Waitomo Caves
- Address: 39 Waitomo Caves Road, Waitomo
- Hours: Open daily
- Admission: Prices vary for each tour
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Must-Do Experience,
Nature & Wildlife,
Off-the-Beaten Path,
Popular with Locals,
Walking/Hiking,
Cave
Waitomo Caves Reviews
We've found 233 Waitomo Caves reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by AmandaJT, May 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
This was an awesome day! Hobbiton was great and the glow worm cave was amazing. I definitely recommend this tour. The only downside was there was a lot of bus changing and it was not always immediately clear where you needed to be. Despite that, both bus drivers were amusing and incredibly informative about New Zealand and LOTR trivia.
Review by Mabel L, April 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland
a long drive. however the coach is very comfy so no problem at all. the driver is very good, non-stop commentary except on return journey when most people have gone to sleep.
the waitomo caves is spectacular, been to the glow worm cave in australlia good coast. the waitomo caves have a lot more glow worms, and the boat ride is awesome.
The farm is ok but is more of a show piece, not the authentic farm we expect. but ok, another experience.
the maori village is fun too. the hot spring jet is ok too.
the whole trip is very nicely organised.
The Rotorua area is worth for a longer stay with the hotels with spas, the cable car and luge ride down. next time will spend more time in that area.
will recommend for those who do not drive around NZ
Review by Elizabeth R, April 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
We really liked Hobbiton. The caves were too crowded for us, but still interesting. The first bus was great, but as we got moved around not all the buses were are nice as the first. Overall highly recommend.
Review by Patricia P, Argentina, April 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
Beautiful caves. Easy to walk inside them. Seeing the glowworms was a very nice sigthseing. Also the quiet river inside was peaceful. If you are fun of The Lord of the Ring movies, so you have to go, nice place, well care. You think you are long time ago.
Review by Annemarie G, April 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland
This tour is great value for money! You visit Waitomo Caves, Rotorua, a maori museum (including dance performance), kiwi-bird sanctuary and a sheep farm (including shearing demo) all in 1 day. Food/drinks provided were delicious (covered me for breakfast/lunch/dinner). Driver had excellent commentary/driving skills.
Review by graeme h, April 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland
caves were nice and peaceful
Review by Aida Hussain, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
TLOTR is must do when you are in Auckland! Great experience with nice staffs
Review by Beverley F, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
Worth every cent!!
Review by Bianca N, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
This tour made my trip to New Zealand! We loved the caves and obviosuly LOVED Hobbiton, but what really made this tour was the friendly, knowledgeable tourguide! Completely worth every penny
Review by Ian C, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland
This was an excellent tour. The day was very long, but we covered a lot of ground all of the stops were well done.
In particular, the Glow Worm caves were exceptional. At one point there were about 20 tourists in a boat in the dark cave and all of us were completely spellbound looking at the glow worms which resembled a night sky which was fully of constellations of stars.
Review by Fred, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland
A lot of time on the bus but this tour covered all the highlights of the New Zealand North island except wine tasting. Each of the stops was excellent. Highly recommend this bargain.
Review by Michael W, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
We very much enjoyed this trip and would recommend it to others who want to see the glow worm caves and visit the shire and need to be able to do so in a one day trip from Auckland. Yes, we spent a lot of time on a bus. But that is what we expected, and our bus driver/tour guide did a great job keeping us informed about what we were seeing and about what the plans for each stop. If people have the time, there are many other things to see and do in the Rotorua area and perhaps an overnight tour might work better for them. We only had one day available following the completion of a cruise from Sydney to Auckland, and this tour worked perfectly for us!
Review by BATTERSBY666, United Kingdom, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
This was a long day and somewhat complicated due to all the different options covered by the one coach. But it all ran like clock work with no hitches. The glow worm caves were okay, but I had expected more and it was very busy. We did not have a lot of time to look around the shop after the tour which would have been nice so as we could get a coffee before setting off again. It took 2 hours to get to the cave then another hour to the aggro dome where we changed vehicles to drive another hour to Hobbiton
Review by Cameron H, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland
Hobbiton was amazing. Glow worm cave was a waste of time and money.
Review by Clement A, March 2013
Doing what: Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland
Exciting , interesting, food simple and good.
