Are you a fan of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films? Do you wish to see the sets in person or go to the location where the movie’s setting was inspired? If so, you must not miss a visit to Hobbiton in Auckland, which will make you feel as if you are living the movie in real life.
Auckland is a city in New Zealand that never ceases to amaze its visitors, who come to Auckland as tourists to relax and escape their mundane lives. On the other hand, the films The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have always captivated their audiences and provided them with a one-of-a-kind movie-watching experience. So, what could be better than experiencing something that is both calming and exciting?
A Brief History about the Place
While watching the movies Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, you may have been taken aback by a lush green village. But did you know that the spot you thought was so gorgeous in the movie can actually be visited in real life in Auckland? Yes, indeed!
The Hobbiton Movie Set is located on a family-run property in Waikato, New Zealand. As mentioned earlier, the place is the leading site used during the movies. Its stunning appearance has not gone unnoticed, and it is now a Tolkien vacation spot, with guided tours of the set available.
The Hinuera Formation, a series of floodplain clay and silt, dunes, and crushed stone deposited in the last glacial epoch, underpins the region’s history. Once wetlands, it was changed in the nineteenth century by a major drainage work and is today agriculturally productive territory and a key racehorse rearing location.
About the Tour
Hobbiton Movie Set is a guided tour from Auckland that visits New Zealand’s ‘Middle-earth,’ where the films’ Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ were shot. You get a chance to travel through a gorgeous farm setting before being guided through Hobbiton Movie Set spread across 12 acres, including hobbit holes, gardens, and the Green Dragon Inn.
Participating in this tour, guests can enjoy transportation from various Auckland sites and personal time to explore and enjoy shopping around. However, this tour is restricted to 16 guests to provide individualized treatment. So if you have a big group, travel together or make new friends while taking this tour alone.
Apart from viewing the Hobbit sets, you will also journey through New Zealand’s largest cities and see the city’s top attraction. As you journey south, you will pass through the Waikato region, encountering huge farming areas and admiring the city’s stunning beauty along the way.
The tour’s highlights are Bagshot Row, the Party Tree, and Bilbo’s Bag End dwelling, which includes 44 hobbit holes, barely though you can only enter some, all of which have tiny, incomplete, earth-walled chambers.
If you feel hungry during the tour, drinks and snacks are accessible at “The Shires Rest Cafe” previous to or after trips. There is also a replica of the Green Dragon where you can rest for a while.
