Waitomo Caves
- Address:39 Waitomo Caves Road, Waitomo
- Hours:Open daily
- Admission:Prices vary for each tour
Must-Do Experience, Nature & Wildlife, Off-the-Beaten Path, Popular with Locals, Walking/Hiking, Cave
Waitomo Caves Reviews
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very nice tour. The driver provided informations all the way. very helpful. the glow worm cave is amazing. too short, should stay longer. The maori , farm are also fun. very good trip. also a long day. 5 star
The bus ride was very long but the caves were great as wAS the tribal show
Our guide chattered all the way there with shuch knowledge that it made the trip go so quckly. The caves were amazing and Rotorua turned on the fine weather. Overall an excellent day
The programme is very well planed with full of fun. Our guides Shanne and Anne are extremely caring and funny! Strongly recommand the 5 hrs programme than the 3 hrs one!
The driver refused to drop me at my hotel despite the fact that I had paid for that service and he dropped everyone else staying in Rotorua. The driver never shut up for the whole journey which was a bit trying after the first few hours. The glow worms were good.
I wish they allow us to take photos in the caves but I do understand the reason. No complains. It is a fantastic trip, especially those glow worms. What a view. And the Geyser, Oh, my, you had to go and see for yourself.
Have only clicked one star because will not accept comment without a rating but this tour was not worth even one star,
Three day tour was supposed to be finale to our holiday - having booked on half a dozen other viator tours we expected better - a real disappointment.
It was not a tour - involved 9 different buses - many were service buses and there was no commentary and didn't enjoy backpackers music. Only 2 half day tours one excellent- Lake Taupo the other a quick glimpse of geysers - Sheep show etc and then deposited at hotels by 2pm with nothing to do.No meals included. Had feeling of having been 'ripped of'f' ' as knew we could have put together a better itinerary for half the price we were charged.Totally unsuitable for two mature ladies with large suitcases! Would not suit any self respecting backpacker even if they had money to throw away.
long but great and informative
Had a great time and was really looking forward to this adventure. Jumping backward into the river was a little scarry but ok. Glad we practiced before we needed to do it for real in the cave.
The caves are amazing and very peaceful. Once your eyes become accustomed to the darkness, the glowworms are revealed. Well worth a visit.
The details of this trip read that it was a tour. I signed up alone for my first trip to New Zealand. I expected a tour where the same people would be with me for the duration. This was very different. One day, I was transported to a public bus, which I rode for the day to Wellington. The hotel was in an area too far for any real sight seeing. You are left on your own quite a bit. That was OK in a couple of stops since there were things you could do and see on your own. I did enjoy NZ quite a bit and was able to see a bit of both islands. The tour ends in Christchurch. I was moved by what the people of Christchurch have been through. I think you should reconsider the end city of the tour. Access to the city, where most tourist attractions were, is closed. Based on the other Viator tours I've taken, this rated very low.
Like everyone else said, the bus ride is long and takes up the most part of the day.
The trip consists of basically 3 attractions: glowworms, a farm (at which you see sheep shearing and a sheep dog in action), and a Maori show at a thermal spot (if you're lucky, the geyser will spout when you're there).
If it weren't for the fact that glowworms aren't found in other parts of the world, this trip would be an expensive yawn.
Longer trip than expected, nice waitomo caves tour and interesting but short and not so wild. Rotorua, maori show good, and spectacular geyser. Waitomo caves are far from Auckland.
Very good day out with a friendly and knowledgeable driver. Waitamo glow worm caves were good to see and we quite enjoyed the farm, but Rototua thermals and mud pools are spectacular. The only downside is the amount of time on the road (approx 3 hours each way). Although the scenery is excellent after 2 weeks travelling New Zealand we were in scenery overload.
We really enjoyed the caves and those busy glowworms were really glowing!
