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This tour enables you to visit the Waitomo Glowworm Caves and a number of leading attractions in Rotorua. A Farm Show including a dog trial at Agrodome Farm, guided tour of Te Puia, view mighty geysers & boiling mud pools and a Maori cultural performance.
See all the highlights of the Waitomo Caves and Rotorua in one day. You'll take a guided tour of Waitomo Caves' stalactites and glowworms, and see Rotorua's bubbling mud pools and geysers, and make many other interesting stops along the way.
At Waitomo you'll take a guided tour through the long galleries and lofty chambers to view stalactites formed over thousands of years by the constant dripping of water. Your caves tour includes a magical boat ride through the glowworm grotto, illuminated by thousands of glowworms suspended from the cave ceiling.
Next you'll visit the Agrodome you'll see sheep mustering by highly trained dogs, sheep shearing demonstrations and receive an insight into the history of dairy farm milking. Don't miss the opportunity to milk a cow, feed young animals or even be photographed with a huge bull!
Then it's on to the famous Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve to see the renowned silica terraces, bubbling mud pools and unique geothermal vegetation. Exploding from the ground up to 100 feet (30 meters) high is the world-famous Pohutu Geyser, which bursts into life 10-20 times a day and has been a visitor attraction since the early 1900s.
You'll also visit the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, to see how traditional carvings and weavings record history and customs in the Maori sacred meeting houses.
After an action-packed day, your coach returns to Auckland.
Enjoy this tour with a GPS operated multi-lingual commentary; available in Japanese, Mandarin, German & Spanish.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
"View thousands of luminescent lights radiating from the unique Waitomo glowworms, as expert guides provide informative commentary on the Caves historical and geological significance. Enjoy the limestone shafts, stunning Cathedral cavern and then take a unique boat ride through the glowworm grotto."
Tour Highlights include:
- Ngaruawahia - home of the Maori King
- Waitomo Glowworm Caves
- Agrodome Farm Tour
- Te Puia Thermal Reserve.
| DEPARTS: | 7.30am, The Discover New Zealand Travel Centre, 180 Quay Street, Auckland |
| RETURNS: | Returns 8.15pm, Discover New Zealand Travel Centre, Auckland |
| Adult | $299.00 |
| Child | $199.00 |
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