Travel Update: Coastal Pacific unscheduled maintenance between Blenheim and Picton 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 September 2023

 

Due to unscheduled maintenance between Blenheim and Picton, our train is unable to travel on a small section of the line while repairs take place. We are very pleased to advise that the Coastal Pacific service will go ahead as planned however a 25-minute portion of your journey, between Blenheim & Picton, will be replaced by Bus.

If you are starting your journey from Picton, you are able to check in at the train station as usual and will be advised by train staff on the location of our private bus transfer.

For those doing a day return from Christchurch, you will have your break time in Blenheim. The station is in the centre of town, so lots of time to explore.

 

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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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