Hobbiton Movie Set and the Geysers of Te Puia, Rotorua

• Pick up from the port area
• Transport in a small air-conditioned mini bus with a full commentary from your professional guide
• Stop to see spectacular beaches and volcanoes
• Hear about New Zealand’s unique ecology created by 80 million years of isolation
• Pass through kiwi fruit orchards
• Learn about Maori culture, how they got to New Zealand and who their ancestors were.
• 95% of geysers can only be found in five countries in the world. At Te Puia you will see Pohutu, Te Tohu and the Kereru Geysers as well as bubbling mud and boiling cooking pools
• Visit a ‘kiwi house’ and see our national icon, the endangered, flightless, nocturnal kiwi bird
• Then drive through rolling rural countryside to the ‘Shire’ where your tour of the Hobbiton movie set begins
• Lunch at your own expense at the ‘Shire’s Rest’ or earlier at Te Puia depending on timings
• Spend 2 hours having a fully guided tour of Hobbiton as you walk through the movie set. See the famous ‘Party Tree’, Bag End and take ‘selfies’ in front of, and in, Hobbit holes.
• Finish the tour with a complimentary ‘ale’ or ginger beer at the Green Dragon Inn
• Then you have a short 45minute drive back to your ship over the Kaimai ranges (AKA Misty Mountains) stopping at the top to enjoy spectacular views, and on a clear day, distant views of ‘Mt Doom’ from Lord of the Rings
• Price includes drive/guide, full commentary, pick and drop off at the port, entry to Te Puia and Hobbiton, a bottle of mineral water and Wi-Fi on request