7 Days In New Zealand: Hobbiton, Waitomo & Te Puia

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7 Days In New Zealand: Hobbiton, Waitomo & Te Puia — Matamata, Waitomo & Rotorua, New Zealand

A family holiday in New Zealand for a family of three. You'll see the Hobbiton Movie Set, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves, Te Puia and the Redwoods Treewalk. You stay at Hidden Lake Hotel & Apartments.

  • Sydney, Australia to Matamata, Waitomo & Rotorua, New Zealand
  • 7 days
  • 42 stops
  • 3 travellers

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Day 1

6 stops · starts 08:00

  1. Breakfast At The Cake Room

    08:00 · Café · 45 min

    30A Princes St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 23 min drive

  2. Hobbiton Movie Set

    09:15 · Landmark · 2 h 30 min

    501 Buckland Rd, Matamata 3472, New Zealand

    Next: 3 min walk

  3. Lunch At The Green Dragon Inn

    11:55 · Restaurant · 1 h

    Hobbiton Movie Set, 501 Buckland Road, Matamata 3472, New Zealand

    Next: 27 min drive

  4. Wairere Falls Track

    13:30 · Nature · 2 h 30 min

    6–36 Goodwin Road, Gordon, Matamata-Piako 3471, New Zealand

    Next: 15 min drive

  5. Coffee At Matamata Town

    16:20 · Café · 1 h

    Broadway, Matamata 3400, New Zealand

    Next: 31 min drive

  6. Dinner At Alpino, Cambridge

    18:00 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    43 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

Day 2

6 stops · starts 08:00

  1. Breakfast At Hi Way Bakery

    08:00 · Café · 45 min

    91 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 53 min drive

  2. Waitomo Glowworm Caves

    09:45 · Activity · 1 h 15 min

    39 Waitomo Village Road, Waitomo Caves 3977, New Zealand

    Next: 4 min drive

  3. Ruakuri Cave

    11:10 · Activity · 1 h 30 min

    Tumutumu Road, Waitomo Caves 3977, New Zealand

    Next: 5 min drive

  4. Lunch At Huhu Cafe

    12:50 · Restaurant · 1 h

    10 Waitomo Caves Rd, Hangatiki, Te Kūiti 3977, New Zealand

    Next: 15 min drive

  5. Otorohanga Kiwi House

    14:10 · Activity · 1 h 20 min

    20 Alex Telfer Dr, Otorohanga 3900, New Zealand

    Next: 17 min walk

  6. Dinner At The Thirsty Weta Bar & Eatery

    18:30 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    57 Maniapoto St, Ōtorohanga 3900, New Zealand

Day 3

6 stops · starts 07:45

  1. Breakfast At In stone cafe

    07:45 · Café · 45 min

    85 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 68 min drive

  2. Te Puia

    09:50 · Activity · 2 h 30 min

    Hemo Rd, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand

    Next: 2 min walk

  3. Lunch At Te Puia

    12:30 · Restaurant · 1 h

    Hemo Rd, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand

    Next: 9 min drive

  4. Redwoods Treewalk

    13:45 · Activity · 1 h 30 min

    Rotorua, Whakarewarewa 3010, New Zealand

    Next: 13 min drive

  5. Skyline Rotorua

    15:35 · Activity · 1 h 30 min

    178 Fairy Springs Rd, Fairy Springs, Rotorua 3015, New Zealand

    Next: 8 min drive

  6. Dinner At Eat Streat, Rotorua

    17:20 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    Tutanekai St, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand

Day 4

6 stops · starts 08:30

  1. Breakfast At Daydream Espresso

    08:30 · Café · 45 min

    76 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 63 min drive

  2. Bridal Veil Falls

    10:35 · Nature · 45 min

    191 Kawhia Rd, Makomako, Te Mata 3895, New Zealand

    Next: 24 min drive

  3. Surf Lesson At Ngarunui Beach

    11:50 · Activity · 2 h

    Ngarunui Beach Rd, Raglan 3297, New Zealand

    Next: 10 min drive

  4. Lunch At Raglan Fish

    14:05 · Restaurant · 1 h

    92 Wallis St, Raglan 3225, New Zealand

    Next: 1 min walk

  5. Raglan Wharf

    15:15 · Landmark · 1 h

    92 Wallis St, Raglan 3225, New Zealand

    Next: 62 min drive

  6. Dinner At Onyx, Cambridge

    18:30 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    70 Alpha St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

Day 5

6 stops · starts 08:30

  1. Breakfast At Absolute Coffee House

    08:30 · Café · 45 min

    88 Alpha St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 30 min drive

  2. Hamilton Zoo

    09:55 · Activity · 2 h 30 min

    183 Brymer Rd, Rotokauri, Hamilton 3289, New Zealand

    Next: 18 min drive

  3. Lunch At Hamilton Gardens Café

    12:50 · Restaurant · 1 h

    Hamilton 3216, New Zealand

    Next: 2 min walk

  4. Hamilton Gardens

    14:00 · Activity · 1 h 30 min

    Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand

    Next: 8 min drive

  5. Waikato Museum

    15:45 · Museum · 1 h 15 min

    1 Grantham St, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand

    Next: 2 min walk

  6. Dinner At Furnace Steakhouse

    18:30 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    150 Victoria St, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand

Day 6

6 stops · starts 08:00

  1. Breakfast At The Deli on the Corner

    08:00 · Restaurant · 45 min

    48 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 90 min drive

  2. Mauao Base Track

    10:30 · Nature · 1 h 15 min

    Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

    Next: 41 min walk

  3. Lunch At Astrolabe Brew Bar

    12:35 · Restaurant · 1 h

    82 Maunganui Rd, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

    Next: 10 min walk

  4. Mount Hot Pools

    13:50 · Activity · 1 h 30 min

    9 Adams Ave, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

    Next: 6 min walk

  5. Main Beach, Mount Maunganui

    15:35 · Beach · 1 h 30 min

    10 Marine Pde, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

    Next: 75 min drive

  6. Dinner At The Prince Albert, Cambridge

    18:35 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    75 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

Day 7

6 stops · starts 08:30

  1. Breakfast At Volare

    08:30 · Café · 45 min

    58 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 32 min drive

  2. Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

    09:55 · Nature · 2 h 30 min

    99 Tari Rd, Pukeatua 3880, New Zealand

    Next: 31 min drive

  3. Lunch At Paddock, Cambridge

    13:05 · Restaurant · 1 h

    46A Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 5 min drive

  4. Te Awa River Ride

    14:35 · Activity · 2 h

    Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

    Next: 14 min drive

  5. Lake Karapiro

    16:55 · Nature · 1 h

    601 Maungatautari Rd, Maungatautari, Cambridge 3494, New Zealand

    Next: 11 min drive

  6. Dinner At Alpino, Cambridge

    18:30 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    43 Victoria St, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

Where To Stay

  • Hidden Lake Hotel & Apartments — 1 Cambridge Road, Cambridge 3434, New Zealand

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