Activity Details
- Discover serenity in the most delicate and intimate of the main caves in Waitomo. Begin your tour with a guided walk through an enchanted forest before discovering the most beautiful collection of decorative formations
Discover the majesty of exquisite interior decorations inside Aranui Cave. Almost every corner of the roof and walls are adorned with fragile, sparkling forms in pale brown, pink and white in our most intimate cave system. Begin the tour at the Ruakuri Scenic Reserve, 5 minutes from the visitor centre, as you take a scenic stroll through an enchanted forest to discover the hidden entrance to Aranui Cave. With no river running through it, Aranui Cave houses little life beyond a colony of native New Zealand cave wetas just inside its natural entrance
Delve a little further into the cave and you’ll discover exquisite interior cave formations that have to be seen to be believed. A guide will take you along safe boardwalks into narrow chambers to see the finest cave formations of all the caves in Waitomo. The high chambers, magnificent limestone formations and the pale brown, pink and white shades of the huge stalactites in the Aranui Cave are truly spectacular. Aranui Cave is a magical, mystical place that is steeped in Maori myth and legend. It is named after Ruruku Aranui, the local Maori man who first discovered this previously hidden gem back in 1910
Address: 585 Waitomo Village Road (formerly Waitomo Caves Road), Waitomo Caves, Private Bag 501, Waitomo
Opening Time:
Open from 9am daily, 364 days a year (closed Christmas Day)
Tours depart daily from 9am with the last tour at 4pm and depart from the Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre
Allow 1 hour
Inclusions
- Guided tour in Aranui Cave + 15 minute guided bush walk
Change & Refund Policies
- Free cancellation at or before 23:59 at least 2 days before the date of use
- Cancellations made after 23:59 at least 2 days before the date of use will incur a cancellation fee of 100%
- Partial cancellation of this booking is not permitted
How to Use It
- All times are given in local time
- You can present mobile voucher to redeem your ticket
- Redemption Time: 09:30-16:00
- Redemption Location: 585 Waitomo Village Road (formerly Waitomo Caves Road), Waitomo Caves, Private Bag 501, Waitomo
Activity Essentials
Traveller Information
Adult: Age 15+
Child: Age 4 to 14
Free for children under 4
Important Information
- Please provide one client's name and contact details when booking
