Caveworld

Exploring ANCIENT Glowworm Caves | Waitomo (Lost World) New Zealand Travel Vlog 2018 (SB60)

Taking a tour of the incredible glowworm caves in Waitomo, New Zealand. The ancient, glittering underground world is truly a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. ► SUBSCRIBE:

Down from sound overnight, over and back in Te Anau. I am going to check out the glowworms. They've got this really old cave, I think it's approximately 12 or 14 thousand-year-old cave, so gonna go on a little, a little cruise and see the cave glowing with these glowworms. It'll be super awesome.

Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to film in there, so I'm doing a few bits of shooting up until I get into the cave but I'm not going to be able to capture the actual glowworms for you. Oh, oh the ship's already boarding, I better go. Let's have a little walk down and let's see how this caving adventure unfolds. Your caves adventure begins here.

Today we are going to be exploring the Aurora Cave system. The entire thing is 6.7 kilometers long, so today we'll only be doing 250 meters of it, down here.

Back into reality. So that was the little glowworm exploration. It kind of felt a little bit like stars in the sky, but obviously, not stars in the sky.

But it was really cool. It was quite meditative and relaxing actually, 'cause we're kind of slowly moving around on the boat, it's silent at times with, kind of, like the sound of water a little bit in the distance elsewhere in the cave and these little glowing dots all at different levels of brightness kind of just dotted around almost randomly or in little clusters on the, on the top of the cave.

So just got back to Queenstown, it's about nine o'clock roughly, and quick opportunity to jump in the gondola, head up and see if I can get up there in time for sunset. Let's go! Top of the Queenstown viewing deck, nice clouds rolling in over there, and the sun's gradually starting to set. And yes, of course, I've got a time-lapse going.



Find Shazz here:

Facebook:
Instagram:

Footwhistle Glowworm Cave Tour - Cave World Waitomo - www.Bookme.co.nz

Visit bookme.co.nz for epic deals on glow worming Adventures and many more activities around New Zealand, Australia & Fiji!

Caveworld New Zealand www.cavefun.co.nz

Caveworld is New Zealand's leading provider of blackwater rafting, caving and abseiling fun. Experience the fun that is Caveworld! Glowworms, cave formations, cave water slide and more all encased in the majestic Te Anaroa Cave. A locally owned and operated company based in the heart of the Waitomo Caves, Waikato, New Zealand.

CaveWorld Waitomo

Cave World offers a range of memorable glow worm experiences, from fun-filled adventures you can enjoy with family and friends to relaxed walking tours.

A family-run, locally owned and operated business, Cave World specialises in providing the personal and professional touch on our authentic Waitomo tours, with over 10,000 satisfied visitors experiencing our unique piece of New Zealand each year.

Our guides are local caving enthusiasts with unmatched knowledge and experience, and thanks to our unique location, we offer the chance for you to see magnificent, undisturbed glow worm displays - better, we believe, than anywhere else in the world!

Waitomo Caves New Zealand

VLOG #18

New Zealand Trip: Waitomo Caves

Waitomo Caves - New Zealand

The truly extraordinary Waitomo Caves in New Zealand make up the scene for an exciting excursion with Leonie, 19, into the odd world of a stalactite cave.

Waitomo's Lights - Avatar in Real Life - 4k

Waitomo is the centre of the universe for glow worms in New Zealand. With cave, boat and black water rafting tours, there are plenty of glow worm adventures. This time-lapse video was a made as a follow-up to our previous glowworm video Glowworms in Motion ( which won the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year - Timelapse award. We shot this one mainly for the love of spending time underground beneath the twinkling lights of glow worm galaxies. We initially thought the 60 hours spent in caves to make the first video would satisfy us but as we are finding out there is something addictive about underground photography. The more difficult the better. This one took 30 hours underground and over 3000 pictures were taken in that time. We hope you enjoy it!

To have an epic glowworm adventure yourself, head on over to and check out all the cool options.

To read the story of how we first started filming glowworms check out this blog:

The story behind this video is here:

Special thanks to Jenna for having the patience to spend hours underground with me and also Ilya Inov for subbing in for Jenna at one point to get the last sequences. Ilya may have actually enjoyed his 16 hours underground more than me. He posts his photography work here:

Also, a shout out to Mr. Glowworm Cave (Logan Doull) for making sure we didn't get lost underground and protecting us from the eels ;)

About the Series:
Living a Kiwi Life is about a Canadian couple (me and Jenna) who have lived in Canada all our lives and made the decision to move to New Zealand having never gone there before. We quit our jobs, sold our houses and cars and left everything we knew to explore an unknown.

Stoked for Saturday Links:
Blog:
Instagram:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Snapchat: @stoked4saturday
Music:
bdProductions - Documentary Background (audiojungle.net)

Cameras used:
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 6D

For business inquiries and licensing email info@stokedforsaturday.com

General Store- Waitomo Caves New Zealand

General store

Black Water Rafting '16, Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

A MUST DO on North Island New Zealand. Waitomo Caves Rafting and Glow Worm Caves is an Adventure of a Lifetime! No personal cameras/videos allowed!

Glowing Adventures - Waitomo Glow Worm Cave Tours, New Zealand

glowing.co.nz
For a real caving experience.
Unhurried, Untouched, Unbelievable!
1199 Oparure Road, Waitomo, Te Kuiti
contact@glowing.co.nz
07 8787234

Footwhistle Tour - CaveWorld Waitomo

Enjoy a 3.5km courtesy scenic shuttle to our cave while your experienced guide reveals the rich history of Waitomo. Then, take a short walk through breath taking New Zealand native bush to the cave entrance. There, your guide lights the candles setting the scene for an intimate cave experience, where you will see glowworms up close, cave formations up close and appreciate the beauty of Footwhistle Cave (also known to local maori as Te Anaroa Cave).

The solar powered lights are kept low so you can appreciate the magnificent glow worm displays at their best, only inches away. Around a corner lie the bones of one of New Zealand's lost treasures, the ancient Moa. The soothing sound of Footwhistle cave stream flows in the darkness below.

Formation lights are especially turned on to cast a warm glow over stunning cave formations. The guide tells the stories of the insect life that live here - titiwai, the glow worm, and tuna, the eel. After enjoying a relaxed stroll through the cave, you'll be seated in Footwhistle's Cathedral to see it lit up by a dazzling magnesium torch. Although the display only lasts a few seconds, your memories of the Footwhistle Cave will last a lifetime

GLOWWORM Boat Cave Tour in New Zealand!

We took a boat ride through a cave to see the amazing Arachnocampa Luminosa GLOWWORMS only found in New Zealand! We did a tour of three caves in the Waitomo area before heading to Matamata - Hobbiton is Next!

Music from YouTube AudioLibrary In The Atmosphere - Bad Snacks.

Waitomo caving New Zealand

Caving in Helms deep at Waitomo caves New Zealand

15 Most Amazing Caves

Go check out these 15 beautiful caves they are natural wonders one filled with huge crystals and one that the largest ice cave ever!

Subscribe for new videos Monday Wednesday and Friday!

9. The Reed Flute Cave – Guangxi, China
This cave is quite the landmark and a major tourist attraction that can be found on the outskirt of the city of Guilin in Guangxi, China. The cave gets its name from the reeds that grow inside it and are perfect for turning them into reeds. Not only that, but you can also find a variety of mineral formations, carbon deposits and stone pillars. The cave was rediscovered back in the 1940s by refugees and is around 180 years old with roughly 70 inscriptions on the walls that go as far back as 792 AD.

8. The Blue Grotto – Capri, Italy
This famous sea cave can be found right on the coast of the island of Capri in Italy where it extends for 177 feet. The sun’s light is able to pass through the underwater cavity and illuminates the ocean’s waters, producing a reflection that makes the cave glow blue. With only one entrance, this cave can only be reached by boat and the passengers must lie flat as the oarsman uses a metal chain to pull the boat into the cave. Visitors are also forbidden to swim in the grotto in order to preserve the clarity of the water.

7. The Lascaux Caves – Montignac, France
This cave is found in the southwestern region of France, where it is more known for the Paleolithic cave paintings that are found inside, which a teenager happened to stumble across them back in the 1940s. The cave art is dated at being around 17,300 years old and is made up of pictures of large animals that once existed during that time period. The caves were opened in 1948 and were made into a UNESCO World Heritage Site back in 1979.

6. The Cave of Crystals – Chihuahua, Mexico
This cave that can be found in Chihuahua, Mexico was just barely discovered back in 2000 when scientists found the chasm below after they had drilled an aquifer and managed to pump out thousands of gallons of water. The crystal formations mind numbingly huge as they are measured at being way over 30 feet with a diameter of 4 feet. This is because the water that they formed in was overflowing with calcium sulfate and the cave was being heated by magma. The cave is so hot that most people can only stay inside for around ten minutes with the proper protective gear.

5. The Glowworm Cave – Waitomo, New Zealand
This cave at Waitomo is located on the north island of New Zealand and as the name suggests it’s popularly known for the population of glowworms that have made this place their home. This cave happens to be a part of the Waitomo Cave system along with two other caves known as the Aranui and the Ruakuri Cave. The glowworm phenomenon is only unique to New Zealand which is why plenty of tourists pass through here each year.

4. The Eiskogelhöhle Cave
Depicted in the picture below is what’s known as the “Halle de Circe” or as it's translated to “Hall of Circle”. The ice pillars can be found in the Eiskogelhöhle in Salzburg, Austria. The cave was first discovered back in 1877 Eduard Richter. The site was proclaimed as a highly protected site after the passing of the Salzburg Nature Conservation Act.

3. The Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves – Werfen, Austria
Eisriesenwelt translates to “World of the Ice Giants,” which is fitting for this cave that is completely made out of natural limestone ice and can be found in Werfen, Austria. It is regarded as the largest ice cave on the planet and goes on for 26 miles. It’s estimated that the caves attract around 200,000 tourists annually that want to catch a glimpse at the ice formations. Whatever the season, these ice formations manage to stay frozen and cool year-round thanks to the area’s special weather conditions.

2. Fingal's Cave – Staffa, Scotland
This is a sea cave that lies on an uninhabited island in Scotland called Staffa. Its formation was brought forth by hexagonally jointed basalt columns inside of a Paleocene lava flow. The cave has established quite a name for itself because of its naturally arched ceiling that creates creepy noises with the help of the sea’s waves echoing.

1. The Cave of the Swallows – Aquismon, Mexico
This open air pit cave can be found at the Municipality of Aquismon in Mexico where it has a free fall drop that is measured at being 1082 feet from the floor of the cave to the lowest side of the opening and a This is classified as the second deepest pit in all of Mexico and the 11th in the whole world. The cave comes equipped with low temperatures and thick layers of vegetation near. You can also find a sinkhole that is estimated to go down an extra 1679 feet.

Caving Adventure

Lost World Epic Adventure - 7 hour awesome trip. Waitomo Adventures, Waitomo, NZ.

TumuTumu ToObing aka Blackwater Rafting

Waitomo Adventure Centre Option One - TumuTumu ToObing - Best Blackwater Rafting at Waitomo Caves. Walk Wade Swim & Tube your way through this fabulous cave. See thousands of NZ's famous glowworms. Qualified Guides Ratio 1:6. Allow 4 hours - includes 2 hours actually underground. Min Agre 12 yrs.
Min Weight 40kg. Fairly Gentle. No prior experience required. Operates Daily.
Freephone (NZ) 0800 WAITOMO (0800 924866). waitomo.co.nz email bookings@waitomo.co.nz

SHEEP LOVERS // Waitomo, New Zealand

My adventures through the Waitomo glow worm caves and a sheep show at the Agrodome!

✦SUBSCRIBE: For more videos! ✦ :

♥ Snapchat: nadinesykora

◂ ☀ CONTIKI HOLIDAYS ☀ ▹
Book a 7 day or longer Contiki Holiday and save $100 off the trip price. Use the promo code: PPCHEYNADINE. *Terms and Conditions apply

◂ ◃ ◅ ❤FOLLOW ME ❤ ▻ ▸ ▹
→ Blog:
→ Instagram:
→ Twitter:
→ Vine:
→ Facebook:
→ Tumblr:
→ Bloglovin:
→ Email: nadinesykora@gmail.com

◂ ◃ ✘ EQUIPMENT USED ✘ ▸ ▹
Canon 70D Body
Tokina 11-16mm
Go Pro Hero 3
Rode VideoMic Pro
Edited: Adobe Premiere Pro CS6

◂ ◃ ♫MUSIC WANTED: ♫ ▸ ▹
Currently looking for new music to feature and use in my upcoming travel videos, if you make music email me: nadinesykora@gmail.com
Subject: MUSIC for VIDS