Visited Tauranga via cruise ship and decided to tour Hobbiton, what an amazing place, just loved it and our guide was excellent, I cannot remember her name but she was quite a Lord of the Rings fan.
Visited Tauranga via cruise ship and decided to tour Hobbiton, what an amazing place, just loved it and our guide was excellent, I cannot remember her name but she was quite a Lord of the Rings fan.
We did the banquet tour if your planning a trip here its a must, Dan & Mike were our guides and added to the whole experience was magical from beginning to end. In the evening tour you get to experience the whole set to yourselves and really see the hobbit holes and shire in a whole diffrent way. Our guides where knowledge, funny and very helpful. Once at the Green Dragon your treated to a drink before sitting down for the feast!! Food was amazing and had quite alot as well as desert. Wandering through Hobbition at night by lantern was the perfect ending to the tour and was such a unique experience. Thank you Hobbition.
Completed this as "when in Rome" activity and it really was worth it! Enjoyed learning about the sets from our guide -who's name escapes me but she was brilliant - a student in psychology if i recall correctly. we were lucky to be in a small group but they do have a lot of tours per day so it can get pretty crowded. very little shade so do take water with you. Although a good half day out, it needn't be so expensive. Drove down from Hamilton - about 45mins away. Then carried on to the Waikato falls - also a very good trip if you're ok with a 45mins walk through a nature path.
I really haven’t watch the whole series but I am in love with the place. Our tour guide was very informative as well that at the end of the tour, we watched the film in the hotel.
It was a beautiful afternoon at the Shire--perfect for the Hobbiton movie set tour! Our guide, Jacob, provided excellent commentary throughout and kindly kept the group moving along on schedule while also taking individual photos on demand. The tour itself was as well orchestrated as the movie. This was the highlight of our New Zealand trip so far.
Amazing experience! Our guide, Tessa, was really great and very knowledgable about the movies. There is so much to see, it was fascinating!