Hobbiton & Te Puia Te Pō Day Tour | New Zealand

About this tour

• Experience the iconic New Zealand attractions: Hobbiton Movie set + Māori culture altogether
• Discover the charming Hobbit holes, the Mill, and the Green Dragon Inn, meticulously recreated from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies
• Experience an interior Hobbit Hole on Bagshot Row, offering an authentic glimpse into Hobbit life in the Shire
• Indulge in a mouth-watering buffet at Pātaka Kai Restaurant, featuring locally sourced cuisine with an authentic Māori twist
• Explore the geothermal valley aboard an electric shuttle, marveling at dramatic geysers, bubbling mud pools, and lush native bush

— What You Can Expect —

• Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

Take a guided tour of the famous Hobbiton Movie Set, located inside a picturesque 1,250 acre sheep and beef farm near Matamata. Here, the village of Hobbiton was carefully created in amazing detail as a film location for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie

All tours of Hobbiton Movie Set now include an interior Hobbit Hole™ experience, designed and crafted by the renowned creative teams behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. Located on Bagshot Row™, these Hobbit Holes offer an authentic glimpse into the charming dwellings of Hobbits going about their daily lives in the Shire™.

You will be dropped back in Rotorua around 2.30pm, where you will have an hour to relax, rest your feet and charge your camera before the Te Puia shuttle comes to collect you around 3.30pm.

• Te Pō Evening Experience at Te Puia

The Te Pō Indigenous Experience begins with a mouth-watering buffet at the Pātaka Kai Restaurant, Bar, and Cafe. With locally sourced cuisine and an authentic Māori twist in each dish, the buffet is guaranteed to be a highlight of the evening. Following this, you will be led to view an exhilarating cultural performance that takes place in the beautifully carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua. It will include a Pōhiri (Traditional Māori Welcome), Waiata (Song), Mōteatea (traditional chant), Poi, and Haka.

Afterward, enter the geothermal valley on the waka (electric shuttle) and discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands – featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, and beautiful native bush. Enjoy a hot chocolate, seated on a naturally heated rock terrace overlooking the powerful Pōhutu Geyser. After a wonderful evening at Te Puia, you will be dropped back at your hotel.