Auckland to Hobbiton
Private Day Tour
A private drive south to the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata — the guided Shire tour, the Green Dragon Inn, and door-to-door travel with your own driver.
Drive time from Auckland
≈ 2 hrs each way
South through the Waikato on the way to Matamata. Most guests spend around two hours on the set tour itself.
Your vehicle
Private driver, door to door
Collected from your Auckland accommodation, the airport or the cruise terminal, and returned at the end of the day.
The day
Your route, your pace
The itinerary is shaped around your group — stops can be added, shortened or dropped as the day unfolds.
A day on the Hobbiton Movie Set
The Movie Set tour is timed and guided, so the drive south is planned around your booking slot — with time for a stop on the way down or back.
The Shire & Hobbit Holes
A fully guided walk through the Hobbiton Movie Set — the hobbit holes, the mill, the party tree and the gardens of the Shire.
Green Dragon Inn
A complimentary beverage inside the Green Dragon Inn, with its open fire and thatched roof — the natural end to the set tour.
The Waikato Farm Country
The drive south through the Waikato passes the Bombay Hills, farmland and the Hauraki Plains — often with a stop at a country café.
Combine with Waitomo
Hobbiton sits on the way to Waitomo, so many guests pair the two in a single long day or split them across two days.
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Plan your Hobbiton tour
Tell us the essentials — a specialist will shape a private Hobbiton experience around you.