Hobbiton

Matamata, located in Waikato Region, New Zealand, is carpeted with green ranchers that produce dairy food and are referred to as an untouched paradise. Matamata is also one back scene of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

Hobbiton is a beautiful rancher that is far away from cities. Film crew and travel agencies turn it into a perfect homeland of the Dwarf. Driving two hours south of Auckland, you can arrive in Matamata.
After you arrive, first you can choose to explore the beautiful Kaimai rancher. You can find flocks of sheep leisurely browsing on the grassland that covers an area of 1,250 acres. The famous movie Bag End was filmed here and in the film Frodo and his friends start their adventure in the rancher.
You can freely proceed through the Hobbit cave, visit Green Dragon, Grind House and the magnificent Party Tree. If you like Matamata, you can live in one rancher for several days to experience the mythical life of the Hobbit.

1. Introduction

Matamata is a famous town in North Island in New Zealand that abounds in cows. It is also a cultivating base of well-bred cows, some of which are introduced into many provinces and cities in China.

2. Environment

To this day, Matamata still retains the original appearance of the nature: 100% purity, originality and vitality. It has snow-capped mountains, golden beaches, clear lakes and thick primitive forests.

3. Outdoor Scene of Movies

Matamata is the main outdoor scene of The Lord of the Rings and its prequel The Hobbit--An Unexpected Journey in which the town is dressed up as the isolated Sherpa village of the Hobbit.
It is said that the director of The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, had been looking for outdoor scenes since 1999 and finally he found the place that could reappear the natural conditions and social customs seven thousand years ago---New Zealand. When the director and staff found Matama in North Island, New Zealand, they immediately identified the place as the best scene for the Hobbit.
To present the rural and leisure life of the Hobbit in life, the film crew had gone to ranchers to plant vegetables and flowers that covered an area of five thousand square meters one year before the shooting. The doors, fences, houses of the Dwarf in the films were all real scenes.