A day trip from Auckland to Hobbiton is highly recommended and is a must see popular activity for anyone visiting New Zealand, especially family groups. Book a private round-trip transfer from Auckland today. Our team of friendly drivers with new up-market vehicles provides a more high end service suitable for small groups where flexibility and attention to detail are important.
Price includes tickets for Hobbiton entry, premium level private transport, refreshments, WiFi and pick-up and... More...

Full day Kapiti Coast private tour with Rose

Private Tour - Wellington - Starting from $280.00 per person

Enjoy a scenic drive up the Kapiti Coast, and lunch at a local café or fish’n’chips on the beach. As well, visit an old Maori church, the US marines museum exhibition, or the world-famous Southward Car Museum.
All Rose's tours:
• Are exclusive, private tours. Your group will have Rose and her vehicle entirely to yourselves.
• Fit in with your schedule. Rose will pick you up from the cruise ship port or any city location, at a time that suits you.
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Auckland Shore Excursion: Small-Group Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

Ports of Call Tour - Auckland - Starting from $305.00 per person

When your ship is docked in Auckland, enter the magical world of ‘the Shire’ on this small-group movie-set shore excursion to Hobbiton. See where The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies were filmed and pose for pictures in front of hobbit holes. Visit the party tree, Green Dragon Inn and Bilbo Baggins’ house, and learn from your guide about the making of the films. Afterward, enjoy lunch at the Green Dragon Inn. Enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour. It’s a... More...

The Hobbiton Movie Set Small-Group Guided Tour from Auckland

Movie Tour - Hinuera - Starting from $160.00 per person

Enjoy early access to the Hobbiton movie set and beat the crowds. Visit the most popular location where The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies were filmed. Visit the Kaimai Ranges, Hobbit Holes, The Mill, The Double Arched Bridge and have a complimentary drink at The Green Dragon Inn. This small group guided excursion for a maximum of 11 travelers includes round-trip luxury air-conditioned transport from your Auckland city hotel or cruise ship. Enjoy free WIFI plus complimentary snacks and... More...

Sanctuary Mountain (Mt Maungatautari) & Waitomo Luxury Day tour from Auckland

Private Tour - Auckland - Starting from $345.00 per person

In this exclusive luxury tour you will visit one of the largest pest proof wildlife sanctuaries in the world as well as the Waitomo Caves, primarily famous for their limestone and glow worm caves, but for the more adrelalin charged, there is abseiling, blackwater rafting, and cave tubing. Not to mention an amazing variety of walks and trails. In the surrounding district the Otorohanga Kiwi House is the best place to see our native Kiwi bird and the Tuatara. The oldest living relative to the... More...

Waitomo Caves and The Lord of the Rings Hobbiton Movie Set Tour from Auckland with Private Transport

Private Tour - Auckland - Starting from $570.00 per person

Your private transport takes you to two of New Zealand's most famous attractions on a full-day tour to Waitomo Caves and the Hobbiton movie set from Auckland. See glow worms glimmer in the subterranean Waitomo Caves, then visit the movie set that brought The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to life. Be driven in comfort through New Zealand's beautiful countryside by your private vehicle and enjoy lunch at Waitomo. More...

Pompallier Mission - Heritage New Zealand

Historic - Bay of Islands

Roll up your sleeves and have a go at tanning leather or printing on a pre-Industrial Revolution press at Pompallier Mission in Russell in the Bay of Islands. Built in the traditional Lyons building style of pise de terre (rammed earth) Pompallier Mission is the only building of its kind in Australasia, and has been faithfully restored to its original function as New Zealand's oldest factory. More...

Half-Day Volcano Tour from Auckland

Half-day Tour - Auckland - Starting from $100.00 per person

Auckland is known as the City of Sails, but some think it should be called the City of Volcanoes! Gain insight into Auckland's unique volcanic geology and explore its rich Maori history on this half-day tour from Auckland. Explore the summits and craters of Auckland's youngest volcanoes, Mt. Wellington, Mangere Mountain, One Tree Hill, and Mt Eden, with a guide. Along the way, keep watch for native New Zealand wildlife and admire panoramic views over the city. This tour includes pickup and... More...

Shore Excursion: Rotorua Including Te Puia and Agrodome from Tauranga

Ports of Call Tour - Mount Maunganui - Starting from $199.00 per person

Enjoy unique Kiwi experiences on this small group tour to the geothermal heartland of New Zealand - Rotorua. Visit the Agrodome and see the famous Farm Show. Visit Te Puia to see Pohutu Geyser, pools of bubbling mud, a Maori concert including the haka, artisans at work with flax and wood, the kiwi bird and take a look at some iconic Rotorua scenery. View kiwifruit hanging on the vines as you pass through Te Puke - the home of New Zealand's kiwifruit industry. More...

Join the locals: Walk and Talk dealer Art Gallery in Wellington

Art Tour - Auckland - Starting from $25.00 per person

Join the locals on the fortnightly Saturday morning Walk & Talk an Art Precinct.
Explore art the best way, with other art lovers and an expert guide. Find the contemporary dealer art galleries in the city. Each Walk is to a different cluster of galleries. We are introduced to the gallery, gallerist, exhibition and sometimes we are lucky to get to talk with an artist. We get all the extras of being with a person the gallerists know and respect. Sometimes we go to art auction houses and/or... More...