Highlights:

  • Exploring the iconic set and learning how it was brought to the big screen

Setting out from Rotorua, your Hobbiton Movie Set Tour starts with a scenic drive across to Matamata where your local driver guide will provide informative commentary and share stories about the region and its history.

Take a guided tour of Hobbiton Movie Set and learn how this picturesque farmland was transformed into a living, breathing piece of Middle-earth. Your guide will show you Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn, the Party Tree, the Mill and many other structure from the movies.

Please note

This trip is exclusive to Distant Journey guests and is therefore subject to minimum numbers to operate.

Please note: All Freedom Day descriptions represent a typical itinerary and may not operate exactly as described. Local operators may vary from time to time.


Hobbiton Movie Set Tour is featured in the following itineraries:
Magnificent New Zealand
New Zealand by Rail, Road and Sea
The Very Best of New Zealand