Waikato North Island Travel

Picture perfect, rural New Zealand plays out before your eyes on a drive throughout NZ's Waikato Region. Lush, green, rolling hills and majestic forests shape the landscape of this agricultural heart of the North Island.

The Waikato is a region of the North Island of New Zealand that lies to the south of Auckland and is named for the Waikato River that traverses its length. ... I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. - Robert Louis Stevenson.

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Auckland Scenic Tours, Auckland Central, North IslandAfter leaving Auckland you will travel south over the Bombay Hills as you get elevated panoramic views of the Waikato Region and travel across the scenic Hauraki Plains to Matamata, the home of Hobbiton Movie Set.

9 Days, 8 Nights. Get to know some of the North Island’s most popular regions in 9 days, including the vibrant and multicultural city of Wellington, the unique Maori culture and geothermal wonders in Rotorua and the intriguing Hobbiton Movie Set Tours in the Waikato and New Zealand’s first National Park, Tongariro.