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Experience the most adventurous and dramatic caving experience in the world with Waitomo Cave's ultimate caving tour!
Highlights
- The biggest Adventure Caving Activity in New Zealand, run by the same operators since 1987
- Majestic 100 metre abseil
- Homemade lunch and BBQ dinner from local suppliers, cooked by your guides. Dietary requirements catered for.
- Beautiful Glow worm displays throughout the tour, culminating with the magnificent Glow worm chamber
- Two guides, max 8 clients
- Free personalised photos
Descend the world's highest commercial abseil into a cave - engulfed by 330 feet of surrealistic beauty.
Once inside, the adventure has only just begun as you plunge into a raging subterranean river and head for the submergence - swimming and climbing through cathedral-sized vaults, jumping and climbing through underground waterfalls and overcoming the cauldron and shin breaker alley on the way.
No experience is required for you to take on the challenge of one of the most special and wild places in the world - a remote wilderness in its natural, pristine state.
Waitomo Adventures are a consistent Certificate of Excellence Winner with Trip Advisor and are ranked the number 1 attraction in the area with a 5-star rating - Come and see for yourself why this is a must-do attraction in an experience that will remain with you forever.
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- Per Person$417.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Per Person$417.00 Less than 6 at this price!
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Incredible adventure!
Stephanie from NZ
Epic is an understatement
Jorik from Netherlands
Epic is an understatement
Jorik from Netherlands
Epic is an understatement
Jorik from Netherlands
Photo taken and provided free by Waitomo Adventures
George from Australia
Such peace!
Hayley-Rose Bygate from NZ
Adventure of a lifetime
John Delgado from United States
Worth every penny and more
Nitin Tyagi from NZ
A GREAT experience you cannot miss
aliciac3 from Singapore
A-M-A-zing!!!!!
Claudia Vicencio from Australia
A-M-A-zing!!!!!
Claudia Vicencio from Australia
A-M-A-zing!!!!!
Claudia Vicencio from Australia
Awesome experience
Wayne Poolman from South Africa
Awesome experience
Wayne Poolman from South Africa
Abseiling 300 feet
Arlene from United States
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Nitin Tyagi from New Zealand wrote on 08 January 2020
Worth every penny and more
I did this on a friend's recommendation. A bit sceptical at the start because of the cost but I'm so glad I went for it. Had a fabulous experience with Craig and Joel, both of them have good knowledge, are super friendly, kept us safe, know how to read their group well and cater for their needs. I've promised myself to be back again (real soon) for another experience because the first one hasn't sunk in yet! Looking forward to see you all again.
Sarah from New Zealand wrote on 03 May 2021
Must do NZ adventure
All kiwis with a sense of adventure should do this tour at least once in their lives. The guides are friendly, the trip well organised, the food good. You begin abseiling 100m down into the cave, the longest commercial abseil in the world. This is all safe and once you're over the edge the nerves settle. You fuel up on warm drinks and snacks throughout the day. Working your way 2km underground you see great scenery, spiders, glowworms, fossils and eels. The water is fresh but the wet suits soon warm you up after. Theres plenty of rock jumping and climbing throughout and some parts you have to swim in the water. At the end of the day you walk a 1km or so back to the shed through farmland where a hot shower and bbq awaits. Not for the faint-hearted: You do need to be fit for this tour. There are some small gaps to fit through. You will need to be confident in the water.
Stephen Baggarley from New Zealand wrote on 03 May 2021
Awesome Waitomo adventure
An awesome experience with outstanding scenery. The abseiling was addictive and the caving while at times challenging was achievable. would totally recommend to any thrillseekers.
XR Tan from Singapore wrote on 11 April 2021
Excellent!
Enjoyed my 7 hours in the cave with Waitomo Adventures tremendously! They made us (myself, my partner and another five in a family) do the drill of clipping and unclipping the carabiners before we abseiled 100 m down to the start of the cave. Lunch was tasty - chicken sandwich, blueberry muffin and granola ball and tea. Clipping was needed at the first part of the cave. Then we were pretty much on stable boulders. There were a bit of swimming in the ice-cold cave water but the wet suit provided the buoyancy. We squeezed through a tiny tunnel before jumping 3 m down into the water. There was a long ladder to climb too. And we tried walking without headlamps for a small stretch of the cave, feeling the texture of the rocks along the way. Saw a few giant spiders and lay on a huge boulder to look at the smattering of glowworms on the ceiling of the cave. Then we were out and back in the light with about 30 mins (maybe?) trek to the hut for wash up and BBQ dinner (steak, sausages, garlic bread, roasted kumara and salad). Worth doing.
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Murray McDonald from New Zealand wrote on 01 November 2020
A great experience
An experience that anyone with a little sense of adventure should under-take. This was so much better than we thought it could be. Absolutely value for money.
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