Hobbiton & Rotorua including Wai-O-Tapu - Small Group Tour from Auckland
Overview
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13 hours
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This small group, fully-guided day trip combines two of the top attractions in the North Island together to form the ultimate day trip from Auckland. Different from other tours, guided tours at both Hobbiton & Wai-O-Tapu ensure you get the full experience.
Highlights:
• Hobbiton & Alexander Family Sheep Farm
• Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Park
• Champagne Lake & Devils Bath
• Rotorua City Highlights
Led by our passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life, sharing their stories and background knowledge, and run in modern minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety.
While the destinations you will be visiting are spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it is our small groups, our guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Children aged 7 years and below are required to travel in a child safety car seat. You can provide your own or one can be provided for $20 NZD (with 24 hours notice).
The legal drinking age is 18, and ID may be required
Not recommended for travelers with severe mobility difficulties - A moderate amount of walking is involved.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Small Group and Fully Guided Tour
Entry Tickets
Water available & snacks provided
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Lunch (opportunities to purchase at own expense)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Auckland Central
Your tour starts in New Zealand’s largest city. As we drive out of the city your guide will not only set the scene for your adventure today but also point out and guide you past some of the city’s top highlights.
Waikato Region
Be driven through the stunning Waikato countryside, the most extensive farming area in the world, on a fully guided journey to your next attraction. During the trip you will encounter stunning scenery, might rivers, great photo opportunities, beautiful mountains and see several different farm animals along the way.
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Hobbiton & Rotorua including Wai-O-Tapu - Small Group Tour from Auckland
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Reviews
393 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour!
Nicole M,
Sep 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00We enjoyed this tour a lot. Hobbiton was great and Waiotapu is very cool to see. Our tour guide, Cheeky Michael, was an excellent guide and we enjoyed hearing the history of the area. It's definitely a long day but there are good break points along the way to take rest stops.
I didn't know we as 3...
David R,
Sep 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00I didn't know we as 3 adults would like the Hobiton experience as much as we did. The countryside through the entire trip was beautiful. Our hike around Rotorua made it a day to remeber.
Memorable Experience
Sue T,
Sep 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our tour to Hobbiton and Rotorua was very enjoyable. The Hobbiton movie set was absolutely breath taking. It’s even prettier than the movie. Rotorua was also amazing with Mud pool and the very green Champagne lake. Our driver, Hanoz was very knowledgeable, well spoken, and paid attention to everyone on the shuttle. Highly recommended for once in a life time experience!
Wonderful Hobbiton & Rotorua Thermal pools
CLIFFORD S,
Sep 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00Got an early start pick up at the hotel in Auckland with Mike, who was a wonderful driver. Along the way throughout the trip, he had some jokes, pointed out significant places as we were passing different towns and told us its history. He told us about the Maori tribe history, saw some totem poles along the way. Hobbiton tour was amazing, enjoyed it very much. Shout out to Elle for doing the tour there who did a wonderful job. Proceeded to Rotorua for the Thermal mudpools. These was a self guided tour. We just had to follow the clearly marked pathways. We also very much enjoyed all that we saw, including differently colored/steaming thermal mudpools. Saw a beautiful lake and a mini waterfall. After the hike we had lunch at the visitor center cafeteria which had good food there. All in all, great tour combination. Mike brought us back to our hotel safely. Highly recommend both tours (through cheeky kiwi tour). Great experience and fun tour. Did not disappoint.
Great tour, jam packed day
tiffany w,
Sep 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00My driver/guide Simon was fantastic. I felt safe with his driving and loved learning about various things we passed along the way to our sites. He even gave us some quite time in the morning drive for people to take a nap due to our super early pickups. The bus was really comfortable and clean. Simon even set the mood playing Lord of the Rings music as we were nearing Hobbiton! Our tour guide in Hobbiton- John- has an obvious passion for Hobbiton and I loved hearing his facts and information. The Shire is truly wonderful to see. We were treated to a free cider or beer at the Green Dragon and even given a mug to bring home with us due to construction going on while we were there. Hobbiton has a small giftshop with very little Hobbiton movie set specific merchandise. Next, we stopped at a geothermal mud pool and it was so cool to see the bubbles and steam in action! We then made it to Wai-O-Tapu geothermal and that was fun, though smelly, to see. If you want to buy geothermal mud products and are going to the Polynesian Spa, buy them at the spa as they had lower prices than Wai-O-Tapu. Be sure to take a photo of the park’s map at the entrance as I had to refer to it several times where signage was lacking. You have lunch in the geothermal park and I chose to skip it to maximize the short time we had in the park. You will feel rushed in all parts of this tour other than the actual Hobbiton tour. There is nowhere to add or shave time off as Cheeky Kiwi has it down to a science, but just be aware you will have to rush through the geothermal park if you want to go all the way to the lake at the end and stops will be short on the drive there and back.
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