Enter a world of hobbits and hot pools when your cruise ship is in port in tauranga this shore excursion to middle earth takes you on a tour of the hobbiton movie set which featured in the hobbit and the lord of the rings trilogy enjoy a traditional maori welcome at the living thermal village of whakarewarewa and witness the astounding thermal activity of spouting geysers and steaming hot springs if time allows play dress ups and pose as bilbo or gandalf when you stop for an impromptu