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Visitors exploring stalactites in Ruakuri Cave, New Zealand.
Guided walkway through Ruakuri Cave with illuminated limestone formations.
Tourists on a boat admire glowworms in Waitomo Caves, Auckland.
Glowworms illuminate Waitomo Caves' ceiling, casting a blue glow over the water on an Auckland tour.

Duration

45 min - 1 hr 30 min

Open today

9:00am - 5:00pm

Free cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
4.5/5(1,513)

Ingrid H

Couple
Verified booking
Last week
This is the second time I have done this tour and this one was a standout. What impressed me after the spectacular caves and gloworms was our guide Zeppelin. This young man has it all, great knowledge and the ability to explain things in a way everyone can understand. He also has admirable people skills, he managed to guide a very diverse group ensuring we adhered to the cave rules while delivering a faultless tour. He was entertaining, funny ( he could be a stand up comedian) yet informative. Zeppelin made a great experience even better ... and he is named after my favourite group.

Sakon S

Group
Verified booking
Last week
Our tour guide, George (Danny De vito or Albert Einstien) He is very get in depth with strory and information about the glowworm and the community. He is also has a sence of humour and a lovable person.

Lizelle F

Family
Verified booking
4 days ago
Our guide Luke was awesome. All his stories were amazing. Very spectacular to be able to walk inside the cave and experience the greatness. The boat ride was so calming and amazing.

Jennifer C

Group
Verified booking
Mar 2026
The tour was excellent. The guide was friendly, professional and knew her subject. She had the right mix of humour and authority to make everyone feel welcome, relaxed and safe. I had arthritis and limited mobility, so found the stairs hard and was slow. The guide was helpful and supportive in directing me to the stairs and boat. In all a very exciting and pleasant experience. Thank you for making it possible for a slow moving old lady .

Beverley C

Couple
Verified booking
Mar 2026
The tour of the cave was very assemble as had wheelchairs ramps Having no stairs made it easy to walking. The guide was full of knowledge and was very happy to answer any questions. She ensured we moved at a reasonable pace but still had time to see all the wonderful formations in the cave.

Wendy G

Group
Verified booking
Mar 2026
Our guide! I have been to the caves before but was taking friends from Australia this time, who also loved it. Our guide was informative, funny & a great singer. It's always an amazing feeling to be in a space that was created millions of years ago but is on my doorstep.
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  • 1,513 reviews

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    Guests from Australia, United States, United Kingdom and over 33 countries have loved this experience

    What our guests say

    Greg P

    Couple
    Verified booking
    Yesterday
    Relaxed experience with good balance of advice and humour from the guide (Ocean)

    Ingrid H

    Couple
    Verified booking
    Last week
    This is the second time I have done this tour and this one was a standout. What impressed me after the spectacular caves and gloworms was our guide Zeppelin. This young man has it all, great knowledge and the ability to explain things in a way everyone can understand. He also has admirable people skills, he managed to guide a very diverse group ensuring we adhered to the cave rules while delivering a faultless tour. He was entertaining, funny ( he could be a stand up comedian) yet informative. Zeppelin made a great experience even better ... and he is named after my favourite group.

    Sakon S

    Group
    Verified booking
    Last week
    Our tour guide, George (Danny De vito or Albert Einstien) He is very get in depth with strory and information about the glowworm and the community. He is also has a sence of humour and a lovable person.

    Lizelle F

    Family
    Verified booking
    4 days ago
    Our guide Luke was awesome. All his stories were amazing. Very spectacular to be able to walk inside the cave and experience the greatness. The boat ride was so calming and amazing.

    Garth N

    Family
    Verified booking
    2 weeks ago
    It was worth seeing, but unfortunately due to heavy rain we had a restricted time on the boat and couldn't go outside. There should have been some compensation offered for this.
  • Waitomo Caves

    Monday9:00am - 5:00pm
    Tuesday9:00am - 5:00pm
    Wednesday9:00am - 5:00pm
    Thursday9:00am - 5:00pm
    Friday9:00am - 5:00pm
    Saturday9:00am - 5:00pm
    Sunday9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

    • Please arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.

    • Please display the same at each ticket redemption point along with a valid photo ID.

    Meeting points

    Ruakuri Visitor Centre

    • Meet your guide at Ruakuri Visitor Centre.

    • Address: 204 Tumutumu Road, Waitomo Caves 3985, New Zealand.

    Get directions to the meeting point

    Waitomo Glowworm Caves.

    • Meet your guide at Waitomo Glowworm Caves.

    • Address: 39 Waitomo Village Road, Waitomo Caves 3977, New Zealand.

    Get directions to the meeting point

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