Visit two of the top destinations in New Zealand in one exciting day trip!
Explore Matamata and experience the real Middle-earth in a 2 hour fully guided tour inside the Hobbiton Movie Set, take photo's inside The Hobbit Holes & taste the locally brewed cider or beer in The Green Dragon Inn.
We then head to Waitomo Glow Worm Caves, Marvel at Mother Nature's light display as you walk through the starry wonderland of the Glowworm Grotto.
Posted By : 789roystons
Hobbiton is amazing. The new Hobbit Houses that just opened in December are unbelievable. I would recommend anyone, even those who have no idea what a hobbit is, read the books, or even seen the movie to go an experience this amazing place.
For me the glow worm caves were not worth the additional hours of travel to see them.
I had booked this tour almost nine months in advance as it was part of a large holiday. My only issue was when I got an email two days before stating the tour may be cancelled as they did not have enough people and would advise by 1pm on the day before the tour. Fortunately, the tour company found enough people to make it happen.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 08:21:22 
Posted By : R5116CJnicoled
The tour was so worth it, especially for the price!! Our tour guide was amazing and very knowledgeable and friendly (which obviously makes the tours so much more enjoyable). Hobbiton was incredible, and I haven’t seen the movies nor read the books! And the flow worms! Wow! The boat ride was a little shorter than I expected, but still well worth it.
Overall, this was an incredible experience that I would recommend to anyone coming to visit Auckland!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 20:14:52
Posted By : svetlanao459
I had amazing time in Hobbiton and the Waitomo glow worm caves were really interesting to see. The drive through the country side was also lovely as I got to see how beautiful New Zealand is. The green fields, cows and sheep everywhere. The nature here is incredible I love New Zealand and I will be back again for sure. Big thank you to Jason who was looking after our group and was very encouraging in taking our photos. I really enjoyed the day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 15:46:43
Posted By : Kim_M
We loved everything about the day. Our driver, Jason, did a favorite job keeping us informed and gave us knowledge about the day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 17:49:51 
Posted By : Ron_M
We were on the Hobbiton and Waitomo caves tour today. Had a great day and both experiences were exceptional. Seeing Hobbiton was amazing and brought the films to life and the caves were breathtaking . Adil was a great driver, very informative and knowledgeable with stories you would not hear if you didn’t go on this tour. Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02 03:45:35
Posted By : SANGBIN_T
Strong recommand Hobbiton, it's a must visit place when you go Auckland Newzealand.
We will definitely visit again as soon as we have a chance.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28 04:31:17
Posted By : Tour318176
Great Value and Great Guide! The cost is good value for money if you consider the cost of individual tickets at each site. Waitomo Caves adult ticket is $170 and Hobbiton $120.
The van had 10 people comfortably accomodated with free wifi.
Jason was an excellent guide with good info on the tour and additional information. Also a very good driver.
All in all a wonderful day’s outing and I recommend this tour highly.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 14:43:38
Posted By : Voyager80208
The short version : The tour was amazing, and thanks to our guide Mr. Adil who was very knowledgeable and kept us very engaged with interesting facts and tips.
The longer version : We were picked up from our hotel in Auckland CBD at about 6.20 am and we went straight to Hobbiton via Hamilton. We reached Hobbiton by 8.30 am and grabbed a quite breakfast before starting off on the Hobbiton Film set tour at 9.00 am for a 2.30 hours duration tour. After the Hobbiton tour, we were taken straight to Waitomo Caves and reached there by 2 pm. The Waitomo caves visit lasted about 45 minutes.
Throughout our trip, Mr. Adil narrated the history, geography and economy of NZ. He explained to us about the flora and fauna of NZ. He dropped us back in our hotel at 5 pm.
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Posted On : 2024-04-21 04:16:11
Posted By : crystalmL5227WA
Our driver was great and made sure everything was organized and in order. I would highly recommend using this company:)
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 17:37:02
Posted By : TJ_C
Hobbiton and Waitomo are absolute musts for first time visitors to Auckland! Auckland & Beyond did not disappoint. We wanted a smaller group that would be more comfortable than a large bus as the trip takes the whole day.
Our tour guide picked up everyone promptly and we were the first group to make it to Hobbiton ahead of all the other smaller groups. Our guide had plenty of local information to share, stories to tell, and was also pretty funny. We never felt rushed at all, but he was always not too far when you needed him. Hobbiton was stunning for both fans of LOTR and those who have never seen the movies or read the books.
I was skeptical at first about Waitomo but it really was a beautiful experience. Booking through Auckland & Beyond made it much easier to jump ahead of the crowd of people waiting to go into the caves. It was also really great to be guided through the caves by some of the local people indigenous to the area. Seeing the glow worms in the cave were amazing.
Overall, Auckland & Beyond is the way to go. Great driver, comfortable ride, snack and water provided, stopped in Otorohanga to get lunch (we got meat pie's of course). We even made it back to Auckland earlier than expected. Without a doubt would recommend Auckland & Beyond to anyone considering going to Hobbiton and Waitomo.
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 18:51:47
