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Rotorua Hobbiton Auckland North Island Tours

Auckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton Movie Set and Wai-O-Tapu

From NZD$429

4.9

(416 reviews)

Departs from: Auckland

Duration: 9 hours

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Hobbiton and Rotorua Te Puia Tour is a fully guided small group adventure that brings together two of the North Island’s most iconic experiences. Wander the lush hillsides of the Shire, explore the cultural and geothermal wonders of Te Puia, and enjoy a scenic journey through the rolling Waikato countryside. With passionate guides, comfortable transport and plenty of memorable stops along the way, this tour blends storytelling, culture and nature into an unforgettable day.

Please note

While lunch is not provided on this tour, there will be several opportunities for you to purchase food along the way.

Why you’ll love this

Step into Middle Earth on a 2.5 hour guided Hobbiton tour

Experience Te Puia’s geothermal valley and see the mighty Pohutu Geyser

Discover Maori arts, culture and the Kiwi bird viewing house

Enjoy a guided drive through Rotorua’s most famous city highlights

Travel in comfort with a knowledgeable guide and a relaxed small group

Itinerary

What’s included

Fully guided experience with our world famous guides

Small group tour in our luxury minibuses

Entry tickets to Hobbiton and Te Puia

Snacks and bottled water

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

11/28/2025

Fabulous day Tour when you’re in Auckland

We were picked up at our hotel by the amazing Matt in a clean air condition safe vehicle with seatbelts that was a wonderful tour guide, kind and gracious and fun. He was explaining all the different sites we were going past. Hobbiton village was absolutely amazing. I loved the books and of course the movie I had no idea. I would enjoy the actual movie set as much as I did. It was absolutely fantastic. Beautiful with every little detail in touch and you can’t even go inside a couple of the houses it was fantastic and it’s so gorgeous to be able to see the countryside as well as we did highly recommend that and then we went to Ritu cultural center, which was fantastic taught us all about the culture about the geysers in the hot water Springs along with we got to see a kiwi bird too kiwi birds, which was fantastic. I loved that also. Highly recommend this tour ask for Matt

mrsmalibu

11/26/2025

Great

Best day of my trip so far, grant was an exceptional guide!! Really gave us a feel of new Zealand and gave great explanations

A B

11/25/2025

Wonderful- try to get Dave as your guide!

Dave was so wonderful- thank you so much Dave for sharing your Knowledge with us during the trip and making it so much fun!! He even took us to a local ice cream shop to end the trip. Hobbiting and the geothermal site was amazing! 10/10- recommend Dave and this tour!

Sandra W

11/24/2025

Amazing trip and tour guide

Dave is an amazing tour guide! I had so much fun! The tour itself was very well planned out and I was able to get back to my hotel before sunset. I highly recommend.

Thomas C

11/22/2025

Long drive, but worth it!

Great trip. Cheeky Ben was a safe driver, told relevant facts and stories and ask for feedback and concerns throughout the experience. It’s a long day, but we had fun. Hobbiton was a 2 hour tour in the morning, then on to Wai-O-Tupa in the afternoon for a 90 minute tour walk around the thermal geysers. We don’t walk fast enough (especially stopping to take photos) to get to all 3 walks (none in the van did) in 90 mins and it was hot (don’t forget sunscreen like we did! Luckily Ben had some), but it was still fun, though a couple couldn’t handle the smell of sulfur. A stop on the way and on the return for facilities and a snack was adequate. Water and snacks included.

Tricia B

11/21/2025

Hobbiton the highlight but all Worth the effort of a long day.

A well organised cheerful trip with Hobbiton as the star. Ben drove really well and was delightful. As a solo with some hearing loss I asked if I could sit up front and so it was good to chat. He picked us up as scheduled and dropped me off near to where I needed to go. That was kind. I have never seen volcanic activity so this was really special. The stops were good. Great coffee and fabulous bakery in Rotorua. Take water and a hat for the walk at the sites. I did a good 9k steps but that could be less if needed. It is a full day. 5:55 to 19:45 so be prepared. Loved it.

Catherine S

11/21/2025

Enjoyable tour!

The communication with our driver was excellent. Thank you Simon for an awesome day and sharing some great information. Also for making sure my spouse was comfortable on the trip.

slk

11/13/2025

Hobbiton & Rotorua from Auckland

The tour was fantastic, and John is an amazing guide. He told us many interesting facts about the northern island and the region we were visiting. He also showed us some interesting places on the way to the main attractions. Our guide also did a great job of integrating our group, allowing me to meet some really cool and interesting people from other parts of the world. The main attractions were fantastic, especially the visit to Hobbiton, which was amazing. I stumbled upon Cheeky Kiwi's offer by chance, and this was my third trip in New Zealand organized by Cheeky Kiwi and I will definitely use their services again in the future.

Stay38124738078

11/7/2025

Excellent

Dave was excellent and we had a lovely time exploring all these places. Highly recommend it to family, couples, friends, or even solo.

Ka Nam S

11/6/2025

Hobiton and Wai-O-Tapu best tour

Cheeky Michael and Nicky were fantastic guides. The whole day was very well planned out and I had a really great time. Having a small tour made it feel more perosnal

Emma

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