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

> 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.

- Destination: Matamata, Waitomo & Rotorua, New Zealand
- Starts in: Sydney, Australia
- Region: [Oceania](https://travelyfe.com/explore/oceania)
- Length: 7 days, 42 stops
- Author: [Travelyfe](https://travelyfe.com/@travelyfe)
- Published: 18 Aug 2026
- Updated: 5 Oct 2026
- Web page: https://travelyfe.com/itineraries/50000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000106

## Day 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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