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Waitomo Caves Travel Guide: 57 reviews and 169 photos

For an unforgettable, eerie adventure, visit the three Waitomo Caves south of Hamilton on the North Island. Those are not stalactites hanging from the ceiling - they're thousands of luminescent glowworms. Ride the tour boats through the Waitomo Cave, visit the Museum of Caves, or (if you're feeling adventurous) try rappelling or "black-water" rafting in the Ruakuri Cave. Rafters don wet suits and miner's helmets to float through the glowworm caves and down a small waterfall. The more understated Aranui Cave does have thousands of tiny stalactites.

Waitomo Caves with glitering glow worms, ancient stalagmites and stalactites have left me fascinated.

I chose to do the lost world cave which was a 100m abseil and caving adventure. Sure was a great trip !

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In a nutshell:75 km south of Hamilton

Last visit to Waitomo Caves: Oct 2002
Intro Updated Dec 23, 2003
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Reviews (5)

Waitomo YHA Hotels (1)

it's brand new, big and lots of space... Waitomo is a very small place and so everything is very close by.... more travel advice

Bus Transportation (1)

There's lots of option on how to get to Waitomo. Join a tour or head out on your own. If you rent a car, make a stop... more travel advice

My Bag What to Pack (1)

good comfortable shoes is a must ! pls. have enough of with you as this place is very small. it's best to have ready... more travel advice

local pub Nightlife (1)

there's not much activity to do in Waitomo at nite but you can check out the local pub. they have a big screen tv... more travel advice

Things to Do (1)
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BluBluBlu Aug 24, 2005 at 2:54 AM

Waitomo is a great little place...thanks for reminding me! Happy travels, Blu
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l_joo Mar 30, 2004 at 6:11 PM

This Waitomo YHA looks cute. The caves also, any caves drawing then? 75 km south of Hamilton...okay
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k_yana Jan 18, 2004 at 12:51 AM

The Lost World was sort the highlight of my trip. Love your pages.
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city_guy Dec 29, 2003 at 6:13 AM

Caving ? Batman and Bat girl? hehe :) Nice... ☺