75-Minute Guided Ruakuri Cave Tour Waitomo | 1 hour 30 minutes

93 Reviews | Waitomo
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Ruakuri Cave Tour (24/25)
2 Adults x $65.95
$131.90
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$131.90
Ruakuri Cave Tour (2024/2025): For tours from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Local guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Ruakuri Cave offers a captivating blend of Waitomo's most compelling subterranean experiences. Journey down through the spectacular spiral entrance, and marvel at the softly folding shawl-like limestone formations and crystal tapestries. Hear the distant thunder of the subterranean waterfalls and get up close to the glowworms. Spectacular and unique, Ruakuri Cave offers a captivating blend of Waitomo's most compelling subterranean experiences. In this 2 hours sightseeing tour, your guide will bring you up close to glowworms, elaborate cave formations, underground rivers, myths, legends and sacred Maori sites.

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  • Ruakuri Cave

    Discover the spectacular Ruakuri Cave on this 75-minute guided walking tour. Ruakuri Cave has displays of glowworms and is filled with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years. Points of interest include softly folding shawl-like formations (formed by flowing rivers) and fossilized seashells, which indicate how the caves were once part of the seabed. Major features include Holdens Cavern, named after James Holden who first opened the cave to the public, The Drum Passage, The Pretties, and The Ghost Passage. Tours depart every day (except Christmas Day) at 9.00am, 10.00am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Photography is permitted in Ruakuri Cave. Ruakuri Cave is wheelchair accessible. .

    1 hour 15 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • All you will need are comfortable shoes and a warm jacket.
  • You must check in 30 minutes before the tour departs
  • Due to high demand and limited capacity if you are late or miss your scheduled tour time your ticket(s) are forfeited and non refundable. New bookings will incur the full tour cost and are subject to availability
  • Your own transport is required
  • Stroller/wheelchair width must not exceed 65cm

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

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  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.7

93 reviews

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Loved this tour!

Published on Feb, 2025

Super informative, and I love that the tour was given by a local with a family connection to the caves.

Our family group of 7...

Published on Feb, 2025

Our family group of 7 ranged in age from 74 to 21, and we all enjoyed the tour. The actual tour group were small in number which was a bonus. Aaron, our guide, was great, very knowledgeable about the caves, and a friendly person. Definitely recommend this tour.

The formations are...

Published on Feb, 2025

The formations are beautiful and you get to see glowworms. The tour guides are knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The history is interesting too.

Great experience! Glad we...

Published on Feb, 2025

Great experience! Glad we read beforehand about the temperature and came prepared with long sleeves. Very knowledgeable guide.

❤️ NZ We'll be back

Published on Feb, 2025

Where to start? I accidentally booked this tour thinking it was the Waitomo Cave tour but believe me, we were not disappointed! This tour was awesome!!!!! 20/10!! Still saw some glow worms but so much other stuff as well. The guides were so knowledgeable and encouraged questions. The walk was quite easy, the paths all well done. Only regret that we couldn't get in to the Waitomo tour as they were booked out days in advance but we will definitely be back. That's the good thing about being with a kiwi. We'll always be back!!!

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