Tours offered by Exclusive Tours Limited

We have partnered with Exclusive Tours to provide discounted tours around NZ. Details of the tour packages are provided below. Booking should be done directly with Exclusive Tours (contact details are provided below).

Hobbiton Tour Including Party Marquee Lunch

Approximate schedule from 6.45 am to 3.45 pm

• 6.15 am to 6.45 am approximate hotel pick up time. Travel from Auckland to Hobbiton, which is located in the Waikato area.
• 3.45 pm approximate arrival time back at hotels in downtown Auckland.

Participants to provide the name of their hotel in downtown Auckland so that they can be collected from their hotel and dropped back at that hotel.

Tour highlights

The day includes a fully guided tour of the set as seen in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy. You get to explore the inside of a Hobbit Hole and we also have a sumptuous lunchtime buffet in the Party Marquee next to the Green Dragon Inn.

At Hobbiton you travel down to the movie set and have one of the specialist Hobbiton guides take you on a walking tour around the 44 Hobbit holes.

A highlight of the tour is the opportunity to go inside a Hobbit hole. This interactive part of the tour gives you the chance to explore inside a Hobbit home! For example, try out a hobbit-sized bed, sit at the dining table and check out the amazing detail that has gone into this creation.

You will get to stand by the gate to Bilbo’s house, ‘Bag End’ overlooking the Party Tree and the whole set to the hills in the distance.

Before your feast in the Party Marquee, you cross the bridge by the mill to go into the Green Dragon Inn where you can enjoy a complimentary ale, cider or ginger beer.

After lunch in the Party Marquee you will return to Auckland, arriving back mid-afternoon before the traffic builds up.

Price

• $400.00 per person price.
• Minimum number 10 participants.
• Maximum number 26 participants.

Price includes driver/guide, road transport, 2 ½ guided tour of Hobbiton, a drink at the Green Dragon Inn, lunch (no drinks included with lunch) and New Zealand Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 15%.

Special dietary issues need to be advised.

Waiheke Wine and Sightseeing Tour

Approximate schedule from 10.00 am to 4.40 pm.

• 9.30 am participants to meet tour manager on footpath outside Fullers Ticket Office (small brick building at the western side of the Ferry Building), on Quay Street, downtown Auckland.
• 10.00 am depart Auckland on Fullers ferry sailing to Waiheke Island.
• 10.40 am arrive at Matiatia Ferry Terminal on Waiheke Island.
• 4.00 pm return to Auckland on the ferry.
• 4.40 pm arrival time back in Auckland. Participants to make their own way back to their hotels.

Tour highlights

On arrival at Waiheke Island meet the Waiheke Island driver/guide. The tour will commence with a drive along the scenic northern route, taking in spectacular views of the Hauraki Gulf and beyond to the Coromandel Peninsula.

• Visit Mudbrick Vineyard’s wine tasting room, set amongst beautiful gardens with spectacular views looking across the Waitemata Harbour to Auckland city.
• Visit Kennedy Point Vineyard where they produce fully certified organic Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Rosé wines. Here you will also taste estate–grown olive oil and New Zealand avocado oil. The winery decks are tucked among their 300 year old Pohutukawa trees overlooking Waiheke Island’s Kennedy Bay and are the perfect setting to sample a range of fine wines.
• Visit Te Motu Vineyard. Te Motu – meaning ‘The Island’, was one of the pioneers of Waiheke wine growing, with the Dunleavy family planting their first vines in 1989 to produce the first ‘Te Motu’ blend in 1993. Here you can taste a trio of the best current releases.
• Lunch at Three Seven Two. Three Seven Two is named for the first three numbers of the Waiheke phone number, and it’s something of a metaphor for this cheerful beach spot, right across the road from Onetangi Beach. As much food, on the menu, as possible is sourced as locally and sustainably as possible to showcase the quality and talent of people who live on Waiheke Island.
• Transfer from lunch venue to Matiatia Ferry Terminal.

Price

• $360.00 per person.
• No minimum number of participants.
• Maximum number 20 participants.

Price includes tour manager, round trip ferry ticket (Auckland/Waiheke Island/Auckland), Waiheke Island driver/guide, road transport on Waiheke Island, sightseeing tour of Waiheke Island, wine / olive oil / Avocado oil tastings, lunch (no drinks included with lunch) and New Zealand Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 15%.

Special dietary issues need to be advised.

Auckland harbour cruise

Schedule

• 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm Auckland harbour cruise.
• 1.10 pm participants to meet the tour manager at Pier 13/14, Quay Street, downtown Auckland and board the vessel.
• 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm enjoy 90-minute scenic cruise across the Hauraki Gulf on the Auckland Harbour Cruise. Soak in Auckland’s most famous landmarks, including the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower, Devonport Naval Base and Rangitoto Island. Learn all about Auckland’s rich cultural heritage and maritime history from expert live commentary.

Tour highlights

Featuring a modern and comfortable interior, the Auckland Harbour Cruise ferry caters to passenger relaxation with both indoor and covered outdoor areas. Purchase (pay directly) food, a beer, wine or hot beverage from the onboard cafe as you look across panoramic views of Auckland’s city skyline.

Participants to make their own way back to their hotels.

Price

• $58.00 per person.
• No minimum number and no maximum number of participants.

Price includes tour manager, 90 minute harbour cruise with commentary and New Zealand Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 15%.

Contact:

EXCLUSIVE TOURS LIMITED
Address: 9 Rushland Rise, Pukekohe 2120, New Zealand.
Mobile Phone: (64) 027 4732934
Email: Sharron at sbhickman@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.exclusivetours.co.nz