okahua glowworm cave
Embark on an adventure like no other, into the Okahua Glowworm Cave. Discover the hidden world that lies beneath the surface, filled with glowworms, limestone formations, and fresh natural springs.
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an experience of a lifetime
Discover thousands of glowworms, unique limestone formations and float through a fresh, underground spring.
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Key features of the trip:
A three hour adventure
$229 per person
Hot showers and cedar hot tub
Minimum weight - 45kgs
Maxiumum weight - 130kgs
Minimum age - 13 years old with an 18 year or older caregiver present on the trip
exclusive experience
To ensure each trip is an intimate and informative experience, our tours have a maximum of six visitors per trip. This allows our guides to get to know you and your interests to ensure everyone has a unique and meaningful experience. It also allows us to keep foot traffic to a sustainable level through the cave, to take care of the natural environment.
educational experience
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Rock jumps, tube floats and swim throughs
Make your trips as exhilirating or relaxing as you'd like, with the option to jump off rock formations, squeeze through tighter passages, or you can stick to the main route and have a more relaxed adventure.
glowworms, limestone formations and fresh springs
Experience the beauty of this ancient, secret world. Traverse through the cave and view thousands of glowworms, stalgmites and stalictites.
cedar hot tub
Once you've submerged from the cave, wind your way back to the head quarters through a beautiful native bush path, to warm up in showers and a cedar hot tub to soak in the natural beauty and debrief on your adventure.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the trip
Yes, it is our guarantee you will see glowworms through the cave.
Yes, parts of this trip require you to float through the underground river. There is also a swim through. You will be provided a warm, caving specific wetsuit and gumboots to keep you warm during your adventure.
No, caving experience is not required for this trip. However you do need a moderate level of fitness to be able to navigate through the cave system.
Your swimsuit, a towel and some socks to wear in your gumboots. These will get wet so it's best to bring and old pair or some you won't mind getting wet.
Unfortunately for health and safety reasons for you and your equipment, we cannot take camera gear for our guests into the cave. Our guides do have a camera and will endeavor to take some great snaps of you underground, which we will send to you at the end of the trip, free of charge. However please be aware our main priority is getting people through the cave safely and everyone having a great time, meaning our stops for photos are kept minimal. If you are a photographer or would like to take underground photos, take a look at our private tours which does allow gear and photos to be taken in the cave.
Still have questions?
Contact us, we are here to answer any other questions you may have.
Customer testimonials
Don't hear it from us, hear it from the explorers who’ve been underground.
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Kaitiakitanga (the Māori concept of guardianship and protection of the land and natural resources) is something we take seriously at The Waitomo Experience.
The Okahua cave lies on a third generation family farm that has planted thousands of native trees. For every visitor that comes through the Okahua Cave, we plant a native tree. We developed this initiative to always give back to Papatūānuku (mother earth) and protect our natural asset for generations to come.