2025 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award

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2023 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award

Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves including Lunch

From NZD$409

4.9

(1199 reviews)

Departs from: Tours from Auckland

Duration: 12 hours

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Discover two of New Zealand’s most famous attractions in one unforgettable day on this fully guided small group tour from Auckland. Experience the magic of Middle-earth at Hobbiton and marvel at the glowworm-lit world of Waitomo Caves, with plenty of time to enjoy each stop without feeling rushed. Travel in comfort through the rolling hills of the Waikato, led by one of our passionate guides who’ll bring the journey to life with stories, laughs, and secret surprises. Included is a delicious lunch, making this the perfect all-in-one North Island adventure.

Why you’ll love this

Step into Middle-earth on a 2.5-hour guided Hobbiton tour and enjoy a drink at The Green Dragon Inn

Cruise through the Glowworm Grotto in the world-famous Waitomo Caves

Travel in comfort through the beautiful Waikato countryside with stunning photo stops

Enjoy an included lunch featuring fresh local flavours

Meet friendly animals and discover charming Kiwi towns along the way

Experience a relaxed, small group tour that’s personal, fun, and full of stories

Itinerary

What’s included

Entry tickets to Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves

Fully guided small group tour experience

Delicious lunch (savoury item, sweet treat, and drink)

Snacks and bottled water

Modern, comfortable, luxury minibus with commentary

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

5/19/2026

An unforgettable day

It’s an impressive and amazing journey. Timmy is an experienced and passionate tour guide. His arrangements are very well and easy to follow.

Josephine C

5/18/2026

Terrific day tour not to be missed

Loved the experience at hobbiton and waitomo caves. It was great to see the movie set come alive in person at hobbiton and totally a different experience at the caves. Our driver guide Geoff was great in assisting with details.

Bryan D

5/15/2026

Highly recommend

I really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to anyone. Matt made sure we had everything we needed for a wonderful day and even gave sound advice for the rest of my vacation.

talitha777

5/9/2026

Incredible, unique tour with knowledgeable guide!

Such a great, combo experience. Mark as a guide was so warm and knowledgeable and made the whole day fun and seamless. Was great to get two one of a kind experiences in one day and the early morning was worth it when we were at hobbiton ahead of the crowds. Included lunch was at a cafe with a whole ton of options. Truly top notch and would book again!

Molly R

5/8/2026

Just nice for a day trip

Thanks to Simon’s our guide & driver. Lunch was good but a little too big for my wife & me to finish it.

Mark C

5/8/2026

Online schedule for great timeline control and comfortable seat for the whole travel time

This is a leisurely journey for me.

You G

5/1/2026

Fantastic day with Simon our guide,amazing scenery and two great attractions, Waitomo caves are something else!!

An amazing day, comfortable bus journey through some amazing scenery. Hobiton was great as was the Waitomo Caves. The included lunch was great with plenty to choose from the menu. Thanks Simon for a great day out

Martin H

4/30/2026

Having a real guide made a real difference

The early start was offset by the anticipation of the day, and enhanced by our guide, Mark. He was very informative about our destination, about life in NZ in general and the route we took. Hobbiton was a delight, rolling hills and huge attention to detail. Lunch was not in your usual tourist trap, but a real native restaurant with decent food. The caves were a revelation and enjoyable - just too short !. Overall a great day seeing some unique NZ sights. thanks to Mark for his energy and solid content.

Jezzer11

4/29/2026

Great job!

Cheeky Michael did a great job keeping us entertained, stopping the van occasionally to stretch our legs. We learned a lot of Kiwi-ana too!

Stephen D

4/27/2026

Great day.... Amazing tour.

I was totally blow away with the whole tour. It exceeded my expectations. Ark was a wonderful guide/driver. He genuinely was glad to be there and was so personable and efficient. He took every effort to make his guests comfortable and made sure to make the long drive pleasant and memorable. He had us where we needed to be on time and in front of line. He gave tips on how to make the most of each moment. He made sure a every person in his group had a wonder experience. Hobbiton was magical. The shire was a dream setting. Waitomo was so cool. The day could not have gone better. Thanks Ark.

Mary J

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