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South of Auckland, Hamilton and the Waikato are farmland, river and the rolling green hills that became the Shire. Visit the Hobbiton movie set, drive a supercar at Hampton Downs, or float over the fields in a hot air balloon at sunrise. These things to do in Hamilton suit a day trip or a whole weekend.
The Waikato is wide green country with a mighty river running through it. It's also home to a racetrack, a surf town and some seriously good glowworm spots. These things to do in Hamilton and the Waikato cover all of it.
Hampton Downs is the Waikato's motorsport park, and you can get behind the wheel there. Drive a Ferrari F430, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage or a Lamborghini, each finished with a passenger hot lap. Can't pick one car? The four car supercar driving experience solves that.
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Early starts pay off. The hot air balloon flight over the Waikato lifts off from Hamilton for slow, quiet views over the farmland and river. There's more in hot air ballooning around the country.
The Waikato is glowworm country. Paddle in the dark on the guided kayak glowworm tour at Lake Karapiro, or go underground on the Karioi glowworm canyoning trip. Families can try family friendly caving near Raglan.
For the region's most famous caves, head to Waitomo. The Hobbiton movie set is also in the Waikato.
Raglan's left hand breaks draw surfers from everywhere. A 90 minute private surf lesson at Ngarunui Beach is a good first step, or try rock climbing near Raglan. Back inland, the self guided Waikato River Trail walk, ride and paddle makes a full day of the river.
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is in the northern Waikato, between Auckland and Hamilton. Supercar driving experiences and hot laps there run for around two and a half hours.
Glowworms can be seen on guided kayak tours at Lake Karapiro, on glowworm canyoning trips at Karioi near Raglan, and in the Waitomo caves in the south of the region.