03 Jul 2025
This Cheeky Kiwi Travel Hobbiton movie set tour was fabulous. Our driver and guide, Grant, picked us up from various hotel locations and we were on our way for the over two hour drive to Hobbiton. On the way, Grant was very informative about Auckland, tourist attractions there and background information about Hobbiton. We arrived at 12:20pm with plenty of time to have lunch, coffee and use the amenities before we joined the Hobbiton green bus tour with our guide Alex. After a short drive we were guided through the Shire on a 2 1/2 hour walking tour and Alex enthralled us with stories of the area and filming. We got to go inside one of the ‘houses’ which was truly magical and ended up at the Green Dragon tavern for a drink…we had a choice of beer, cider or non alcoholic ginger beer and tea/ coffee etc. The whole experience was truly magical and well worth doing even though the weather was a bit wet. We got back on the bus with Grant for the drive back to Auckland and, again, he gave us information about possible activities on offer during our time here. I can highly recommend this tour and would like to extend my thank to Grant and Alex for making this an unforgettable experience.