Long Trip – Day 4 Waitomo
Caves September 2013
There are a lot of
adventure activities in Taupo. Unfortunately, weather wasn’t good for hiking.
I’m familiar with quad biking, zorbing and similar activities because of my job
so it’s no longer an attraction for me.
The next stop was Waitomo where caves with glow worms can be found. These
incredible larvas are perfect killers. They create a kind of a web, 20-30 mucus
and silk threads which hang down. Glow worms hide behind it and during the
night attract insects emitting blue light. Many companies offer various
activities in different caves. There is i-SITE too. Watch out as before you
will find advertisements like: caves ticket here or information here. The best
is to find i-SITE information sign, not normal information sign and ask them
for help. In Waitomo the company Cave World www.caveworld.co.nz offered 2 for
1 for walking tour into the cave because I rented a car with Jucy. They have
only two options to see caves. The second one is black water rafting, in tubes
for around 2 hours which seems like more fun. Inside the cave I saw a lot of
glow worms. It was an amazing experience. Caves are family owned. Each company
from Waitomo shows you a different cave.
Information office suggested to see worms on my own for free in Ruakuri Natural
tunnel ( a part of marked Ruakuri Bush Walk). There is a car park, free toilets
but no overnight camping allowed. It seemed many cars parked there to stay
overnight despite the fact it’s illegal. Aranui Cave entrance is nearby and one
may visit it for free after 7 pm.
Woodlyn Park seemed
to be an interesting place nearby offering accommodation inside an old plane or
in train.
I highly recommend to go for a night Ruakuri Bushwalk. Glow worms can be found
near two first bridges 5- 10 minute walk from the entrance, on high river
banks. Torch is needed. Switch is off to see amazing glow worms.
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| My car and home |
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| Reids Farm - free place to stay |
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| Glow worms |
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| Glow worms should be small blue points |
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| Waitomo Cave - one of many |
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| A lot of Glow worms |
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| Entrance to the cave |
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| Woodlyn Park - train |
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| Woodlyn Park plane |
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| Map how to get to the free places with Glow worms |
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