From Auckland:Hobbiton Movie Set & Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour

The tour started very early in the morning, but it was definitely worth it. Being able to visit two major attractions in one day was very convenient, and the guide’s explanations were extremely detailed and informative, which made the experience even better. Lunch was described as a brunch, but the portion was generous and more than enough. I was very satisfied with the overall experience and would highly recommend this tour.

Its worth the early morning long trip from Auckland to Hobbiton for this tour. If you are a fan then please do book way in advance as seats get taken very quickly during the peak season. We went on this tour on January 2. Our first stop was at Waitamo caves and Paul our very kind and wonderful tour guide for the day offered us all some energy bars and water. You can also buy breakfast at the cafe at the Waitamo caves. The caves themselves are beautiful and I felt like I was looking at the night sky with all the glowworms shining like little bright stars in the dark cave. From there we headed to Hobbiton and were in time for some lunch before starting our journey into the Shire. I have no words to describe how beautiful this place is and I simply loved the experience of walking into an hobbit home and drinking ale at the Green Dragon. Would love to go to Hobbiton again.

We had a great time visiting Waitomo caves and Hobbiton. Our guide Paul was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

We had a wonderful time at Waitomo Caves and the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour. Our guide Paul was excellent. Thoroughly enjoyable, would definitely recommend.

Must do tour even if you haven’t watched the movies, Lord of the rings or Hobbiton. Book it. You won’t regret. Doug, our guide was fabulous. Tour was a small group of 14 people. Would do again.

Wonderful fun filled day with our guide, Aaron. He was extremely knowledgeable about Auckland history and Māori culture. A well organized day with the right pace. Got to see a few more historical points on our journey to Waitomo and MataMata

We had a wonderful time visiting these places with Expedigo. We are all huge fans of LOTR and Hobbit trilogies, and it was very disappointing to find that the tickets were sold out months before our visit. Coming all the way from US, We are visiting during the peak season (Christmas break), and Expedigo helped our group of 10 get the tickets for Hobbiton. We can’t thank them enough for this! 🙏🏼 On our way from Auckland to Rotorua, our vehicle had some issues. The nearby mechanic shops were all closed, but the owner of a road-side coffee stall came to our rescue by calling his friend who came to look at the car. He and his friend gave us a ride to the glow worm caves 14 km away, so we wouldn’t miss our reserved slot. Huge shoutout to the friendliness of the kiwi’s!! 😍 Meanwhile, the owner of Expedigo himself came from Auckland to pick us up after the glow worms cave visit, and took us to Hobbiton. Though we arrived a little later than our reserved time, he talked with them and arranged for us to visit Hobbiton on a later slot. After Hobbiton, he took out hungry bunch directly to dinner in Rotorua. His wife sent us the menu and passed our order to the restaurant, ensuring the food was ready by the time we arrived! First class service all the way! 👌🏽

Loved every moment of the tour!!! Paul was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. He made the experience so much greater! Highly recommend this tour!

Great day tour from Auckland, we'll organised. We had some spare time to kill so were lucky to make a quick additional stop for a short bush walk. Our guide Chris did a great job. Highly recommended!

Everything was great! The Waitomo glowworm caves and Hobbiton were amazing. Chris was a fantastic guide, super knowledgeable and shared lots of interesting history, culture, and geography facts along the way. The bush walk we did between tours was also a really nice touch :)