Journey from Auckland through New Zealand's lush Waikato region, discovering both modern city charm and Middle-earth magic. Hamilton, the country's fourth-largest city, offers stunning riverside gardens and vibrant café culture before you continue to Matamata's legendary Hobbiton Movie Set. This route combines the everyday beauty of Kiwi life with the cinematic wonder of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, filmed on the Alexander family's spectacular sheep farm
After arriving in Hamilton, you'll have the freedom to explore the riverside gardens before continuing on to Matamata, where you can visit the Hobbiton movie set, all at your leisure. Meanwhile, your driver will wait for you nearby, ensuring a stress-free return trip.
Hamilton thrives as New Zealand's largest inland city along the Waikato River. Explore the stunning Hamilton Gardens with themed international collections, stroll riverside paths, and discover vibrant cafés in the revitalized city center. Perfect base for exploring nearby Hobbiton, Waitomo Caves' glowworms, and Raglan's legendary surf beaches. Growing arts scene and Maori cultural experiences.
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Step into the Shire at Hobbiton Movie Set, where 44 hobbit holes nestle into rolling hillsides exactly as Bilbo and Frodo knew them. Your guided walking tour begins at Gandalf's Cutting—the identical path the wizard takes in The Fellowship of the Ring—then winds through Bagshot Row's colorful round doors, past meticulously maintained gardens growing real vegetables and flowers, and up to Bag End crowning the Hill. The attention to detail stuns: each hobbit hole features hand-carved letterboxes, miniature tools, working chimneys, and doors sized differently to create forced perspective for filming—some built for Gandalf-scale, others for hobbit-scale. The Party Tree's artificial leaves were individually wired from Taiwan onto a 26-ton oak trunk transported from nearby, while the Mill and double-arched bridge over the pond recreate scenes where Samwise dreamed of adventure. Wander to the Green Dragon Inn, rebuilt permanently after The Hobbit filming, where your complimentary beverage—perhaps a Southfarthing beer or ginger beer—awaits in the atmospheric interior complete with wooden beams and hobbit-sized furnishings. 
Day trips offer travelers private round-trip transportation to popular sightseeing locations. One of our professional drivers will pick you up in a luxurious, climate-controlled car, take you to the site of interest, and wait for you while you explore before driving you back to your hotel.
Yes! You’re free to choose the pickup and drop-off times that work best for you. However, the time spent at the destination is fixed and cannot be changed.
Each sightseeing stop has a recommended duration that includes plenty of time to explore. However, it is possible to customize the time spent at each sightseeing stop at a later stage in the booking process to best fit your unique schedule.
Your Daytrip driver will wait for you nearby for the duration of your exploration, meaning you’ll never have to wait for your return trip transportation to arrive. Your comfort and convenience are our top priorities, and we aim to close out your day trip with a return on your schedule.
The price of a day trip does not include any entrance tickets, guided tours, or meals you may partake in at your destination. The price covers round-trip transportation in a luxury vehicle with a professional driver who can provide local insights en route.
Day trip bookings can be canceled up to 24 hours before your trip for a full refund, no strings attached. While the destination and stops are predetermined, it is possible to change your pick-up point, whether it is at your hotel or some other location within the city.