• Be collected in our luxury Land Rover from your Auckland accommodation at about 9am


• Leaving Auckland, we cruise through the Bombay Hills and wind our way down through the rolling green countryside of the Waikato


• We stop at Matamata, home of Middle-Earth, for a hot drink of your choice and a late morning snack


• A short drive will take us to the Shire's Rest for a two hour guided tour of the Hobbiton Movie-Set


• Relax over a luxury hamper looking out across the rolling green of Middle-Earth and the Kaimai Ranges


• Return to Auckland via picturesque Tirau and Lake Karapiro


• We arrive back in Auckland at about 6pm


• Price NZ$595 per person for a private tour for two. Larger group discounts can apply upon enquiry

• After Hobbiton we head for Cambridge in preparation for your evening glowworms tour


• Arrive at camp for a kayak briefing and gear set-up before we paddle down the Pokaiwhenua Stream


• Enjoy a campfire with toasted marshmallows, snacks and your choice of drinks which include New Zealand wines, beers and hot chocolate


• We float silently down the river illuminated only by glowworms on the canyon walls


• Enjoy a night-time luxury hamper followed by an irish-coffee


• Return to Auckland arriving back at your accommodation around Midnight


• Price NZ$995 per person for a private tour for two. Larger group discounts can apply upon enquiry

My three friends and I had been travelling around together for a couple of weeks... This was our final big excursion before parting ways, and boy was it the most excellent way to end the trip. From the start, Sharon was incredibly accommodating and flexible in helping us plan and had very good responsiveness. Our day included a visit to Hobbiton and ended with a kayak trip to view the glow worms ... Our trip in particular was an all day affair, but the really wonderful thing about Love My New Zealand and the company that Sharon has put together, is that they really try to make the experience something specifically catered to the person or group they are working with. I could tell that in the care and detail Sharon put into our trip. ...Basically I cannot say enough good things about Love My New Zealand and the detail that went into our day (at the Hobbiton and Glow Worms Kayaking Combo tour). I would (and have been) recommending Love My New Zealand excursions to anybody visiting (New Zealand). You really will not regret it.
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Sarah L. – Tripadvisor November 2016 “Perfect Day - Hobbiton and Glow Worm Kayaking Combo Day”

• After the Hobbiton tour, many of our visitors prefer to take the short drive to Thames in The Coromandel for an overnight stay


• Fall into bed after the day's Hobbiton Middle-Earth adventure in our luxury apartments


• Awake to an invigorating early morning dip in the natural thermal mineral hot pool


• Enjoy a luxury breakfast hamper on your private balcony


• Return to Auckland after breakfast


• Price NZ$1495 per person for a private tour for two. Larger group discounts can apply upon enquiry