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The Black Abyss is a five-hour expedition which combines abseiling the 35 metre tomo (hole), climbing, whizzing down a flying fox and cave tubing underneath glow worms into one unforgettable journey.
This is the ultimate Waitomo Caves adventure and is perfect for the natural born adrenalin junkies.
Meet your expert guides and get kitted out with all the safety equipment for your journey. Then, descend into the seemingly bottomless black depths of the glow worm studded Ruakuri Cave. This five hour expedition combines a 35 metre abseil, climbing, whizzing down a flying fox and cave tubing underneath glow worms into one unforgettable journey.
This experience is part of the Responsible Range as it was awarded a Qualmark Enviro-Gold endorsement and was a 100% Pure NZ award nominee.
Participants must be over 16 years of age and weigh more than 45kg.
There is a minimum of two people and a maximum of 8 people for this experience.
This experience is subject to weather conditions.
Please bring swimwear and a towel.
This experience takes place at Waitomo, Waikato.
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