Waitomo Stories


The starry sky inside a cave

The scenery wasn’t as spectacular on this free trip (courtesy of our bus ticket) as it was to Milford Sound. We passed through a lot of farmland but this just shows how diverse the country is. The tour was also not as great as the Milford Sound tour because we were gathered into a huge group of around 40 but that was all forgotten once we were inside th...


caves!

So we said a sad goodbye to everyone in gisborne, although the funny japanese people were leaving to so it wasnt too bad! we had a meal with them and clive and sal (the hostel owners) and had lots of nice wine of course! Then we jumped back on the east as bus to rotorua, for just one night as it is too stinky! we met a girl in our dorm and went out with...


Cave Exploring..

We have another busy day on the Kiwi bus today. First stop is Te Puia, a geothermal park. Its a really interesting with geysers, boiling mud pools and lava. The geysers blow at certain times of the day and we were lucky enough to be there at the right time. It all happens so quickly so photos were virtually impossible. We arrive at Waitamo, our next ...


Glow Worm Caves

Up early the next day for our drive to Waitomo Caves. Stayed at juno Hall which was probably my least favourite backpackers pad to date! Rained constantly so was a good thing we were going down into the caves! 'Kiwi', our tour guide, took us down and soon found out what a magical experience it was to be. Had a history of the caves before being led onto ...