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1-Hour Guided Tour of Aranui Cave Waitomo
Waitomo, North Island, New Zealand
$48.64
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Overview
The Aranui Cave Tour in Waitomo showcases the most delicate and intimate of the main caves in the region. This enchanting journey begins with a guided walk through a serene forest, leading you to stunning decorative formations.
- 🌳 Guided walk through the enchanting forest before entering Aranui Cave.
- 🕯️ Explore the smallest and most delicate of Waitomo's three main caves, featuring a natural cave entrance.
- 🏞️ Experience a dry cave environment with minimal life, allowing for a peaceful exploration.
- 🧭 Enjoy an informative 1-hour guided tour, including a 15-minute bush walk.
- 🌌 Witness beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, and flowstones in the cave's high chambers.
- 👥 Small-group tours led by knowledgeable guides providing insights into the cave's geology and history.
- 🗓️ Choose from seven convenient departure times when booking your tour.
- 🚗 Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included for a hassle-free experience.
- 💰 Gratuities, food, and drinks are available but not included in the base price.
- 👟 Suitable for all fitness levels; just wear comfortable shoes and a warm jacket.
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Aranui 01Oct26-30Sep27
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 1 hour
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Meeting point
Drive from the Waitomo Glowworm Caves along Waitomo Village Road. Turn left at the roundabout on to Tumutumu Road. Continue a further 1.8kms turing right down to the Ruakuri Scenic reserve. Park and wait for your guide at the small shelter. Departure Point: Ruakuri Scenic Reserve Car Park
Check in 30 minutes prior to tour departure at the Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor center. A frontline staff member will provide a map and directions to the cave departure location.
Note tour does not depart from this location.
Return details
Drive from the Waitomo Glowworm Caves along Waitomo Village Road. Turn left at the roundabout on to Tumutumu Road. Continue a further 1.8kms turing right down to the Ruakuri Scenic reserve. Park and wait for your guide at the small shelter. Departure Point: Ruakuri Scenic Reserve Car Park
Check in 30 minutes prior to tour departure at the Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor center. A frontline staff member will provide a map and directions to the cave departure location.
Note tour does not depart from this location.
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Aranui CaveSet in the forest of the Ruakuri scenic reserve, the beautifully delicate formations in Aranui Cave create a place for quiet contemplation and a time to reflect on the wonders of nature. Aranui Cave is a magical, mystical place that is steeped in Maori myth and legend. As such, it occupies a very special place in the hearts of the people of the Waitomo district. Aranui Cave is set in the Ruakuri Scenic Reserve, 5 minute 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. On this guided tour, explore the ancient cave formations, high chambers and huge stalactites and stalagmites of Aranui Cave, one of Waitomo’s best kept secrets. These small-group tours are led by experienced guides who can provide information on the cave's unique geology and history.
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1-Hour Guided Tour of Aranui Cave Waitomo
Waitomo, North Island, New Zealand
$48.64
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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