Name: Aranui Cave Guided Tour - Waitomo
Price: 81.00 NZD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (4 reviews)

Highlights

See stunning cave formations with magnificent white, pink and brown stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones
Learn about New Zealand trees and plants on the easy and enchanting forest walk
Catch a glimpse of the New Zealand cave-dwelling weta

Aranui Cave is a magical, mystical place that is steeped in Maori myth and legend. The Cave is home to a colony of native New Zealand cave wetas and further into the cave is the most beautiful collection of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and decorative formations.

What's included?

Tour of Aranui Cave
Friendly and knowledgeable guide

Meet your guide for a tour through the smallest and most delicate of Waitomo’s three main caves. As a dry cave without a river running through it, it houses little life past its entrance however step inside the entrance and you’ll find a colony of native New Zealand cave weta. Further into the cave is an amazing collection of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and decorative formations.

Your guide will take you along safe boardwalks into narrow chambers to see the finest cave formations of all the caves in Waitomo. The high chambers, magnificent limestone formations and the pale brown, pink and white shades of the huge stalactites in the Aranui Cave are truly spectacular.

Important information

Session Length

Please allow an hour for this experience
Tours run daily from 10am with the last tour at 2.30pm

Restrictions

Your own transport is required.

Guidelines

Your own transport is required.

Cancellation

Changes are not permitted within 48 hours of your experience
Late arrivals may result in you forfeiting your experience
No Show is forfeiture of your experience with no refund

Weather

Rain coat or umbrella recommended if raining

Dress Code

Please bring comfortable walking shoes and a warm jacket.

Other Info

Bring along your camera to take photos and video

Location

This experience takes place in Waitomo, Waikato.

Reviews

4.8

4 reviews

5 stars 3

4 stars 1

3 stars 0

2 stars 0

1 star 0

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Nikita W 2 May 2024

Red balloon was so easy to use when at the Waitomo Glow caves . The vaves were so beautiful a once in a lifetime experience. Great tour guide, friendly staff around.

Mya

Hi Nikita, your feedback is important to us, and we’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed your experience!

2 May 2024

Great trip

Kaylz 1 January 2020

The trip was great however we very nearly missed it as we walked from our hotel to the address stated on the tickets 585 waitomo caves road. Upon arriving 30 mins before our trip I was told that we were in the wrong place and actually were only 4 minutes away from our hotel. Luckily she rebooked is in for the 2 slots of the day and then we had to race back. This made my dad who is visiting unwel from the rushing around. I advise that you change the address for the caves on the ticket as the couple behind me also missed their tour as they did the same as us.

Well worth it

Ric 21 January 2019

The Waitomo Caves themselves are a wondrous natural attraction but the staff were friendly, engaging and knowledgeable. A very good experience for young and old, conducted at a nice, relaxed pace

Awesome family experience

Nicola 25 July 2018

This was a great experience to do with the family while we were on holiday in NZ. The tour was well organised with plenty of information to keep the whole family interested.

Aranui Cave Guided Tour - Waitomo