Hobbiton Movie Set Small Group Fully Guided Day Tour from Auckland
Description
Make the most of your time in Auckland with a small-group tour to the magical and enchanting Hobbiton - Lord of the Rings Movie Set. Enjoy the trip of a lifetime to one of the most iconic New Zealand attractions in an idyllic location, all in just one day from Auckland. See how this beautiful piece of farmland has been transformed into the Shire from Middle Earth.Our simply magical and enchanting tour takes place over 8 hours and with the insight of our highly knowledgeable local tour guide, it truly will be a day to remember. No trip to New Zealand’s North Island is complete without a visit to this iconic attraction, so don’t hesitate to book your trip with us as our tours fill up quickly! Take photos in front of your favourite places like the Hobbit Holes, The Mill and the Green Dragon Inn. Afterwards visit the Shire Store, which features an extensive selection of souvenirs to remind you of your visit to the Hobbiton Movie Set.
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Make the most of your time in Auckland with a small-group tour to the incredible Hobbiton – Lord of the Rings Movie Set. You will enjoy the trip of a lifetime to one of the most iconic New Zealand attractions in an magical and enchanting location. See how this beautiful piece of farmland has been transformed into the Shire from Middle Earth. Our amazing tour takes place over a full day and with the insight of our local tour guide, it truly will be a day to remember. No trip to New Zealand’s North Island is complete without a visit to this iconic attraction, so don’t hesitate to book your trip with us as our tours fill up quickly! Take photos in front of your favourite places like the Hobbit Holes, The Mill and the Green Dragon Inn. Afterwards visit the Shire Store, which features an extensive selection of souvenirs to remind you of your visit to the Hobbiton Movie Set Our Hobbiton Day Tour includes: Free pick up and drop off from all centrally located Auckland hotels Small group tours that can accommodate either a maximum of 14 people Relaxing, scenic drive to Matamata over the Bombay Hills and through the beautiful Hauraki Plains 2 hour tour of the Hobbiton movie set, including entrance fees Knowledgable local guide with outstanding knowledge of Hobbiton and the surrounding areas Plenty of time to explore Hobbit Holes, The Green Dragon Inn, The Mill and other amazing set structures Time to take great photos of the stunning surroundings A specially brewed drink from The Green Dragon Inn once the tour comes to an end The return trip will follow the amazing Waikato river and Taupiri Maori burial ground Drop off to your hotel in Auckland CBD
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Pickup Locations & Times
Our Tour starts at 6:30am heading south with everyone already picked up across the Auckland CBD and on board. The pickups, depending on location in the CBD of where you are staying, occur in the preceding 20-25 minutes. We pick up from all centrally Located Auckland Hotels, BNBs, Backpacker Hotels in the Central Business District. Any of the following or others(not mentioned) in the Central Business District. We do not pick up from the suburbs of Auckland We also have only 1 pick up location in South Auckland/Auckland Airport area which is the Sebel Manukau Hotel, 16 Lakewood Court, Manukau (approx 10 minutes from the airport) Adina Apartment Hotel, 2 Tapora Street Air BNBs- we pick up from most Downtown CBD BNBs (except those with parking/access issues) Ascotia off Queen Attic Backpackers, 31 Wellesley Street West Auckland City Hotel, 157 Hobson Street Auckland Harbour Suites, 16 Gore Street Avani Metropolis Backpackers-all CBD locations Barclay Suites Choice Backpackers, 10 Wellesley Street East City Life Copthorne, 150 Anzac Avenue Cordis Hotel, 83 Symonds St Crowne Plaza Dilworth Building Apartments Edit Hotel, 27-31 Victoria Street West (formerly President Hotel) Empire Apartments Fable Gallery Hotel, 58 Queen Street Gamma Hotel The Chancellor on Hobson, 1 Hobson Street Grand Millennium Haka House, 5 Turner Street Haka House, 373 Karangahape Rd Hilton Hotel on Princes Wharf Hobson Lodge, 224 Hobson Street Holiday Inn Express, Wyndham Street, Auckland CBD Hotel De Bretts Hotel Indigo, 53 St. Patrick's Square Ibis City (Wyndham Street) Imagine Intercontinental Hotel on Quay Street (1 Queen Street) Kiwi International, 411 Queen Street Legacy Airedale Hotel, 380 Queen Street Lylo, 54 Cook Street Marriott Hotel, 22 Albert Street Mercure Auckland, 500 Queen St Metropolis (Avani Metropolis) Movenpick, 8 Customs Street East MSocial Oaks Auckland Hotel, 40 Beach Road (formerly Nesuto Stadium Hotel) Nesuto St. Martins, St. Martins Lane Newton Lodge, 27 Cross Street Park Hyatt, 99 Halsey Street Princes Wharf Apartments Pullman Quadrant Hotel & Suites Quest (all CBD locations) Ramada Suites, 147 Victoria Street Rendezvous Heritage Hotel Rydges Sebel Viaduct Harbour, 85 Customs Street West Sebel Quay West, 8 Albert Street Sebel Manukau, 16 Lakewood Court, Manukau-for those staying near the airport Sky City Grand Sky City Hotel Sofitel SO Hotel, cnr Customs Street and Gore Street Star Park Apartments, 30B Swanson St Star Queen Apartments, 438 Queen Street Star Victoria Apartments, 64 Federal Street Sudima, 63-67 Nelson Street Swiss bel Suites, 206 Victoria Street West Travelodge, 110 Packenham Street West, Wynyard Quarter Voco Hotel, Wyndham Street VR Auckland City, 188 Hobson Street VR Queen Street, 401 Queen Street
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- A maximum of 14 people per booking
- We can provide NZ Safety Approved Child Ca Seats and Booster Seats. We do not provide strollers or infant back packs
Reviews(101)
We had a super fun day trip. The guide was on time, the bus was comfortable, nice accompaniment of the group by the guide and the visit to the Hobbiton was impressively beautiful, while we are not a die-hard fan of Lord of the Rings. Highly recommended and special word of thanks to Liam, our guide, who provided the whole group, also with other tips for our trip in New Zealand.
Thank you for these lovely comments about our tour to the 2 most famous and iconic attractions in New Zealand. I sense from your comments that you had a very special day and experience made even more so by one of our tour guides who additionally helped provide you tips and guidance for the rest of your travels in New Zealand. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour. It was a privilege hosting you. Best wishes for Xmas and 2026!
This Cheeky Kiwi Travel Hobbiton movie set tour was fabulous. Our driver and guide, Grant, picked us up from various hotel locations and we were on our way for the over two hour drive to Hobbiton. On the way, Grant was very informative about Auckland, tourist attractions there and background information about Hobbiton. We arrived at 12:20pm with plenty of time to have lunch, coffee and use the amenities before we joined the Hobbiton green bus tour with our guide Alex. After a short drive we were guided through the Shire on a 2 1/2 hour walking tour and Alex enthralled us with stories of the area and filming. We got to go inside one of the ‘houses’ which was truly magical and ended up at the Green Dragon tavern for a drink…we had a choice of beer, cider or non alcoholic ginger beer and tea/ coffee etc. The whole experience was truly magical and well worth doing even though the weather was a bit wet. We got back on the bus with Grant for the drive back to Auckland and, again, he gave us information about possible activities on offer during our time here. I can highly recommend this tour and would like to extend my thank to Grant and Alex for making this an unforgettable experience.
This is a great tour easy pick from Auckland the Hobbiton village is so well done it was beautiful walking around with the guide who is full of knowledge. It was amazing being able to go inside one of the homes fully furnished.
We love all your photos that have captured the unique beauty and charm that is the magical world of Hobbiton. Thank you for sharing these. From the moment we receive your booking, till the time we say goodbye, we pride ourselves on the communication with our guests to ensure not only that they are fully informed but also confident that they can sit back in the luxury and comfort of one of our Mercedes and let us take care of all the little details to ensure that you will have a very special experience. Please you loved the new fully themed Hobbit Hole on Bagshot Row. Isn't the miniturization simply magical? It was a privilege hosting you. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour. Best wishes for Xmas and 2025!
Had a great time. The driver was great. I had a great time on my birthday. The best gift that I've got,even though I treated myself
This tour is simply amazing whether you are a Lord of the Rings fan or not. I mainly booked this for my husband who is a big fan, but I enjoyed it as much as he did. The scenery is just spectacular! I had no idea the area was so large. The attention to detail was phenomenal, and it was such fun touring a hobbit house. Our tour guide, Matt, told us many interesting facts along the way and even stopped on the way back to treat us to ice cream (hint: try the Hokey-Pokey ice cream; you won't be sorry). He was so nice and a great driver. The company was also great to communicate with and responded quickly to a couple questions I had. I highly recommend this Hobbiton tour with Auckland Scenic Tours!
Thank you for your recommendation of our tour and our Company. like you, so many people are amazed at the size of the Set. About 20 acres set deep in the 1200 acre Alexander Family Farm. isn't the location so pristine, so immaculately manicured and with the miniturization in the full themed Hobbit hole on Bagshot Row, literally a simply magical and enchanting experience. It is a stand alone tour as your experienced. You don't have to be the big fan, like you mention of your husband, to enjoy our tour. It is a stand alone experience. And yes, another iconic experience......tasting our yummy and iconic Hokey Pokey ice-cream, the creamiest ice cream on the planet. We appreciate your lovely comments about one of our tour guides. It was a privilege hosting you. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour.
Our guide Mike was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and passionate about New Zealand and the Hobbiton history. My wife and I hadn’t seen the movies, but now want to. Our son, who loves Tolkien and the stories, was in heaven. A must stop when visiting Auckland!
Love your comment "Our son, who loves Tolkien and the stories, was in heaven." We appreciate your lovely comments about one of our tour guides who clearly helped ensure that you and your family would have a very special day and experience. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour. It was a privilege hosting you all.
Amazing time with friends! Our tour guide was very friendly and accommodating to our questions. This was an adventure of a lifetime made extra special by this service provider. Kudos!
We love the photos that you have shared. I sense you have a lot more that you will look back on with absolute pleasure. I sense also that you have been looking forward to our tour for a long, long time so we really appreciate your comment about our Company " This was an adventure of a lifetime made extra special by this service provider." Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour. It was a privilege hosting you.
Great tour. Only drawback was vehicle taken to the tour site was not very comfortable over the 2 hour drive each way. Driver was great and provided information on the scenery.
Thank you for sharing your comments and particularly that you had a "Great Tour." We are disappointed that the comfort level of our air-conditioned Mercedes Benz didn't meet your expectation. All our 20 tours are small intimate group tours. We have a fleet of 12, 15 and 17 seater Mercedes Benz with leather and sculptured fabric seating which are at the absolute premium for passenger vehicles. We do not operate any of the 50-60-70 seater coaches. We want all our tours to be small and personal which enables our touring teams to truly connect with each and every one of our guests so that they have a very special experience. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour. It was a privilege hosting you.
We had an amazing day all helped by Michael our tour guide! Very knowledgeable, amusing and genuinely friendly! The whole day was fun and an experience we'll never forget!
Thank you for sharing these lovely comments about our tour to the 2 most famous and iconic attractions in New Zealand. We loved the photo of the 3 of you dressed up in the Green Dragon. I sense you had a very special day made even more so by the knowledge and assistance provided by one of our tour guides. You are right that our tour is an experience and we have designed it to be so. You cannot avoid the travel as the 2 attractions are a good 2 hours south of Auckland; literally in the middle of no where; in Middle Earth. But we mitigate the travel by the specially and exclusively designed route that we travel, which showcases the stunning and ever changing scenery of the region. It was a privilege hosting you. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour. Best wishes.
To have what you see in the films brought to life was amazing. We were told a few 'trade secrets' like .... no I won't spoil it for anyone else who goes.
We love your headline "Fabulous, fantastic, amazing" What better experience than to have the Movie Set come alive in front of your eyes. Isn't Hobbiton such a magical and enchanting location? We were privileged to host you on our tour. Thank you sincerely for choosing our tour.
