2450 Per/Group (20% Advance Only)
Auckland - To -Hobbiton Movie Set
(Small group up to 5 pax & Large group up to 10 pax per group)
Small-Group Price: NZ $2,450 includes GST, Luxury Business class Mercedes Benz V class with Professional Chauffeur, and tickets to Hobbiton Movie set Tours
Please Note: The Hobbiton Movie Set Tour tickets are limited and require at least 3 months in advance to reserve the ticket. Contact us before making your booking, please
Large Group Price: NZ $3,200 includes GST, Luxury Business class Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van with Professional Chauffeur, and tickets to Hobbiton Movie set Tours
Normal Price $2,750 & $3,600
You can go ahead and extend this tour from one day to multiple days, please.
Travel south through lush green farmlands and plains to Matamata, the home of the Hobbits! Then on to the rest of the shire! Your journey begins at the original Hobbiton Village from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Drive through a picturesque 1250-acre working farm with 12,000 sheep and 200 beef cattle on site! Then, enjoy the spectacular views across the Kamai Ranges.
Your enthusiastic local tour guide will escort you through the set, recounting fascinating details on how the Hobbiton set was created and the stories from the filming, and recall different parts of the movies.
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION: Auckland
DEPARTURE TIME: Flexible Date, Days and Time
PASSENGER NUMBER REQUIRED: Tour is guaranteed if an individual or group of people booking is confirmed
INCLUDED: Transport, Awesome Guide (your chauffeur is a guide), Hobbiton Movie Set visit, Hamilton Gardens visit
NOT INCLUDED: Lunch or any food
WHAT TO BRING: Camera, Extra cash for lunch or food & shopping, Sunscreen / Sunglasses / Sun hat, Passport or Driving Licence for ID, Comfortable shoes, A light rain jacket (just in case)
Hamilton Gardens: Hamilton Gardens covers an area of 58 hectares. Its unique theme is “the story of gardens,” comprising many stunning, international gardens.
Experience the real Middle-earth with a visit to the Hobbiton Movie Set, the setting for The Shire featured in the Peter Jackson-directed film, “The Lord of The Rings”. Your tour starts with a drive through the picturesque 1,250-acre sheep farm with spectacular views across the Kaimai Ranges. Next, your guide will escort you through the ten-acre site, recounting fascinating details of how the Hobbiton set was created. The Hobbit holes, Green Dragon Inn, Mill, and other structures created for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films can be viewed, and you will see how this beautiful piece of Waikato farmland was transformed into “The Shire from Middle-earth”. At the end of the tour, you have time for pictures and dress up in clothes from Middle-earth, along with a taste of home-brewed ginger beer (non-alcohol) at the Green Dragon.
After a great day, we return home at 7 pm.*
*Times are approximate. Please allow time variances due to unforeseen situations depending on the chosen options.
You may pay in advance from here and contact us by email at Info@brightlane.net or from the Contact Us page with full details such as passenger numbers, preferred visiting places, and your arrival details to New Zealand.
Booking must be at least eight weeks in advance from the date of your tour
All Bookings must be paid in advance 20% for booking confirmation, and the balance of the total amount must be paid at least 20 days before the date of your tour, please