Time zone
GMT +12:00
No time difference
Currency
New Zealand Dollar
1THB = 0.05NZD
Official languages
English
Recommended trip duration
3 days
Flight time
3.5 hours
When departing from Sydney
Top things to do in Waikato
Hobbiton and Lord of the Rings Movie Set Tour
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Private tour
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฿ 2,207
Private Hobbiton Day Tour with Guide
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Private tour
Small group
Private group
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฿ 3,639
Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves Guided Tour
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English guided
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฿ 7,553
Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves Full Day Tour
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English guided
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฿ 6,895
Off the Beaten Track Glow Worm Guided Eco Tour in Waitomo
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฿ 3,984
Hobbiton and Waitomo Glowworm Caves Day Tour
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English guided
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฿ 9,279
Hobbiton Movie Set Guided Tour
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฿ 2,183
Hobbiton Day Tour from Rotorua
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฿ 5,567
Glass Bottom Boat Cruise at Cathedral Cove in New Zealand
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English guided
Up to 3 hrs
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฿ 2,547
Auckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton & Waitomo (One-Way) Small Group Tour
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฿ 7,805
Hobbiton & Rotorua Day Tour
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English guided
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฿ 7,805
Auckland 2-Day Small Group Tour: Hobbiton, Waitomo & Rotorua
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฿ 15,446
Hotels in Waikato
Te Whaanga Retreat & Spa Lodge & Canvastown Luxury Glamping Tents
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฿ 12,314.9
Bow Street Studios
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฿ 6,197.7
Raglan Harbour View Hotel
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฿ 2,620.7
Pokeno Motel
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฿ 3,039.9
Te Karaka Lodge
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฿ 11,651.1
Tuakau Hotel
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฿ 2,417.5
Port Waikato Holiday Park
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฿ 1,315.2
Reviews of Waikato activities
Hans ******
2025-12-07 02:26:41
My family and I love the tour in overall. our tour guide, she was so professional and friendly (8:10 am 7/12). we are blessed with the good nice weather. i recommend to go in the morning, as it’s not that hot during summer.
Cenen ************
2025-09-10 09:32:36
Truly magical - one of the best experiences in New Zealand. The surroundings are surreal; it feels like another world. The tour includes behind-the-scenes insights and stories that will make your journey even more amazing.
Klook User
2025-10-05 11:48:56
I highly recommend this tour! It was incredibly comfortable, perfectly organized, and our guide, Anthony, was absolutely fantastic! Friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging. The entire experience was educational, enjoyable, and truly satisfying from start to finish.
Eis *******
2026-01-13 21:28:22
It was magical Hobbiton Movie Set and the Glow Worm Caves. Great day tour! Great lunch too. Kudos to our guide Richard even though his new, He tried his best to make it memorable for us. Highly Recommended tour with Cheeky Kiwi Tours.
Chuang ******
2025-12-07 02:05:10
Highly recommend experiencing this small group tour of 5 to a maximum of 8 people! Our guide was Ash, an experienced guide who was very friendly, humorous, and helpful. He led us through the caves, explaining the cave structure, observing the creatures in the stream, crouching through crevices, and even tasting spring water along the way. Most importantly, we were able to take pictures of the area and even the glowworms (without flash, of course). The glowworm "starry sky" was also impressive because once our eyes adjusted to the darkness, the glowworms looked like thousands of stars on the cave ceiling, making us feel like we were on a wonderful cave adventure.
Nurul *******************
2025-10-21 13:18:04
Absolutely loved the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour—it truly felt like stepping into Middle-earth! The scenery was breathtaking, the guides were knowledgeable and entertaining, and every little detail of the set was beautifully preserved. The stories behind the filming locations made it even more special.
The bus ride from The Shire’s Rest was smooth and well-organized, and the complimentary drink at The Green Dragon Inn was such a perfect ending to the tour. Highly recommended for both fans of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, or anyone who enjoys nature and storytelling.
Definitely worth it—a must-do in New Zealand! 💚
Klook User
2025-08-15 11:03:55
was glad to finally book and experience this tour for the first time many thanks to Kingston our tour guide making us solo travellers special with some pictures with gandalfs staff was very memorable and the shop even sold the replica of the ring that I bought right away, going inside Bilbo house was pretty cool with some live stoves they recently added made for a special interaction
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