Private Tour: Waitomo Caves Day Trip from Auckland | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour: Waitomo Caves Day Trip from Auckland

Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Destination: New Zealand, North Island, Auckland
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  • 7 to 8 hours
  • Auckland
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

See the popular attraction of Waitomo Caves on this private day trip from Auckland. Whisk through the 'City of Sails' with a quick introduction by your personal guide, then travel by private vehicle to the caverns brightly lit with glowworms. A boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto is an unparalleled experience you won't soon forget and is run in groups through the caves.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Auckland Domain, Park Road, Auckland Central, Auckland New Zealand

Pick up from your hotel accommodation and drive through Auckland CBD and head out towards Waitomo a small village in North Island of New Zealand.

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

Waitomo is a village on the North Island of New Zealand. It’s known for its extensive underground cave systems. Thousands of glow-worms light up the Glowworm Caves. The vast Ruakuri Cave features waterfalls and limestone formations. West, Mangapohue Natural Bridge is a high limestone arch over Mangapohue Stream. Northeast of the village.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Private driver/guide
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Light refreshments and bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Entrance Tickets
  • Entry/Admission - Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Personal expenses

Additional Info

  • Infant seats available
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Stroller accessible
  • All guides speak English. If you should need a guide that speaks one the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish- please book using OTHER LANGUAGE SPEAKING GUIDE
  • Most travelers can participate
  • The tour inside the Glowworm Caves is conducted in groups
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup available from any Auckland CBD hotels, Port, or Airport (additional charges apply for port or airport)

Airports

  • Auckland Intl Airport, Auckland Central, Auckland New Zealand


Ports

  • Auckland Cruise Ship Terminal, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand


Departure Time

07:30 AM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 to 8 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Megan_T

21 Jan, 2024

Wonderful driver, very respectful and knowledgeable. The worm caves were out of this world. I would highly suggest this tour to everyone. This is a bucket list item.

Philip C

16 Jul, 2021

“Private” cave tour is a glorified Uber ride to the caves, where you then tour with the rest of the public… this company is a bunch of crooks.

Robin Z

18 Mar, 2019

Excellent - we added the Hobiton on to the Waitomo caves and it was fabulous - Anili the driver also used spare time to get us to the KIWI house - very well informed and helpful guide highly recommend!

frequent_traveler200

03 Mar, 2018

We booked a private tour of the Glowworm Caves via Legend because we were doing as a day trip from Auckland. It was one of the most expensive activities we did (only helicopter tour more expensive) and it was not good value for the return. The Glowworm Caves were interesting...and the tour of the caves is conducted by employees of the caves, not Legend. But it was a long drive (2.5 hours each way) for the caves, the tour of which takes only about 45 min. Most people pair the Caves with Hobbinton but we werre not interested in touring a movie set. The description of the tour said it included Auckland highlights (by car) as well, though our driver did not do that. I would not recommend doing the Glowworm Caves as a day trip from Auckland; they are interesting if you are in the neighborhood, but not worth a detour. The tour of the caves itself is not expensive; we paid alot for the driver to take us there an back.

Anders K

28 Jan, 2018

Going into the experience, we expected a full day of exploring and learning with a private guide, but instead it looked like this: 7.30-11am: Drive from Auckland to Waitomo 11am-12pm: Group Tour with 50-odd people at the Waitomo Caves, a nice enough place, but crowded and nothing private about it. 12-2.30pm: Drive from Waitomo to Auckland We spent twice as much time in a van driving to and from the caves than we did actually exploring. The description is misrepresented as there is nothing private about the Waitomo Caves tour.

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