Take a journey deep into the heart of the North Island with a captivating guided tour to some of the best tourist attractions in New Zealand!
Discover the real Middle-earth on a fascinating guided tour, well worth the visit.
Highlights Include:
Waikato is home to New Zealands biggest dairy and sheep farming activity. Your journey will take you over the fringes of Hamilton City passing through farming settlements and onto the birthplace of the Maori Monarchy, the King Country.
An unforgettable subterranean experience into a magnificent limestone cave formation. Discover the incredible spiral entrance to the cave and gaze at the shawl-like limestone formations, crystal tapestries and thousands of glowworms. A truly awe inspiring journey into New Zealand’s longest guided underground walking tour.
- Step aboard the Hobbiton coach and enjoy the outstanding views of charming farmland as you journey across the Kaimai Ranges and learn about how the fascinating Hobbiton set was made.
- See the Green Dragon Inn, the Hobbit holes, Bilbo's home, Mill, the Party Tree and other parts of the sets created for the amazing Lord of The Rings trilogy and Hobbiton blockbuster films.
- Get up close and personal to New Zealand’s iconic bird at the Otorohanga Kiwi House! Enjoy a kiwi feeding display and learn about these incredible birds on this amazing wildlife experience tour.
Discover this incredible region in our premium quality coach designed for maximum comfort and enjoy an interesting commentary and entertainment along the way. Our coaches feature large panoramic viewing windows, air conditioning and comfortable reclining seats so you can sit back, relax and admire the outstanding views along the way.
So come with us on a luxurious adventure discovering the real Middle-Earth on this unforgettable and enchanting experience!
Price: Adults $350, Children $175
Price Includes:
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Departures: 7:00am (be ready for boarding at 06:45am) from Auckland - InterCity Terminal, 102 Hobson Street and returning to Auckland at approx 7pm
Thumbs up to Terry the guide/driver; cannot guarantee they're all the same but he was knowledgeable and nice. The caves are a good balance of glow worms/caves and incredibly non slippery. Hobbiton is very nice too but best part was the buffet. Kiwi house good to see an actual bird! Overall excellent and totally recommend!
Thanks Chris , Debbie, 'Kid' - our trip wouldn't be better without all of them! Comfy coach , great tour, yummy lunch and snack. Oh ya, not to forget the cute (but can be dangerous)kiwi kiwi bird ? and the stunning caves! Thanks again Chris for dropping us back to the hostel in the rainy day ?
Hi Hui Ying Choo, thank you for your review. We're glad that you enjoyed your trip with Gray Line and the dangerous kiwi!
It's a good all day experience. You get to see some incredible places you can only find in NZ. If you are here, this is a must-do
Hi Ricardo Sanchez, thank you for your review. We're glad that you enjoyed your trip.
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Margaux Jiquel from France wrote on 22 June 2016
Super journée !
Je recommande vivement ce full day tour, nous avons passé une journée très enrichissante, notre guide était génial, il avait toute sorte d'histoire intéressante à nous raconter. Cette journée était excellente, cela valait vraiment le coup !