Train bookings for July 2025 to June 2026 season

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Infotainment App

An Immersive Rail Experience

 

We have some exciting news for your upcoming journey, we have made changes to our onboard audio commentary which is now available via our new infotainment app.

The infotainment app allows all audio commentary and stories to be available at a touch of a button via your phone.

Our commentary has been upgraded and revised and we are excited to have it available for our passengers.

The app is easy to use, and if you have any issues, please talk to the staff on the train, they will help you to troubleshoot any issues.

Please make sure you bring your own device, USB charger and headphones to enjoy the audio commentary.

We recommend you download the free “Great Journeys New Zealand” app in advance.

Some sections of the app won’t be available until you are on the train, but once connected to the Wifi on the train you’ll will be able to see the full content.

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Hobbiton Day Tour ex Auckland to Rotorua - GL11HR 0715-1415

Take a journey into the heart of the Central North Island, taking in the famous Hobbiton Movie Set.  Setting off from Auckland, travel through the lush farmland of the Waikato region, enjoying your driver guide’s entertaining and informative commentary.

Take a guided tour of the famous Hobbiton Movie Set, located inside a picturesque 1,250 acre sheep and beef farm near Matamata. Here, the village of Hobbiton was carefully created in amazing detail as a film location for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie trilogies.

During your guided tour of this amazing location you’ll see sights like Hobbit holes, the Mill and the Green Dragon Inn, and learn how farmland was transformed into a living, breathing piece of Middle-earth. After exploring Hobbiton, tuck into a delicious lunch at the Green Dragon Inn.

 

Inclusions:

  • Operates daily
  • Guided tour of Hobbiton Movie Set
  • Lunch at the Green Dragon Inn
  • Free WiFi and USB charging docks on board

 

 Bookings are open for Travels from October 1 - September 30, 2023.

Hobbiton Day Tour ex Auckland to Rotorua
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