Hobbiton Movie Set & Rotorua Thermal Wonderland Combo

I was amazed with this excursion, seeing as it is exactly as you see in the movies. Truly fascinating listening to the Hobbiton guide, lots when on to finally create this amazing set. Which tree isn't real???

Great way to spend the day and get the history of Hobbiton. The bus tour was informative, the guides on the bus and at Hobbiton were well informed and shared stories and lore. Loved the geothermal experience with Hanna. He had so much reverence for his culture and history.

it was a wonderful day for a trip to the Maori Rotorua Thermal Wonderland and to the Hobbiton Movie set. Our guide was excellent and while the bus ride was over and hour and a half each way it was worth it. The first stop was at the Rotorua Thermal Wonderland which is sophisticated and very professionally run. We were able to watch and participate in a traditional Maori parade and demonstration of singing, dancing and the fierce Haka. The geysers were also amazing to watch. From there we went to the Hobbiton Movie set. We had 2 hours with a very entertaining and well-informed guide who walked as around the entire set. It was just like being part of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. It is an amazing site. Good value.

Robyn was an excellent tour guide providing heaps of narrative without being too much. And the "goodies" bag was an extra special treat.

Even if you're not a big Lord of the Rings fan (we had several on the tour, including one in my own party, who were not), the visit to Hobbiton is well worth it. It's beautiful and picturesque, not to mention very interesting as a working farm and quirky story land. The thermal area with geysers was also very cool to see, including the Maori dance performance. Our tour guide, Rolf, was great, and having a nice small group really made it easy to interact and enjoy.

The shore excursion was well informative. Value for money. The tour guide for both places was fantastic. The bus driver for both was brilliant. Out of 10 I would give this tour 40. Just fantastic thank you.

This excursion is a must!! It was one of the best excursions we have been on while cruising on HollandAmerica. Fantasy at Hobbiton and then back to reality with cultural immersion in Rotorua provided a tremendous experience that won't be forgotten.

Lovely scenic drive to Hobbiton. Hobbiton was magical atmosphere and beautiful English Cottage gardens. Rotorua Village very interesting. Spot a Kiwi, visit geyser and hot springs. Traditional Maori greeting and short concert. Highly recommended tour all ages.

the directions were to meet tour operator was excellent even though the ship docked late the full tour was honoured and got back in time for boarding the ship overall we thoroughly enjoyed this tour . highly recommend this tour

Our guide, Rolf, was very professional and pleasant to spend the day with. I really enjoyed both sites on this tour. Hobbiton was amazing and totally worth going to see. I wish we had had more time at the Rotorua site. We spent most of the time at a cultural show which was great, but had almost no time to walk around and see the geysers, mud pools, hot springs and little shops. That part of the day was very frustrating as it felt we had almost no time there. I know Rolf had a specific time that we had for our Hobbiton tour which could not be missed so he had no flexibility. I wonder if it would be better to go to Hobbiton in the morning and then do the Rotorua part of the tour in the afternoon to allow for a little bit more time at there?? All in all, a really nice day. We also were impressed with the giant bag of snacks and drinks that were provided as soon as we got on the bus. We were able to snack whenever we wanted throughout the day and we were not hungry at all!

Hobbiton was so much more than we expected! The small tour size was much better than cruise ship offers.

We bought the excursion for my sister-in-law who said it was a fantastic day out.very informative,beautiful and even better than the movie! Rotorua was also great,fantastic to see the thermals,steam ,mud and general experience. the Maori culture was eye opening and well presented.

My sister and my father went with me on this tour. Our dad found Hobbiton a challenge walkin up steep hill. He is 84. Our tour guides were amazing. Hobbiton was so beautiful and the attention to detail was impressive. Thermal Wonderland at Rotorua did not disappoint either. It was the perfect day in NZ.

What a delightful day it was everything I hoped it would be and more. Two such different venue but Rotors was nature at its most impressive and our guide so knowledgeable and as for the welcome by the local Maori family we felt well loved. Our visit to magical Hobbiton was great and we'll worth walking the steep paths so easy to envisage Group and friends here. A lovely finishing touch was the complimentary drink in the Green Dragon we felt we were just waiting for our little friends to appear. Again our guide was informative and friendly. Well done Peter Jackson and the Anderson family to allow us to share the dream. These two venue are definitely not to be missed. We will do them again if we visit New Zealand again.

Full day of great sightseeing at a reasonable price. We could not find another excursion that combined these two venues. Highly recommend this shore excursion to maximize time ashore.

This was a wonderful excursion! The guide was terrific. The guide got us in early so we missed some lines. The sights were amazing. This was the best Maouri demonstration of the trip. And Hobbiton was delightful. A great day and well worth the money! Thank you!

Had a great time and enjoyed what we saw and did. Would recommend it to anyone.

This excursion allows travelers to visit the thermal fields, the Maori village and cultural show, and Hobbiton all in one excursion. The cruise line excursions only visited either the Maori village or Hobbiton, not both, for about the same price. The group was small, only 4 couples, so we were able to spend more time at the sites instead of waiting for a bus full of people to load and unload. Our guide Robin was knowledgeable and accommodating. He took care of ticketing and other arrangements at each site to allow efficient use of time. Our van was clean and comfortable, and Robin provided water and snacks to keep our energy up for the long day. He kept us on schedule so that we had plenty of time at each site and got us back to the ship well before departure.