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Hobbiton Movie Set and Waitomo Caves Tour

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Tour Overview

See the magical Waitomo Caves and the Hobbiton Movie Set on a full-day sightseeing tour. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, a network of underground tunnels and caves made from incredible limestone formations. and ending with a truly special boat trip through the Glowworm Grotto. Enjoy a picnic lunch provided to your on the coach to enjoy as you travel to your next destination. Your next stop The Hobbiton Movie Set which now includes an interior Hobbit Hole™ experience, designed and crafted by the renowned creative teams behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. Located on Bagshot Row™, these Hobbit Holes offer an authentic glimpse into the charming dwellings of Hobbits going about their daily lives in the Shire™.

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  1. Introduction

  2. Auckland to Waitomo Caves

  3. Auckland to Hobbiton

  4. Waitomo Caves to Hobbiton

  5. Hobbiton to Waitomo

  6. Safety

  7. Spaghetti Junction

  8. Southern Motorway

  9. Southern Motorway Continued

  10. Southern Motorway Continued

  11. Southern Motorway Continued

  12. Ōtāhuhu

  13. Ōtāhuhu Continued

  14. Manukau

  15. Papakura

  16. Papakura Continued

  17. Drury

  18. Bombay Hills

  19. Bombay Hills Continued

  20. Bombay Hills Continued

  21. Entering the Waikato

  22. Entering the Waikato Continued

  23. Entering the Waikato Continued

  24. Entering the Waikato Continued

  25. Meremere

  26. Hampton Downs

  27. Te Kauwhata

  28. Rangiriri

  29. Rangiriri Continued

  30. Huntly

  31. Huntly Continued

  32. Taupiri Range

  33. Taupiri Range Continued

  34. Taupiri Range Continued

  35. Ngāruāwahia

  36. Ngāruāwahia Continued

  37. Ngāruawāhia Continued

  38. Passing Horotiu

  39. Passing Horotiu Continued

  40. Whatawhata

  41. Māori Values

  42. Pirongia

  43. Ōtorohanga

  44. Waitomo

  45. Waitomo Continued

  46. Leaving Waitomo

  47. Leaving Waitomo Continued

  48. Leaving Waitomo Continued

  49. Kakepuku

  50. Kakepuku Continued

  51. Ōtorohanga 2

  52. Kihikihi

  53. Kihikihi Continued

  54. Heading to Cambridge

  55. Heading to Cambridge Continued

  56. Maungatautari Mountain

  57. Karapiro

  58. Karapiro Continued

  59. Cambridge

  60. Cambridge Continued

  61. Hinuera

  62. Nearing Hobbiton

  63. Nearing Hobbiton Continued

  64. Nearing Hobbiton Continued

  65. Nearing Hobbiton Continued

  66. Nearing Hobbiton Continued

  67. Nearing Hobbiton

  68. Hobbiton to Auckland

  69. Leaving Hobbiton to Waitomo

  70. Leaving Hobbiton to Waitomo Continued

  71. Leaving Hobbiton to Waitomo Continued

  72. Matamata

  73. Matamata Continued

  74. Matamata Continued

  75. Waharoa

  76. Waharoa Continued

  77. Māori Place Names

  78. Kaimai Mountains

  79. Kaimai Mountains Continued

  80. Kaimai Mountains Continued

  81. Kaimai Mountains Continued

  82. Hauraki Plains

  83. Coromandel View

  84. Working Dogs

  85. Maramarua

  86. Mangatāwhiri

  87. State Highway 2

  88. Miranda

  89. Thank you

  90. Thank you

  91. Arapuni Dam

  92. Putaruru

  93. Ngongotahā

  94. Fitzgerald Glade

  95. Tirau

  96. Dairy Farming in the Waikato

  97. Matamata

  98. Rotorua Aroma "Rotten Eggs"

  99. Kuirau Park

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