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Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves including Lunch

From NZD$379

4.9

(1211 reviews)

Departs from: Tours from Auckland

Duration: 12 hours

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Discover two of New Zealand’s most famous attractions in one unforgettable day on this fully guided small group tour from Auckland. Experience the magic of Middle-earth at Hobbiton and marvel at the glowworm-lit world of Waitomo Caves, with plenty of time to enjoy each stop without feeling rushed. Travel in comfort through the rolling hills of the Waikato, led by one of our passionate guides who’ll bring the journey to life with stories, laughs, and secret surprises. Included is a delicious lunch, making this the perfect all-in-one North Island adventure.

Why you’ll love this

Step into Middle-earth on a 2.5-hour guided Hobbiton tour and enjoy a drink at The Green Dragon Inn

Cruise through the Glowworm Grotto in the world-famous Waitomo Caves

Travel in comfort through the beautiful Waikato countryside with stunning photo stops

Enjoy an included lunch featuring fresh local flavours

Meet friendly animals and discover charming Kiwi towns along the way

Experience a relaxed, small group tour that’s personal, fun, and full of stories

Itinerary

What’s included

Entry tickets to Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves

Fully guided small group tour experience

Delicious lunch (savoury item, sweet treat, and drink)

Snacks and bottled water

Modern, comfortable, luxury minibus with commentary

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

6/20/2026

Best for solo trip travellers!

The trip is really nice with our driver and tour guide Alessandro!! His detailed sharing enriches the trip a lot and he is really fun hhh Both attractions worth the time! So pretty and so nice to know more about the place!! Even solo travellers could enjoy the tour and making new friends here!! Love it

JANICE C

6/17/2026

Family Tour with Cheeky Kiwi

Just finished my Hobbiton and Waitoo caves day tour couple hours ago. Simon our driver are fantastic. He was very friendly and warm personality as well. Pick up process no hassle at all. Very proffesional in doing his job and he personalized with his friendly attitude. Very recommended.

Erwin S

6/13/2026

Great Auckland Day Trip

Great tour with Dave. Got to see Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves in a full packed day Lunch included. Highly recommended.

T V

6/11/2026

Must do if you are in Auckland

Matt our guide was fabulous and most helpful. Though it’s a long day trip, everything runs smoothly without a glitch and you don’t feel rushed as well. Hobbiton was world class, authentic and real!

Joseph

6/6/2026

Hobbiton and Waitomo trip.

Our family had a great experience with Cheeky Kiwi tours. Our host “Grant” or you can call him “Graunt”. Very early pickup as it was a 2 hour trip to Hobbiton. Weather in June is really up in the air. Grant was very knowledgeable of the region and history. Pointing out areas of interest to past the time. Arriving at Hobbiton, Grant provided us the details of our ticket and that the tour is over seen and guided by the staff at Hobbiton and would be transferred to their bus and returned back. The Tour itself was wonderful! Our guide in Hobbiton (Tom) was great! Giving us some great trivia facts and movie references that was used while filming. Weather could not have been better. The cool overcast made the walk around Hobbiton very comfortable. During our time wandering Hobbiton. Grant was getting our lunch order ready that was selected during the drive. We stopped at “The Thirsty Weta” in Ōtorohanga. Lunch portion were very generous. Next stop was the Waitomo caves to see the glow worms. This was a shorter visit than Hobbiton. The caves were very impressive and well maintained to keep the environment stable. One very important note: NOT PICTURES ALLOWED. Don’t even try to sneak a shot in. This area has more cameras than Times Square. Also, for cultural reason that the Mãori believe that you will be taking their ancestors spirit from the area, or that the worms would not glow for the next group after you scared them. Take your pick either way it’s all about respect of the area and not entitlement that you want them on you social influence post. The drive back was late due to traffic and nothing that Grant could do about this.

Samson Y

6/6/2026

Wonderful Adventure

It was great! Our tour guide Grant was very friendly and gave out amazing facts about New Zealand. The tour started on time and every experience was good and efficient.

Micah G

6/3/2026

What a great day and tour!!!

It was so great! Steven, our tour van driver and guide for the day was wonderful in every way…including kind, patient, gracious.

mary ellen h

5/31/2026

Fantastic day would highly recommend

We had a fantastic day trip from Auckland to Hobbiton and Waitomo caves. Our guide, Ark was amazing, super friendly, full of local knowledge and funny too! Would highly recommend this tour as the transport was comfortable, snacks and water were provided and also our lunch was a standout!

Emma

5/29/2026

An amazing trip

It’s an amazing trip. The guide Vicki is very good.

Tracy N

5/27/2026

Wonderful experience!

The guide is so nice and enthusiastic!! Would love to join again next time!

Rachel M

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