Travelogues Hinuera

After a long, beautiful journey through Middle-earth, the time has come to visit the Shire. The first destination for all fans of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy is the small...

Visit to the famous Hobbiton film set in Matamata

Early start with spectacular highlight and cozy ending.

22.01.2017 – 24.01.2017 TAGE 79 - 81 HOBBITON / TAURANGA / HOT WATER BEACH / CATHEDRAL COVE Hobbiton Finally, it was time for us to visit Hobbiton! If there was one thing in...

As previously announced, we spent some time on the...

It's funny that after nearly 3 months of traveling around in our beloved campervan, we already have the last "big tour" behind us. In this tour, we wanted to make up for the...

The sun is still obscured as I wake up at 7am. The smoke from the bushfires in Southeast Australia is now reaching thousands of kilometers further east, causing red skies and an...

After our hike, we barely had time to catch our breath, because the day after we set off on the Forgotten World Highway to Taupo. The Forgotten World Highway is actually an...

The last few days we have been breaking in our rented camper... first we were in the north near the Bay of Islands with numerous stops because the nature here has something new...

In 1998, Peter Jackson flew over New Zealand's "Shires" and could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Alexander's farm. That's what J.R.R. Tolkien's classic work is known for....

Of course, our trip to New Zealand wouldn't have been complete without a visit to Hobbiton, the filming location of 'The Lord of the Rings' and Hobbit movies.

Unfortunately, it was raining when we woke up. Luckily, it stopped relatively quickly and the cloudy weather is good for our sunburnt skin. At 12:05, our tour of Hobbiton...

On Monday afternoon, we stayed at a really great campsite, which was actually just an accommodation option on a farm. The view over the surrounding hills, chickens as...

New tattoo, Hobbiton, camping, Rotorua

Finally, the 'staying on top of it' paid off. We wanted to book the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour a week ago, but it was fully booked until mid-March. We were told on the phone that...

Welcome behind the scenes :D I must admit that I'm not really a fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, but visiting the film sets is very interesting. You...

Today we start our exciting day with the Waitomo Caves, where you can see glow worms (larvae of fungus gnats). We will have a guided tour through the cave with stalagmites and...

A day on the bus, a day at the Hobbiton Movie Set

We hitchhiked for the next 40 km. Perched on the loading platform, we went in search of new suitable tires. Fortunately, the workshop was located at the agreed...

We get up early to visit the film set of 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings'. Hobbiton, as the film set is also called, is located in a small valley by a lake surrounded by...

Since we didn't have any food for breakfast, our first activity in the morning was to drive into town to do some shopping at Countdown. In our shopping cart, we got toast (but not...

Today we visited the movie set of the famous Hobbiton Trilogy. As expected, it was crowded, but it was cool to see. You are required to book a tour and then you are hurried...