Rotorua to Auckland via Hobbiton Movie Set One-Way Private Tour

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$655
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501 Buckland Road, Hinuera, Matamata
Hours of operation
8am to 8pm, 7 Days.
Months of operation
All Year
Phone number
+64 9 846 3469
Free phone number
0800 868 463
Experience some of New Zealand’s most beautiful scenery and one of New Zealand’s most iconic visitor attractions in one amazing day starting in Rotorua and ending in Auckland.
Enjoy some of New Zealand’s most beautiful scenery and combine a luxury transfer from Rotorua to Auckland with a visit to the world-famous Hobbiton Movie Set along the way to Auckland. After pick-up in Rotorua, we drive across the Mamaku Plateau to the Hobbiton Movie Set near the rural town of Matamata, made famous as the original setting of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. On the 2.5 hour tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set, get astonishing insights into how these movies were made and which parts of the movies were filmed here. Not only movie fans will enjoy this unique experience with inside views of the Hobbit village including Hobbit Holes, Bag End and The Green Dragon Inn.
Pricing
$655 - 1105 (Adult)
$327.5 - 552.5 (Child)
Activity Duration:
Full Day
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