Ruakuri Cave in Waitomo - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 26: Today we are doing a tour of the Ruakuri Cave in Waitomo to check out its astonishing limestone features! Join us on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year!
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Today, New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year, where we are tackling 365 Activities in 365 Days, is taking us into the mystical Ruakuri Cave in Waitomo!
After spending some time at the awesome Juno Hall Backpackers, we head down the road to the pick-up location for the Ruakuri Cave Tour. From there, we are transported to the entrance of the Ruakuri Cave in Waitomo where our tour guide tells us of Maori legends surrounding the caves.
Delving into the Ruakuri Cave on this walking tour of the Waitomo Caves, we follow a walkway over some of the most impressive and beautiful limestone features we have ever seen. Hallways are made up of creamy limestone formations and rooms are sharp with stalactites and stalagmites. We even get a close-up view of the famous Waitomo Glowworms, as well as seeing the Waitomo Glowworms glisten in the darkness. Amazing!
We’re going to be spending a lot of time doing as many activities as possible in Waitomo over the next week so be sure to stick around if you want to compare the activities in Waitomo.
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, Robin and Laura from the online New Zealand travel guide BackpackerGuide.NZ are doing 365 activities in 365 days! We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! That way, we can bring you the best travel tips, hidden gems and activities in New Zealand.
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Discover Waitomo Glowworm Caves | New Zealand
Discover the Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand's natural highlight.
World renowned and a magnet for both local and overseas visitors, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves occupy a high placing in the New Zealand vacation wish-list.
The glow worm, Arachnocampa luminosa, is unique to New Zealand. Thousands of these tiny creatures radiate their unmistakable luminescent light as our expert guides provide informative commentary on the Caves' historical and geological significance.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a must see for any traveller. Enjoy the world famous boat ride under thousands of magical glowworms and become a part of over 120 years of cultural and natural history.
Ruakuri Cave is Waitomo's longest underground guided walking tour.
According to Maori legend, Ruakuri Cave (rua meaning den, and kuri meaning dog) was first discovered 400-500 years ago by a young Maori hunting for birds. He was attacked by wild dogs just outside the original cave entrance. Re-opened in 2005, this cave is now an amazing example of engineering and natural cave structure.
Ruakuri Cave offers a captivating blend of Waitomo's most compelling subterranean experiences. Journey down through the spectacular spiral entrance, and marvel at the softly folding shawl-like limestone formations and crystal tapestries. Hear the distant thunder of the subterranean waterfalls and get up close to the glowworms.
With clever and innovative design, Ruakuri Cave has full wheelchair and pushchair access.
Aranui Cave is set in the Ruakuri Scenic Reserve, 5 minutes drive from the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. It is named after Ruruku Aranui, the local Maori man who first discovered this previously hidden gem back in 1910.
Aranui Cave has a natural cave entrance and is the smallest and most delicate of Waitomo's three main caves. As a dry cave without a river running through it, it houses very little life past its entrance.
However, just inside the entrance is a colony of native New Zealand cave wetas and further into the cave is the most beautiful collection of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and decorative formations.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 28: Today we are taking a tour of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves! It’s one of the things to do in Waitomo as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!
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Today on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year, we are delving into the Waitomo Glowworm Caves on a tour with Discover Waitomo! Join us as we check out the stunning limestone formations inside the Waitomo Glowworms Caves such as Cathedral Cave.
Our Waitomo Glowworm Cave tour guide shows us what the beautiful glowworms look like up close before we get inside a boat and drift underneath a whole massive grotto of glowworms. Stunning!
Be sure to check in with us for the rest of the week as we are taking a look at most of the things to do in Waitomo, from walking cave tours to Black Water Rafting!
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
Join us as we, Robin and Laura from BackpackerGuide.NZ, take on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! That way, we can bring you some of the most epic and off-the-beaten-track activities in New Zealand to inspire you for your own backpacking trip in New Zealand!
Read more about the Waitomo Glowworm Caves on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:
Ruakuri Cave
Discover Waitomo's longest underground guided walking tour
Re-opened in 2005, this cave is now an amazing example of engineering and natural cave structure.
Discover Waitomo Caves New Zealand
Marvel at Mother Nature's light display as you glide silently through the starry wonderland of the Glowworm Grotto. Meander underground along the Waitomo River and gaze in silence at the myriad of glow worm lights that make up the Glowworm Grotto.
As you enter this galaxy of tiny living lights, you'll immediately experience a serene ambience and be fascinated and intrigued by tiny glowworms that light your way.
Waitomo Part 3: The Ruakuri Cave in New Zealand
Visit the Ruakuri Cave situated in Waitomo New Zealand. This cave is just a couple of hours drive from Auckland and in this cave, you get to go down the manmade spiral entrance.
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New Zealand Waitomo Glow Worm caves & Black Water Rafting
I went on a weekend trip down to the Waitomo caves, located 2 hours south of Auckland, New Zealand to see the incredible glow worms. I explored two caves including the Ruakuri cave where you are allowed to take photos and videos, did some black water rafting and stayed overnight at the gorgeous Free Range Farmstay Air BnB.
Here's a recap of my weekend away. I took my mum along for the ride and yes she also took part in the black water rafting (and loved it)!!
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WAITOMO CAVES AND HOBBITON IN A DAY
On day two of our New Zealand trip we explored the Waitomo caves in a very unique way and we also visited Hobbiton! Definitely a bucket list moment.
To check tours and prices here are the links:
Black Abyss Tour- discover Waitomo
Hobbiton
Head First travel organises combined day trip with Waitomo and Hobbiton and so much more. Different options are available with departure from Auckland or Rotorua, have a look to their website:
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Black Abyss Cave Tour in Waitomo - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacking Guide New Zealand
Day 31: Today we are going on a cave tour in Waitomo called the Black Abyss! It’s with Black Water Rafting and it’s the most extreme caving we’ve done yet!
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Day 31 brings us back to the Waitomo Caves for the grand finale: the Black Abyss Cave Tour in Waitomo! We’ve tried out the other Waitomo caving tours, the walking tours and some free activities in Waitomo – check our other videos for that – but today is the big one: The Black Abyss with Black Water Rafting!
Abseiling, caving, climbing, tubing, jumping, ziplining... we do it all in the Black Abyss Cave Tour in Waitomo. It’s a wild adventure through the famous Waitomo glowworm caves. Join us for this awesome adventure in New Zealand! Would you do this cave tour in Waitomo?
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, BackpackerGuide.NZ is hitting the road to do 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand. We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We’re backpacking in New Zealand in the most extreme way possible to show you all the awesome activities in New Zealand, while showing you what it’s like to backpack in New Zealand! Enjoy!
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Black Water Rafting in Waitomo - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacking Guide New Zealand
Day 27: Today we are doing the Black Labyrinth tour with The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company in the Waitomo Caves! Join us underground!
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New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year where we are doing 365 Activities: 365 Days has brought us to Waitomo! We join the Black Labyrinth Tour with The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company to explore the Waitomo Caves and see some glowworms.
After suiting up in wetsuits, boots and a helmet, we get ourselves an inflatable tube and head underground to play around in the Waitomo Caves’ epic waterfalls and rapids. That’s why they call it Black Water Rafting! We follow our guide through a stunning cave system, seeing glowworms and beautiful rock formations. We’re jumping off waterfalls, seeing eels, scrambling over ancient rock formations – it’s a real adventure.
Black Water Rafting in the Waitomo Caves is an absolute must-do in New Zealand and we’ll be checking out the other Black Water Rafting Tours in the next few days so don’t miss it!
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, Robin and Laura from BackpackerGuide.NZ are doing 365 activities in 365 days! We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We’re showing you as many of New Zealand’s activities and things to do as possible on this epic backpacking trip around New Zealand. Make sure to subscribe!
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