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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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 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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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!
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Waitomo Caves - Marokopa Falls - Ruakuri Walk
Finally I arrived at the Waitomo Glowworm Caves but before I made the stunning guided tour through the FootWhistle Cave,
I checked out the Ruakuri Walk. This spectacular loop walk took me through a forested gorge, past natural sculpted cliffs and under low limestone arches.
On the way towards Raglan, the surfer town of New Zealand, I checked out the Marokopa Falls, which are one of the most impressive waterfalls in New Zealand!
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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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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.
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February 11, 2015 - Driving south from Rotorua to Tongariro National Park through the North Island countryside, stopping along the way to go black water rafting in the Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
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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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The Waitomo Caves are a village and cave system forming a major tourist attraction in the northern King Country region of the North Island of New Zealand, 12 kilometres northwest of Te Kuiti.
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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The BEST WALK in NEW ZEALAND!
The Ruakuri Bushwalk is located in the Waitomo region of New Zealand not far from the famous Waitomo Caves. The walk takes 30 minutes (according to the sign), but in reality you can easily spend a couple of hours.
The walk has many caves and similar rock features. The rivers disappear underground and reappear making for a very interesting and confusing walk. At one point the river enters a large cavern where you can go underground to a platform hanging a frightening way above the water below.
The walk also contains glowworms, making it a great night time walk, with glowworms in the caves but also on the trees and rock faces along parts of the track. Doing the whole walk at night including the underground viewing platform is quite a thrill.
Caves, waterfalls, viewing platforms, tunnels, underground viewing, bridges, wetas, glowworms, birds...what more could you want.
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customdaytours.co.nz Waitomo Caves Trip - Enjoy a magical day trip to the Waitomo Caves with Custom Day Tours NZ in the Bay of Plenty
We will collect you from your cruise ship in the Port of Tauranga in one of our luxury vehicles. The Waitomo Caves are located around an hour and a half from the Port of Tauranga, across the Kaimai Ranges. The Kaimai Ranges offer panoramic views across the Provence of Waikato; this is one of our favorite routes as we pass through breath-taking farm land that typifies New Zealand rural life. You will get a real taste for the Bay of Plenty during this drive and we are happy to answer any of your questions on the way. As we move towards the Waitomo Caves we will offer you full commentary on the brief history of New Zealand, as well as a few interesting facts about our agriculture, horticulture and forestry industries. We always build up a really friendly report as we travel through the Bay of Plenty together.
The Waitomo Day Trip/Shore Excursion Itinery
There are three different caves at the Waitomo Caves location, you can choose which cave, or which combination of caves, you want to visit depending on your preference and the duration of your shore excursion in Tauranga.
Glowworms Cave
The first cave at Waitomo is the Glowworm Cave. Here you will be amazed by the many thousands of magical glowworms lining the walls of the cave. This cave is visited only by boat and you will be guided through by one of the Waitomo guides, many of whom are ancestors of the Maori chief who originally explored the cave and can share with you more about the history of the area.
Before your boat ride your boat ride you will also have the chance of walking through the Cathedral Cave, famous for its fantastic acoustics. These caves have been guided since the 1880s and are one of New Zealand's first tourist attractions. You are sure to love this shore excursion activity from the Port of Tauranga.
You can expect the Glowworms Cave experience to take around forty-five minutes.
Ruakuri Cave
The Ruakuri Cave at Waitomo is full of legends and tales -- it takes two hours to explore this cave in depth, all the while you will be guided through in small groups to really enjoy this educational and interesting experience.
The entrance into the Raukuri Cave is a spectacular spiral design, leading into the limestone caves. The solftly-folding shawl-like limestome formations and crystal tapestries have been developed over millions of years. Once you are deeper into the cave you will see the ancient glowworms up-close and learn about their fascinating life. While you are down in the cave you will here the distant rumble of the underground waterfalls in the near distance. This is really a fantastic site to enjoy while you are docked in the Port of Tauranga.
Aranui Cave
The Aranui Cave at Waitomo is set in New Zealand forest, giving you the chance to wander off the beaten track through some true New Zealand bush. Once you reach the Aranui Cave you will be amazed by the beautiful white, pink and brown stalactites, stalagmites, and flowstones.
Many people choose to combine this experience with the Glowworms Cave. Both take around forty-five minutes to complete and can make a perfect activity for your shore excursion from the Port of Tauranga.
The Kiwi House
Back on our tour schedule, after enjoying the Waitomo Caves, time permitting we often stop by the Kiwi House where you are guaranteed to see a Kiwi -- our Kiwi Bird.
Back To Tauranga
After meeting the local Kiwi we head back to the Port of Tauranga to ensure that you are returned in plenty of time to your cruise ship. If we have time we like to stop at Mount Maunganui main beach for a photo opportunity at this beautiful spot.
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Fantastic experience visiting the Waitomo caves, definitely worth going. We were not allowed to film inside the final Glowworm cave though! You'll have to visit :)
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Clifden Caves (Free Glowworm Caves in New Zealand) – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 152: Today we are going on our own self-guided caving adventure in the Clifden Caves near Tuatapere! These are some free caves on the South Island, so join us for this exploration of the Clifden Caves!
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Today we are checking out some free glowworm caves in New Zealand! Clifden Caves is a short drive from the Southland New Zealand town of Tuatapere. It’s a great place to see some limestone caves and glow worm caves in New Zealand.
These Glow worm caves in the South Island are absolutely free but there are a few safety precautions if you decide to visit. Do not visit the Clifden Caves during or after rain, go in at least pairs, and take plenty of torches are spare batteries with you. The exploration through the South Island caves takes 1 to 2 hours.
The Clifden Caves is a limestone caves filled with glowworms. Reflective markers guide you through the caves so we make sure to follow them in order not to get lost. We also get the opportunity to see New Zealand glowworms close up and as blue lights on the ceiling.
It takes us a full 2 hours to get through the caves, only to realise that once we reach the other end, we only walk about a minute back to the start!
So what do you think of the Clifden Caves? Are these New Zealand caves something you would explore? LUK in the comments.
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365 Days: 365 Activities
BackpackerGuide.NZ is New Zealand’s biggest online travel guide for adventure and budget travel in New Zealand. Join us, as the team behind BackpackerGuide.NZ, Robin and Laura, update the travel guide while taking on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We release new videos of the New Zealand backpacking adventure every single day, as well as New Zealand travel tips and 360 videos every Sunday so start making your New Zealand bucket list!
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