🏨 Waitomo Glowworm Caves Small Group Tour from Auckland Activity

Waitomo Glowworm Caves Small Group Tour from Auckland

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Auckland, Auckland

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Visit the amazing Waitomo Caves, be in awe of the cave formations and the thousands of Glowworms sparkling above you. Unique to New Zealand for over 120 years, Waitomo Caves are a must-see for any traveller.

Highlights:
• Waitomo Glowworm Caves
• Wildlife viewing
• Optional upgrades (see the itinerary section for more details)

While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it’s our small groups, guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember.

Our tours are led by our famously passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing their stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety.

What's Included

Bottled water

Entry Tickets - Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Small Group & Fully Guided Tour

Snacks

What's Not Included

DVD (available to purchase)

Gratuities

Lunch

Optional extras and activities - please select the tour option you want at time of booking

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
CHILD: Age: 4 - 14
ADULT: Age: 15 - 99

Additional Info

Children aged 7 years ad below are required to travel in a child safety car seat. If you don't have a car seat one can be provided, with 24 hours’ notice.
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Children aged 7 years ad below are required to travel in a child safety car seat. If you don't have a car seat one can be provided, with 24 hours’ notice.
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Auckland Central

Your tour starts in New Zealand’s largest city. As we drive out of the city, your guide will not only set the scene for your adventure today, but also point out and guide you past some of the city’s top highlights.

• Admission Ticket Free

Waikato Region

Exiting Auckland, we drive south through the stunning Waikato countryside, the most extensive farming area in the world. Encounter stunning scenery, mighty rivers, great photo opportunities, beautiful mountains and several farm animals along the way. During this journey we pass through Taupiri which has many interesting sites of cultural significance including local Maori burial grounds & cultural totem poles.

• Admission Ticket Free

Pirongia

After passing through rich countryside and learning about some local history and the New Zealand Land Wars, we stop in this idyllic little town for a quick coffee break.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Continuing our adventure, we enter Otorohanga “The Kiwiana capital of New Zealand”. See all things Kiwi as you pass through this unique and charming town.

• Admission Ticket Free

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Arriving at our feature attraction you have several options:

• WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES & GROTTO BOAT RIDE (included in tour price). Be guided through the ancient amazing caves seeing many different cave formations then decend further for your Glowworm experience. Unique to New Zealand for over 120 years, these caves are a must-see.

• UPGRADE TO RUAKURI CAVE - Recommended (Additional cost, Summer only or private tour in winter - contact us). NZ's longest guided underground walking tour.

• UPGRADE TO BLACK WATER RAFTING, Black Labyrinth (Additional cost, Summer only or private tour in winter - contact us). The original Waitomo black water tube rafting tour.

• UPGRADE TO THE BLACK ABYSS (Additional cost, Summer only or private tour in winter - please contact us). For the ultimate in adventure caving tours, look no further than the Black Abyss.

*Please note Ruakuri Cave, Black Labyrinth and Black Abyss are cave upgrades instead of Waitomo Glowworm Caves, not in addition to.

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Waitomo Big Bird & Miniature Animal Petting Farm

On our way out of Waitomo we stop outside Big Bird to see and meet some of our local friendly animals. These guys know our guides well and even though we do not have time to go inside the park, the friendly animals will often come to the fences for a photo or two, thrilling guests.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auckland

Sadly we must start to head north again but your day is not over with a fully guided return trip to Auckland with secret stops along the way, or add the Otorohanga Kiwi House to enhance your day.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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