARNED SO MUCH STUFF!!! ONLY THING WAS THAT THE TOUR OF THE HOBBITON VILLAGE WAS A LITTLE RUSH, QUASI NO FREE TIME, JUST FOLLOW THE GUIDE, TAKE YOUR PICS AND GO AT THE TAVERN TO HAVE YOUR FREE DRINK VERY FAST, 15M IN THE SOUVENIR SHOP AND JUMP IN THE BUS FOR RETURN!!!
edw1 from United States wrote on 21 February 2020
Great day trip to Hobbiton with Cheeky Kiwi Travel
One of my bucket list items for my recent visit to New Zealand was to visit Hobbiton. I checked online for tickets and found a lot of tours. My daughter lives in New Zealand and spoke to people who had booked a tour, so I chose a tour company with a special price for exactly what we wanted to do - just get us there and back with a great tour guide and no other side trips. We booked online through Bookme.co.nz and we were not disappointed. The reservation was easy and quick, our van picked us up at the designated place and time, our driver and tour guide was friendly, professional and entertaining, and we had a great trip. I would not hesitate to book another tour using bookme.co.nz or Cheeky Kiwi Travel. I give both five stars!
Alan Le Gouellec from France wrote on 19 February 2020
AWESOME
Great tour with amazing guide who will answer to all of our questions (about the movies or even about the country). Good stop on the road to take photo and a amazing small group (5 peoples) A amazing journey !
lucieb from Czech Republic wrote on 10 February 2020
Amazing!
It was truly magical. Grant, our driver, was very nice and shared a lot of info about New Zealand and Hobbiton. He also helped me to take some photos. Our movie set guide Josh was very nice as well and also took a photo of me as well as other lovely people taking the tour with me. Overall it was an amazing tour and I would recommend it to everyone. The entire movie set has such lovely atmosphere and the hobbit holes (houses) are so adorable and beautifully done. I would just appreciate to have more time to just wander around because I take very long to take photos and videos and I was at the end of our group most of the time and probably missed some info Josh was sharing. But I understand that there are a lot of people coming to this place so we can’t really spend half of the day there. Josh never rushed us so it was up to us to catch up with the group or stay behind a few times to take amazing shots and admire the houses a little bit longer.
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Clarence Picardo from Philippines wrote on 26 October 2020
A Must!
Overall it was indeed a breathtaking and beautiful experience! All worth it!