ON LOCATION · AUCKLAND FILM LOCATION TOURS
Auckland is the gateway rather than the location — almost every tour is a run south to Matamata, often with the glowworm caves attached. These 15 compare pickups, group sizes and whether lunch is included.
Review of the Auckland to Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves day trip, with lunch, transport, guide tips, costs, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Hobbiton was great. Tour met all our expectations. Stephen was a fun host and shared a lot of details about New Zealand culture and life style. I would recommend this tour.”
Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton and Waitomo day trip, with lunch, transport, guide tips, timing, value, and practical advice for booking.
“Great day out, everything went like clockwork. Stephen was an excellent guide and driver, welcoming and engaging.”
Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton day trip with coach transport, guided movie set tour, Green Dragon drink, and festive buffet lunch.
“Sam the tour guide was fantastic, good blend of knowledge, humour and information. Transport was spot on, driver was knowledgeable and made life easy”
Review of the Hobbiton Movie Set tour from Auckland, with transport, itinerary, pricing, group size, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We enjoyed a great day touring Hobbiton and learning more about New Zealand and enjoying the beautiful countryside.”
Review of the Auckland Hobbiton and Waitomo tour, including lunch, transport, timing, guide quality, value, and practical tips.
“Simon was very friendly initially but focused on honing his boy racer driving skills over safety. From the outset he seemed to delight in driving just as fast and as violently as he could picking up people from hotels in Auckland like he was in a huRead more”
Review of the Auckland to Hobbiton and Waitomo tour, with glowworms, lunch, transport tips, guide insight, costs, and who should book.
“Visiting Hobbiton and the Waitomo Caves was an unforgettable experience. Hobbiton was absolutely magical and every detail so thoughtfully done that it truly feels like stepping into Middle-earth. David was an excellent guide, incredibly knoRead more”
Visit Hobbiton and Waitomo Glowworm Caves from Auckland with premium transport, lunch, local stories, and a full day of New Zealand scenery.
“A great trip. Highly recommend. Nicki our guide was great and so knowledgeable. She was an excellent driver too. Wonderful trip and the sunshine came out for us in Hobbiton. The Waitamo Caves were a lovely experience too. Do this trip if you can.”
Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton and Waitomo small-group tour, with lunch, glowworms, hotel pickup, guide tips, value, and practical advice.
“Had an amazing experience with Cheeky Travel! Everything was well organised and fun from start to finish. Our tour guide Richard was fantastic friendly, knowledgeable, and made the whole day enjoyable Highly recommend Cheeky Travel and especially Richard for a memorable trip!”
Review of the Auckland to Hobbiton small-group tour, covering transport, guides, scenery, value, walking, food, weather, and booking tips.
“i liked the commentary on the way to hobbitton. both hobbit and new zealand history. plus the ice cream stop on the way back. perfect. jeff was great 👍”
Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton and Waitomo day tour, with transport, timing, value, guide tips, and who should book this long New Zealand outing.
“Raymond was our tour guide, he was knowledgeable and professional. We learned a lot about New Zealand’s culture, economy and nature resources. Hobbiton town and glowworm are must visit attractions in the area. Highly recommended”
Review of the small-group Hobbiton tour from Auckland, with countryside views, film-set entry, Green Dragon drink and buffet lunch.
“Fantastic day out. Damien was funny, informative about NZ and all things Peter Jackson and behind the scenes of filming. He was a great guide, we all felt like family by the end of the day! The Hobbiton experience was brilliant, especially the interactive holes. The area is picturesque and beautiful. A great buffet lunch and drink at the Green Dragon Inn. A must do experience and a fabulous day for the teenagers and I. Thank you!”
Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton, Rotorua, and Wai-O-Tapu day tour, with practical advice on sights, timing, value, transport, and who should go.
“Aled was a terrific guide - energetic and friendly even at the crack of dawn, and full of interesting info about the areas we were driving through as well as the main activities. His love for NZ and passion to share it with visitors really shines through! And the coach was comfortable. Will definitely book with Cheeky Kiwi again on future trips.”
Review of the 13-hour Hobbiton and Wai-O-Tapu tour from Auckland, with practical advice on transport, timing, value, and what to expect.
“This was an amazing tour for both activities. Got to do 2 things in one day. And our tour guide Jeoff went above and beyond guiding us and giving us little facts throughout the drive about the city, and all the places he took us.”
Review of the Hobbiton Movie Set day tour from Auckland, with transport, guided entry, Green Dragon drink, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Loved the guide and hobbiton itself. Pickup was nice and simple as was dropoff at my hotel. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to see the set.”
Review of FlexiToursNZ’s Hobbiton and Waitomo day trip, with lunch, small-group transport, glowworms, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“It's was raining in the morning but fortunately weather was clear by the time we reached Hobbiton our guide was superb energetic at the age of 94 just so so much of inspiration”
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