Tour 112
HOBBITON BY HELICOPTER
Departs Daily except Christmas Day
Flexible times betweeen 7.00am and 3pm - total time away from Auckland approximately 5 hours (Lunch only available with departures 9am -10.30am)
Cruise ship passengers: Depart the cruise terminal at 9am returning by 3pm.
Includes the new 'behind the door' recreated 3 room Hobbit House in Bagshot Row opened 01 December, 2023
Unsolicited comment from past passengers:
The trip was awesome, especially the helicopter flight there and back. The pilot had a great sense of humour. (USA)
Includes
** Transfer from your inner city accommodation or the cruise terminal to the helicopter base
** Take off from downtown Auckland or Albany Helipad and cruise above the city, Bombay Hills, and fertile Waikato farmlands. See Auckland City, Waikato River, and the Hobbiton Movie set from the air.
** Land at the Shires Rest to be met by your guide for your tour of the Movie Set. A short drive in a Hobbiton vehicle through part of the 500 hectare (1,250 acre) sheep and cattle farm will bring you to the Hobbiton Movie Set. Learn from your local guide how the set was created and filming completed and see the Hobbit Holes including the newly created 3 room Hobbit Home in Bagshot Row, Gardens, Bag End (Bilbo and Frodo Baggins Home), Party Tree, Lake, The Mill, Green Dragon Inn, and much more. On arrival at the Green Dragon Inn one cold drink awaits - your choice of dark or light beer, apple cider, or non alcoholic ginger ale.
A buffet lunch fit for Hobbits, and where seconds are encouraged, is available in the Party Marquee adjacent to the Green Dragon Inn for tours departing Auckland 9am - 10.30am - extra cost $35 per person.
** A short drive will bring you back to your waitng helicopter for the return to Auckland and transfer back to the cruise terminal or your hotel
HOBBITON AND WAITOMO CAVES
Just 20 minutes flying from Hobbiton are the Waitomo Caves. Enjoy a 45 minute tour of the main limestone cave to see the stalactites and stalagmites and enjoy the magic of a short cruise in the glowworm grotto. Flight time back to Auckland is approximately 45 minutes. Waitomo can be visited before or after your Hobbiton tour.
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