Cave Tours
Suitable for the widest range of ages and abilities these cave tours are generally a dry and gentle way to explore a cave.
Tours range from a 200 metre walk approximately 45 minutes, 1.6 kilometres over 90 minutes and a tour of 3.25 hours (including travel time). Your guide will be able to tell you about the history of the cave as well as showing you speleothems (stalactites and stalagmites), fossils and cave creatures.
Water drips into the caves making pathways and staircases wet, and the temperature is about 12˚ – 14˚celcius all year round, so you will need comfortable walking shoes and a light jacket or jersey for these tours.
Discover Waitomo
Discover WaitomoWaitomo Glowworm Cave Tour
- This cave tour has been operating for over 126 years.
- Allow 45 minutes
- Big open caverns
- Includes 5-10 minute boat ride through Glowworm Grotto
Infant: Free Family pass (2ad + 2ch): $131
Extra child: $18
Maximum Group Size: 40
Standard Trip Times: Every half an hour from 9am – 5pm (additional tours in shoulder and summer seasons. Contact us for further details)
You will need: Comfortable shoes and warm jacket
Photography permitted: No
Book this cave tour and receive admission into Waitomo Museum for $2 per adult. Children 14 and under are free.
Special combo price available for two or all of the following cave tours: Waitomo Glowworm Cave Tour, Aranui Cave Tour and Ruakuri Cave Tour (see further down page)
Aranui Cave Tour
- Allow 1 hour
- Limestone Formations
- Fine and delicate stalactites and stalagmites
- May be able to see cave weta
Infant: Free
Family Pass (2ad + 2ch): $131 Extra Child: $18
Maximum Group Size: 20
Standard Trip Times: 9.30am, 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm (additional tours maybe available in busy periods) – must be booked and subject to availability
You will need: Comfortable shoes and warm jacket
Photography permitted: Yes
Special combo price available for two or all of the following cave tours: Waitomo Glowworm Cave Tour, Aranui Cave Tour and Ruakuri Cave Tour (see further down page)
Ruakuri Cave Tour
Ruakuri Cave Tour
- Allow 2 hours
- Walk down a man made spiral entrance way
- 1.6km walk through the cave
- History of the cave
- Glowworms
- Wheelchair accessible (60cm max) – One can be organised for you by prior arrangement.
Infant: Free
Family Pass (2ad + 2ch): $186
Extra Child: $20 Maximum Group Size: 18
Standard Trip Times: 9am, 10am, 11am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm (additional tours maybe available in busy periods). Must be booked and subject to availability
You will need: Comfortable shoes, warm jacket and camera
Photography permitted: Yes (some restrictions apply)
Book this cave tour and receive admission into Waitomo Museum for $2 per adult (children 14 and under are free).
Special combo price available for two or all of the following cave tours: Waitomo Glowworm Cave Tour, Aranui Cave Tour and Ruakuri Cave Tour (see further down page)
Glowworm Cave + Aranui Cave Combo
Infant: Free
Family Pass (2ad + 2ch): $169 Extra Child: $21
ONLY AVAILABLE IF BOOKED WITH Waitomo i-SITE. Free admission into the Waitomo Museum
Glowworm Cave + Ruakuri Cave Combo
Infant: Free
Family Pass (2ad + 2ch): $204
Extra Child: $21
ONLY AVAILABLE IF BOOKED WITH Waitomo i-SITE. Free admission into the Waitomo Museum
3 Cave Combo
Infant: Free
Family Pass (2ad + 2ch): $221
Extra Child: $32
ONLY AVAILABLE IF BOOKED WITH Waitomo i-SITE. Free admission into the Waitomo Museum
Cave World
Footwhistle Glowworm Cave Tour
- Allow 1.25 – 1.5 hours including travelling time
- Glowworms
- Candlelit entrance
- Variety of formations
- Display of one or more traditional lighting methods
- Small and personalised tour
- Cave exploring
- Kawakawa tea tasting
Day Tour:
Adult: $64Child (must be 5-17yrs): $39 Infant: Not recommended
Maximum Group Size: 11
Standard Trip Times: 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm (more may be added in busy season)
You will need: Walking shoes and warm jacket (adverse weather), your camera
Photography permitted: Yes
Book this cave and receive admission into Waitomo Museum for $2.50 per adult (children 14 and under are free).
Night Tour (more glowworms):
Adult: $69Child: (must be 5-17yrs):$49 Infant: Not recommended
Maximum Group Size: 11
Standard Trip Times: Vary – call us!
You will need: Walking shoes and warm jacket (adverse weather)
Photography permitted: Yes
Book this cave and receive admission into Waitomo Museum for $2.50 per adult (children 14 and under are free).
Spellbound Glowworm and Cave Tour (Closed from 1st June to 30th June 2019)
Spellbound Glowworm and Cave Tour (Closed from 1st June to 30th June 2019)- Allow 3 hours 15 minutes
- Two caves in one tour (Mangawhitikau Cave and Te Ana o Te Atua Cave)
- Variety of formations and fossils
- Small and personalised tour
- Close up view of Glowworms
- Tea and Coffee break between two caves
- 20+ minute boat ride through Glowworms
- Cave of choice for the BBC / Sir David Attenborough ‘Planet Earth & Life In The Undergrowth’ documentaries
Adult: $75
Child: (0-14yrs): $26
Maximum Group Size: 12
Standard Trip Times: 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm – must be booked and subject to availability
You will need: Comfortable shoes, warm jacket and camera
Photography permitted: Yes (some restrictions apply)
Book this cave and receive admission into Waitomo Museum for $2.50 per adult (children 14 and under are free).
