Small-Group Waitomo Ruakuri Caves and Kiwi Experience Tour from Auckland

Itinerary
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Stop At: Waitomo Glowworm Caves, 39 Waitomo Village Road, Waitomo Caves 3943 New Zealand

This full day tour from Auckland to the Ruakuri cave system at Waitomo is designed to showcase the best of rural New Zealand landscape and enjoy all that the Waitomo area has to offer.

The tour starts with Auckland city hotel pickups and a drive with expert commentary through the Waikato region of New Zealand with its rich Maori history and stunning farming landscapes.

Join a small group guided tour of the Waitomo Ruakuri cave system. Entry is through a spectacular spiral entrance. This walking tour is New Zealand’s longest guided underground walking tour and gets you up close to the Waitomo glowworms as well as a wide range of limestone stalactite and stalagmite formations. This is one of the only Waitomo cave systems which allows photography throughout the tour and the cave walkway has been designed to allow wheelchairs and pushchairs.

Stop At: Ruakuri Walk, Off Tumutumu Road, Waitomo Caves New Zealand

After the cave tour re-join your Bush and Beach guide for some light refreshments and a guided walk around the native forested gorge, natural sculpted cliffs and low limestone arches of the Ruakuri valley walk.

You then take a short drive to the lunch destination in a beautiful rural location where the group has a traditional New Zealand barbecue buffet lunch with the barbecue expertly cooked to order

Stop At: Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park, 25 Alex Telfer Drive, Otorohanga 3900 New Zealand

After lunch you visit the Kiwi house and native bird park at Otorohanga where you get the chance to see New Zealand’s rare and iconic Kiwi bird. You also learn about what the centre is doing with their Kiwi bird breeding programme to help the endangered birds. There is also an opportunity to have a look at some of the other rare and iconic New Zealand birds and animals that the park has. A relaxed drive back to Auckland completes the day.