90-Minute Guided Ruakuri Cave Tour Waitomo
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- 1 h 30 min
- Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 h prima
- Guida in inglese
- Biglietto mobile
In evidenza
Ruakuri Cave offers a captivating blend of Waitomo's most compelling subterranean experiences. Journey down through the spectacular spiral entrance, and marvel at the softly folding shawl-like limestone formations and crystal tapestries. Hear the distant thunder of the subterranean waterfalls and get up close to the glowworms. Spectacular and unique, Ruakuri Cave offers a captivating blend of Waitomo's most compelling subterranean experiences. In this 1.5 hour sightseeing tour, your guide will bring you up close to glowworms, elaborate cave formations, underground rivers, myths, legends and sacred Maori sites.
Incluso
Cosa è incluso
- Local guide
Cosa non è incluso
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerario
Discover the spectacular Ruakuri Cave on this 75-minute guided walking tour. Ruakuri Cave has displays of glowworms and is filled with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years. Points of interest include softly folding shawl-like formations (formed by flowing rivers) and fossilized seashells, which indicate how the caves were once part of the seabed. Major features include Holdens Cavern, named after James Holden who first opened the cave to the public, The Drum Passage, The Pretties, and The Ghost Passage. Tours depart every day (except Christmas Day) at 9.00am, 10.00am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Photography is permitted in Ruakuri Cave. Ruakuri Cave is wheelchair accessible. .
Cancellazione
Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 ore prima dell’inizio, con rimborso totale.
Recensioni
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5Glow Up!
We booked the Ruakuri Cave Tour because my friend was absolutely obsessed with seeing glow worms. I genuinely thought I'd booked the Waitomo Glowworm Tour instead but apparently exhausted me wasn't paying enough attention while booking through Viator. 😂 Honestly, though, I'm SO glad exhausted me made that mistake! Our guide, Stacey, was absolutely fantastic. Passionate, knowledgeable, friendly and clearly enthusiastic about what she does. We were the girls with the colourful hair and I was wearing my duck jumper, which Stacey complimented. (Always a good sign when someone appreciates the ducks! 😂) The caves themselves were fascinating, with plenty of interesting history along the way. They weren't nearly as cold as I'm used to from visiting Jenolan Caves, but I'd still recommend bringing a jacket just in case. But the absolute highlight? THE GLOW WORMS! The opportunity to get so incredibly close to them was amazing. Rather than looking at tiny dots of light from a distance, you get a much more up-close encounter with these fascinating little creatures. It was genuinely special and made the whole experience even better than I'd anticipated. An absolutely brilliant tour and Stacey made an already great experience even more memorable. If you're considering visiting the caves, I highly recommend this tour. And if you're lucky enough to get Stacey as your guide, you're in for a treat! Sometimes the best travel experiences come from accidentally booking the wrong thing. 😂
5Stunning
Small group, Wi was a fantastic guide friendly, funny and informative, the caves have some stunning decorations they are well worth a visit, How they managed to put all that infrastructure (lighting, paths, railing) in there without doing any damage is amazing.
5Great tour!
This was a very well-organized tour of the Ruakiri Cave. We saw beautiful cave formations as well as so many glowworms. Our tour guide was extremely friendly and it was amazing how much information she could share with us about the cave. Highly recommend!
5Cave tour
Natural wonders of the cave - Aria was a Knowledgeable, welcoming and friendly guide and took her time explaining all and taking photos at our request.
5Excellent tour.
Wow!! Excellent tour with our guide Scuba. Went with our adult daughters and we all enjoyed learning about the caves and the history of the area and seeing the glow worms! A beautiful experience. Thank you !
5Ruakuri Cave tour
Nice small group of 8. Friendly humourous guide!
Da sapere prima di partire
- Punto d’incontro
- Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Center Check in here 30 minutes prior to tour departure if you require directions.
- Prelievo
- Tutti si ritrovano al punto di partenza; non c’è prelievo.
- Tipo di biglietto
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Dimensione del gruppo
- Fino a 16 viaggiatori
- Gestito da
- THL - Waitomo Caves Group
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- All you will need are comfortable shoes and a warm jacket.
- You must check in 30 minutes before the tour departs
- Due to high demand and limited capacity if you are late or miss your scheduled tour time your ticket(s) are forfeited and non refundable. New bookings will incur the full tour cost and are subject to availability
- Your own transport is required
- Stroller/wheelchair width must not exceed 65cm
How it compares in Waitomo
- Its from-price is 42% below the median of the 13 experiences we list in Waitomo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 5 of 13.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Waitomo
Waitomo is a village in the King Country, on limestone hills riddled with caves, where glow-worms light the cave ceilings.
Waitomo sits in rolling sheep country in the northern King Country of the North Island, about an hour's drive south of Hamilton. The name comes from Māori words for water and hole, and the limestone hills under the farmland are riddled with caves. In the best known of them, the Glowworm Cave, boats glide beneath a ceiling dotted with the blue-green lights of a glow-worm found only in New Zealand.
Top-ranked sights in Waitomo: Ruakuri Cave.
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