Middle Earth Tour-Discover New Zealand and Visit Hobbiton!

The following is a description on a fantastic journey for any Hobbit and Lord of the Rings fans.  New Zealand has so much to offer everyone traveling there, but if you are into J.R.R. Tolkien, there is something extra here for you!  What a great way to combine a passion for film and literature and a passion for travel!

Embark on a journey of Middle-earth and New Zealand. Visit official sites used in the filming of the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" Trilogies, whilst visiting some of New Zealand's most stunning attractions including glowworm caves, active geysers, dramatic mountains and deep fiords.   

The real Middle-earth is waiting to be discovered, and it is easy to do with this nine night New Zealand adventure visiting Auckland, Rotorua and Queenstown. See many of the filming locations and iconic attractions that make New Zealand so popular.

Start your journey in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city and discover that the city's landscape featuring volcanic hills, twin harbours, and more bays, beaches and islands than you will have time to visit. Leave the city behind you as you travel through the lush farmland of the Waikato and King Country regions. Stop in Waitomo for a guided tour through the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves with their amazing stalactites, stalagmites and other limestone formations. Finish the tour with a silent boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto - a subterranean cavern lit up by the lights of thousands of tiny glowworms before continuing on to Rotorua.

Take a scenic tour to the Hobbiton Movie Set located on a picturesque 1,250 acre farm near Matamata. Learn how this beautiful farmland was transformed into The Shire from Middle-earth as your guide shows you Hobbit holes, the Green Dragon Inn, the Mill and many other structures and tells you the story of how this place came to be. Return to Rotorua where you will enjoy a Maori cultural experience and Hangi feast and a tour of the powerful geothermal areas of this remarkable town.

Queenstown will be your last stop, but one of the most spectacular landscapes awaits your arrival. Take a tour out to Te Anau for a full-day tour to the stunning and world-renowned natural wonder of Milford Sound. Nowhere else in Fiordland do the mountains stand so tall, straight out of the sea and the luxuriant rainforest clings to the sheer rock walls with waterfalls tumbling hundreds of feet to the sea below. Breathe in the views and your beautiful surroundings and enjoy the immense beauty of where you now stand.

Ahhh, I can taste the beer at the Green Dragon Inn right now!