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Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Epic Tour - 7 Hours

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Experience the most adventurous and dramatic caving experience in the world with Waitomo Cave's ultimate caving tour!

Highlights

The biggest Adventure Caving Activity in New Zealand, run by the same operators since 1987
Majestic 100 metre abseil
Homemade lunch and BBQ dinner from local suppliers, cooked by your guides. Dietary requirements catered for.
Beautiful Glow worm displays throughout the tour, culminating with the magnificent Glow worm chamber
Two guides, max 8 clients
Free personalised photos

Descend the world's highest commercial abseil into a cave - engulfed by 330 feet of surrealistic beauty.

Once inside, the adventure has only just begun as you plunge into a raging subterranean river and head for the submergence - swimming and climbing through cathedral-sized vaults, jumping and climbing through underground waterfalls and overcoming the cauldron and shin breaker alley on the way.

No experience is required for you to take on the challenge of one of the most special and wild places in the world - a remote wilderness in its natural, pristine state.

Waitomo Adventures are a consistent Certificate of Excellence Winner with Trip Advisor and are ranked the number 1 attraction in the area with a 5-star rating - Come and see for yourself why this is a must-do attraction in an experience that will remain with you forever.

Per Person $845.00

What's included

Wetsuits, gumboots and all specialist gear.
Lunch and Dinner are provided on the trip (Please let us know on the booking form if you have any special dietary requirements).
Hot showers provided before heading back to Waitomo

Duration

Allow approximately 7 hours for the whole experience

Location

1227 Waitomo Valley Road
Waitomo

Notes

Important: Discount bookings cancelled by you the customer are strictly non-refundable. Discount bookings cancelled well in advance (48hrs+) may at the operator's sole discretion be eligible for a return voucher to enjoy the activity at another date.
Requirements: Be reasonably fit, at least 15 years of age and fit through our cave crawl squeeze test.
Group sizes:8 people max (Larger group format also available).
Minimum Age:15 Years. All children 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or mature adult known to the child and aged 18 years and older.
Photography: Personalised photos are provided to clients via internet at no extra charge. No client photography equipment is permitted. Please inquire if you require a private photography tour.
Location:1227 Waitomo Valley Road, Waitomo
What to bring: Please bring swimwear, shower items, towel, and thick socks that cover the ankle.
Fitness Test:If the guide(s) on the day have any doubt about a clients fitness they may ask them to prove it by completing a fitness-test. One quick and simple test we may use is to step up and down a 20 cm (8 inches) step not less than 45 times in 60 seconds. We strongly recommend clients complete this test before they book their activity and before they travel to Waitomo. Clients may also be requested to submit to breath-testing for alcohol or other drugs. Where appropriate, guides may at their sole discretion cancel a departure or remove an unsuitable client from a departing trip for any safety-related reason.
Pregnancy: We do not recommend abseiling ( rappelling ) during the 1st and 3rd trimester due to the need to wear a tight-fitting harness across your waist during the abseil. All pregnant clients wishing to participate in one of our adventure options must provide a medical certificate from their General Medical Practitioner confirming that they are fit for abseiling ( rappelling ) and caving.
This policy is required for us to comply with the NZ Adventure Safety Regulations.

Available Bookings from 9 Apr to 22 Apr 2025

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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Per Person$845.00

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chenl1 from Taiwan wrote on 16 October 2019

特殊景觀，難忘的旅程！

親眼看到宛如只有在電影或遊戲世界裡出現的場景很震撼若參加涉水行程還有機會在完全黑暗的環境裡跳水，很刺激! 藍光蟲的數量滿多的，也可以看到其他動物的化石與痕跡我參加的時候儘管只有2人，但還是會配2名領隊，非常安全行程吃與喝的東西準備的非常豐富，但也是個滿耗體力的行程XD 若有機會一定要來體驗

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YU-HSIANG HSU from Taiwan wrote on 10 October 2016

Waitomo Adventures-Lost World Epic Tour

Very very nice activity, It will show you totally different world.

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Xi from China wrote on 16 August 2016

员工非常友善

因为天气的原因我们的行程被改成了4个小时，员工非常友善地给我们提供了几个其他选择，多余的退款一周内就到账了。教练全程让我们觉得非常安全（详细行程就不剧透了）。我先生很胖，但在教练的鼓励下也顺利完成了行程。另一家的萤火虫洞+cave我也去过，和这就比起来真的差很多。强烈推荐，希望下次有机会完成7个小时的行程。

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Nicole from China wrote on 28 May 2016

超棒！

强烈推荐！！！100米的绳索下降简直棒呆了!洞穴探险会很累因为有很多石头要各种爬，还会有涉水的部分，我去的那天因为连续暴雨导致水流很急，走得特别累，需要一定的体能基础。但整个玩下来还是非常棒的体验，推荐有冒险精神的小伙伴报名！

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harrys18 from New Zealand wrote on 07 April 2025

Harry

Amazing, great tour, lovely lunch and bbq afterwards, great tour guides!

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Thanks very much Harry We're delighted you could come and check out our underground playground. This option is NZ's biggest caving adventure ...so well done you! Happy Adventuring :)

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