Waitomo Caves Reviews

WHERE ARE THE WAITOMO CAVES? We drove from Auckland to Rotorua and on the way we stopped at the Waitomo caves near Otorohanga on the North Island of New Zealand. The caves are about two hours south of Auckland and two hours west of Rotorua so it made a good break in our journey. I really knew nothing about these caves prior to our ...  Read the complete review

Waitomo caves is a small village a couple of hours drive south of Auckland in the Waitomo region of New Zealand that is home to a system of caves that are world famous for their glow worms. There are many tours of the caves, with some more adventurous and energetic than others, ranging from sedate boat tours to the blackwater rafting ...  Read the complete review

Waitomo is a very small place surrounded by lots and lots of trees. The caves are amazing and a day trip here is a MUST! The caves are natural lime stone caves and were firsted explored in 1887 and were opened to tourists by 1889! so they have been well visited and popular over the many years! They are open from 9 am to approx 5.30pm ...  Read the complete review

The hardest part of my gap year was deciding where to go and how long we'd allow in each place. We definitely made a massive error by only giving ourselves just less than two weeks in New Zealand. We chose not to go to South island, which ultimately was another error we made, however it was because of the Waitomo caves that we decided to stay in ...  Read the complete review

There is absolutely nothing to do in Waitomo apart from visiting the Waitomo Caves but I would definitely suggest that anyone stops there for a day. There are a range of different activities you can do in the caves including black water rafting, abseiling down into a cave, tubing (flowing down the river in a rubber ring tube) or simply taking a ...  Read the complete review

Fantastic cave system, and one of the nicest places to see New Zealand's real treasure the gloworm! These little guys thrive in these caves and given a little peace and quiet will quite happily shine away. To get to the caves you have to take a boat along a sound which takes about 30 minutes, and then you have a small tour through a visitor centre ...  Read the complete review