2 1-Hour Experiences in Auckland Worth the Money

1.1-Hour Guided Tour of Aranui Cave Waitomo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $50Our pick

Walk through Aranui Cave in the Ruakuri Scenic Reserve with a local guide. This one-hour tour focuses on delicate rock formations and Māori stories, not glowworms. The cave was discovered by Ruruku Aranui in 1910 and sits a five-minute drive from the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. You’ll need your own transport, comfortable shoes, and a warm jacket.

“Amazing 🤩 highly recommended it was very well organised. The tour guide and service was punctual. We even sang a song in Spanish.”

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2.Aranui Cave 1-Hour Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 22 reviews · 1 hour · from $47Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre, then explore Aranui Cave’s narrow chambers, high ceilings and pale limestone formations. Look for native cave weta near the entrance and hear about the cave’s geology and Māori history. Tours are limited to 18 people, with a guided bush walk included.

“Cori, our tour guide, was incredible. He answered all our boys’ incessant questions and was a great storyteller about the history, geology and unique formations in the cave. I am SO SO happy that we decided to do this tour.”

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