3-Hour Private Photography Tour in Waitomo Caves | La Vacanza Travel

3-Hour Private Photography Tour in Waitomo Caves

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Waikato, Waitomo
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  • 3 hours
  • Waitomo
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

On our photography tours we provide beautiful natural New Zealand scenery both inside and outside of the glow worm caves, with an experienced guide.

These tours are “private”. That is, your group and your guide will be the only participants on the tour. On photography tours we take a minimum of two and a maximum of four people.

There are excellent photo opportunities, including beautiful glow worms. The cave system is one of only two in the Waitomo district that is classified by New Zealand's Department of Conservation as being of “International Significance”. And it is completely untouched!

On photography tours we allow larger cameras and other equipment like small tripods. And you have the freedom to take a lot more time over your photography than you do on our other tours. Photographing glow worms is challenging, and can take some time. The results though can be spectacular!

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Down to Earth - Eco Cave Tours In Waitomo, 1199 Oparure Road, Waitomo Caves 3985 New Zealand

Maungarongapu Cave system

Duration: 3 hours

Inclusions
  • Local guide
  • All caving equipment and warm clothing including: thermal top, thermal pants, fleece top, shorts, gumboots, socks, helmet and headlamp
  • Shower facilities for after the tour, if required
  • Tea, coffee, and snack after the tour
  • Entry/Admission - Down to Earth - Eco Cave Tours In Waitomo

Exclusions
  • Pickup and drop-off
  • Photography equipment (bring your own camera equipment)
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for anyone with any mobility issues
  • Minimum age is 11 years
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1199 Oparure Road, Te Kuiti 3985, New Zealand


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

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

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

Ryan_N

28 Feb, 2024

Ash is a great guide, knowledgeable and the type of guy you’d grab a beer with. Photography tour is definitely worth the money!

bings433

29 Sep, 2022

Down to Earth is the most amazing adventure in our 3 weeks family trip to New Zealand. Tour guide Ash is extremely experienced, friendly and knowledgeable everything about local environment. Big thumb up and highly recommend.

BrooklinHeather

15 Mar, 2020

This tour is an absolute must do when in the area. We did the private tour so it was just our family of 4 along with the tour guide, Heath. Although it is a bit pricey compared to other tours, it is definitely worth the value. It truly was an amazing experience. The caves have been untouched and remain as nature created them. They provide all the clothing and footwear you need as you will get dirty crawling over the rocks and through the water. The attire adds to the experience. You must be relatively fit as you are crawling through crevices and there is a hike to get down to the caves and back up. The hot shower with drinks, snacks and conversation with the owners at the end was also a nice touch to complete the experience. A truly must do!

Candace_H

12 Mar, 2020

Most important to my husband in choosing which glow worm tour to take was his allowance to bring in all of his camera gear. So, we took the photography tour and we couldn’t be happier that we did. Heath ,our guide, knows every nook and cranny of his caves and we very much benefited from his knowledge. He’s also very good company. We also got lucky because Heath took tons of very good photos of us and then allowed us to download them for free! Which was so refreshing after being on tours that would try to make extra money from taking your photo.

lanamom

23 Aug, 2019

This is our third trip to New Zealand and our third trip to Waitomo. We absolutely love the glowworms. I also love photography, but the problem was taking pictures of glowworms is tricky and you could never do that on the tours, and we never really spent enough time viewing the glowworms. And then, I discovered Glowing Adventures which solved all that. We went on the private photography tour so we could have an opportunity to set up the tripod and take as many pictures as we wanted and that is exactly what the tour entails. You first walk through a beautiful forest for a bit and get to the cave. They give you complete gear, boots and clothes and you need it, because through the cave you are walking in mud and through water (yes, you do get wet) to get to the area where the glowworms are. Words cannot describe what it's like when you turn your headlamps off and you slowly see the glowworms appear. We set up the tripod there and, honestly, at this point I just let my boys take the pictures, I just gave occasional advice, and back and enjoyed looking at everything. One of our trip highlights and will definitely go again next time we return to New Zealand.

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