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This dry caving adventure while surprisingly gentle is an elating experience not to be missed! Just ask Tom Cruise - he's done it 4 times!
Highlights
- New Zealand’s largest and arguably most breathtaking commercial cave
- The unforgettable 100m abseil – the world’s highest commercial abseil into a cave
- Beautiful glow worm display
- 30m ladder climb out of the cave system
- Small tour numbers, max 8 persons 1:4 guide to client ratio
- Free personalised photos
Your journey to another world begins with an abseil 100m below the earth's surface secured by your guide who descends alongside you.
Slowly you lower into the void, turning on the rope like a spider as the world transforms around you. The light filtering through the mist gives unearthly qualities to the unusual plant life and formations of the cave.
The cavern you have abseiled (rappelled) into is over twice the height of any other cave in Waitomo and it's beauty and grandeur are unsurpassed.
From here you embark on a subterranean adventure back to the surface through another giant cavern. You'll see glow worms, huge limestone formations and conquer a 30-metre long ladder climb.
Waitomo Adventures are a consistent Certificate of Excellence Winner with Trip Advisor and are ranked the number 1 attraction in the area with a 5-star rating - Come and see for yourself why this is a must-do attraction in an experience that will remain with you forever.
Photography: Personalised photos are provided to clients via the internet at no extra charge. No client photography equipment is permitted. Please inquire if you require a private photography tour.
Location: 1227 Waitomo Valley Road, Waitomo
Fitness Test:If the guide(s) on the day have any doubt about a client’s fitness they may ask them to prove it by completing a fitness-test. One quick and simple test we may use is “to step up and down a 20 cm (8 inches) step not less than 45 times in 60 seconds”. We strongly recommend clients complete this test before they book their activity and before they travel to Waitomo. Clients may also be requested to submit to breath-testing for alcohol or other drugs. Where appropriate, guides may at their sole discretion cancel a departure or remove an unsuitable client from a departing trip for any safety-related reason.
Pregnancy: We do not recommend abseiling (rappelling) during the 1st and 3rd trimester due to the need to wear a tight-fitting harness across your waist during the abseil.
All pregnant clients wishing to participate in one of our adventure options must provide a medical certificate from their General Medical Practitioner confirming that they are fit for abseiling (rappelling) and caving.
This policy is required for us to comply with the NZ Adventure Safety Regulations.
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Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Jinha Jun from South Korea wrote on 26 July 2017
멋졌습니다!
한번은 꼭 가볼만합니다 꼭 예약후 할인 받아서 다녀오세요
GEONWOONG KIM from South Korea wrote on 13 January 2017
정말 경이롭고 놀라운 경험~!
참가하기 전부터 기대를 많이했었습니다. 원래 기대가 높으면 실망도 많다고 하지만 이번 경험은 실망이 전혀 없이 오히려 행복한 경험이었습니다. 가이드도 안전에 치중해 주면서 자세히, 친절히 설명해 주고 너무 즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다. 동굴 안의 시간이 너무 짧게만 느껴질정도로 경이롭게 놀라운 시간은 정말 잊지 못할것입니다.
heidih3 from New Zealand wrote on 23 June 2021
30th Birthday Trip
I booked the lost world 4 hour tour with my partner for a 30th birthday gift to myself. We got super lucky, because It turned out that no one else had booked for the tour that day, and it was just the two of us and our guide in the cave so we literally got our own private tour of the lost world. It was a truly amazing experience. The weather was perfect, with just a light drizzle of rain that made everything misty and even more magical. Joel was a fantastic guide; he made us feel completely at ease and was a lot of fun to hang out with.
splodge from United Kingdom wrote on 24 September 2023
Amazing day. Ace.
Best adventure day out I have ever had. Great team and an experience that will live in my memory for life. Wonderful.
From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Thanks so much for your generous review my friend ! This is what we' strive for :) The Lost World is such amazing places ...but not for the faint of heart ...the tricky bit is getting in and out in one piece ! Well done !
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Mihee Jeon from South Korea wrote on 27 September 2017
평생 잊지 못할 엑티비티!
처음엔 엑티비티 가격도 비싸고 와이토모까지 이동하는 비용도 비싸서 망설였지만 안하면 후회할뻔했어요. 어디서도 하지 못할 경험이고 모든것이 처음해보고 신기한 기분이였어요. 하지만 약간의 체력을 요합니다. 안전장비들이 제법 무겁고 그것을 착용한채로 동굴을 탐험해요. 동굴은 바위를 오르고 뛰어내리는등 활동이 필요합니다. 나갈때는 아주 긴 사다리를 타고 계속 올라가야해요. 이 모든걸 감수하더라도 꼭 추천합니다! 꼭 하세요!