You will be picked up from your hotel from 6:00am for a 6:30am departure on a comfortable scenic drive across Auckland’s Southern Corridor, the Bombay Hills and the Hauraki Plains towards Matamata where you would see Lord of the Rings storey unfold through the redone film set. This film set is located on a family run farm, the tour would reveal how this picturesque farmland was transformed into the Shire from Middle Earth. Discover the rolling hillside, walkways and Hobbiton holes from the films. Experienced guides will guide and give you interesting facts about how the films were made. See live the Hobbiton Holes, the Green Dragon Inn, The Mill and the Party Tree. Your Middle Earth adventure will end with a complimentary ale, beer, cider or ginger beer at the Green Dragon Inn. Your tour will continue through the farming region with its different animals and picturesque sceneries, along New Zealand’s Longest river to your drop off in Auckland City. Estimated arrival time of 1:00pm to 1:15pm depended on weather and traffic conditions.