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

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

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501 Buckland Road, Hinuera, Matamata
Private Rotorua to Auckland via Hobbiton Movie Set and Waitomo Caves One-Way Private Tour
Hours of operation
8am to 8pm, 7 Days.
Months of operation
All Year
Phone number
+64 9 846 3469
Experience two iconic New Zealand visitor attractions in one amazing day starting in Rotorua and ending in Auckland. See the iconic Hobbiton Movie Set, the world-famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves and travel through the beautiful Waikato region.
Combine a luxury transfer from Rotorua to Auckland with a visit to 2 world-famous attractions. After pick-up in Rotorua, we drive across the Mamaku Plateau to the Hobbiton Movie Set, made world-famous as the original setting of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. On the 2.5 hour Group tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set, get astonishing insights into how these movies were made and which parts of the movies were filmed here. We then continue on to Waitomo Caves, in the Waikato region, taking in the special region as we drive through the beautiful countryside of New Zealand’s North Island. At Waitomo, experience the underground wonderland that is Waitomo Glowworm Caves on a Group tour.
Pricing
$964 - 1664 (Adult)
$482 - 832 (Child)
Activity Duration:
Full Day

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