The Hobbiton Movie Set tour is an essential stop on the itinerary for all visitors travelling through New Zealand, offering an interesting and entertaining …
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Feb 11, 2025
We took the tour with lunch included. The tour was enjoyable and very informative. It was interesting to learn about how the films were made and see all the different hobbit holes. Going inside one a…Full review by Vanessa S
Feb 4, 2025
Our guide Sam was amazing! The entire tour was full of magic and behind the scenes info from the movies and making of Hobbiton. It was everything I thought it would be and more. What a beautiful plac…Full review by worldtravelgurl
Feb 2, 2025
A magical experience for anyone obsessed with Lord of the rings! The day we went, the weather was just amazing (we wen in Feb 2024 though caption says March and I can’t change it) Umbrellas were prov…Full review by Niamh K
We are a family of four adults, the second breakfast provided plenty of food including eggs, sausages, potatoes, pastries, tea/coffee/juice. No one left hungry. It is shared with …
We are a family of four adults, the second breakfast provided plenty of food including eggs, sausages, potatoes, pastries, tea/coffee/juice. No one left hungry. It is shared with stragers, family style, which was our favorite thing. We feel it was worth the money.
Is there still a shuttle from the info centre to hobbiton for the evening tours
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ALL visitors take a private large green Hobbiton shuttle bus from the Hobbiton ticket/info center to the Hobbiton Village, which is included in the price you pay. After your visit, the guide …
ALL visitors take a private large green Hobbiton shuttle bus from the Hobbiton ticket/info center to the Hobbiton Village, which is included in the price you pay. After your visit, the guide makes sure you are on the bus, which is ready to bring you back at the end of your visit. It's very well organized.
How far do you ( km) around Hobbiton set? Any challenges ( uphills)?
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The original Hobbitown set was deconstructed after the first trilogy. When they decided to do the "prequel", they rebuilt the whole area and the farmer who owns the land negotiated …
The original Hobbitown set was deconstructed after the first trilogy. When they decided to do the "prequel", they rebuilt the whole area and the farmer who owns the land negotiated that this time they would leave it intact so this is that setup. The tour brings you past certain areas that were used to house the hundreds of workers and explains how it was all built. The recent addition of two identical furnished "Hobbit Holes" is great as the set designers really used their talents to give you a feeling of what their vision of Hobbit lifestyles were like. The other holes also were created to provide different size differences to be used to allow for visual gaming of size perspectives - like putting a tall person in front of a smaller blue hole while a smaller person in front of a taller identical hole. Regarding hills, it is built on the side of a hill. I had had a second total knee replacement 1 year prior to my trip but had worked hard to get to the point that hills would not be a major issue. There was one woman in our group who did have issues and was brought around by golf cart. However, she did miss some of the areas because the cart was wider than the walking paths.
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