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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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2spaces priced from:
- Per Person$417.00
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
Showing all 174 authenticated Bookme reviews
aliciac3 from Singapore wrote on 30 November 2019
A GREAT experience you cannot miss
My friend and I initally thought of doing the Lost World 4 hour experience. After learning the 7 hour Epic adventure, we decided to go all out and have never looked back. This 7 hour experience is really EPIC and worth all time and energy invested. Most of the time is spent in water and navigating through rocks in the cave which those who did the 4-hour wont get to experience. In fact, we felt that, except for the abseiling, the experience would be sub-par for those who did the 4 hour one. If you take a look at the photo, the 4 hour tour ends at the ladder and you do a bit of a hike above ground. Truely grateful to be able to be do the 7 hour epic. It does requires some level of fitness and you can do it slow and steady. Our group was able to be ahead of schedule and thus, we get to do a couple more stuff in the cave. In total, there are 3 spots to sit down and rest to see the glow worms (the first spot is where the 4 hour tour ends, the other 2 spots are only available in the 7 hour epic as they are in the caves and they are far better than the first spot) The guides were very experience and were very safety conscious. Thank tou for making this experiece so great for us.
Claudia Vicencio from Australia wrote on 19 November 2019
A-M-A-zing!!!!!
This tour was out of this world! We really enjoyed and considered it’s totally worth it and would definitely do it again. We enjoyed specially the jumps in the dark through the rocks, the waterfall climbing And of course the delicious treats they had for us. Our guides Were absolutely amazing and they accommodated stuff a bit more challenging for us while we were waiting for the rest of the team so everybody could have so much fun! The seven hours are full of movement so I recommend to have a nice breakfast and good rest the night before as it is challenging at times. Can’t recommend this enough! Do it!!!
Wayne Poolman from South Africa wrote on 23 September 2019
Awesome experience
Unfortunately there weren't enough people for the tour but the Waitomo Adventures team managed to come up with an alternative for me. They did offer a refund or reschedule but based on my plans I was glad they had made a concession to accomodate me. Went on the 4 hour tour (so still did the 100m abseil) and Haggas Honking Hole). I built up a decent sweat at timesso there is definitely a physical price to pay, but nothing comes for free. My guide (thanks TK) was very informative, calm and methodical with his checks so huge thanks to hime and the great team at base camp. All in all loved both caving experiences.
Karch Campbell from New Zealand wrote on 19 October 2020
An unforgettable experience
This tour is absolutely fantastic. The guides are friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. It is a wild adventure through the caves, and even climbing through a waterfall felt completely safe. 100% recommend to anyone who wants a real cave experience.
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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July
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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.
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