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Tauranga Explore New Zealand, Australia & Fiji!
Join us for a fun tour admiring the beautiful scenery, birdlife and Glowworms from your seat in our Big Kanu.
Join us for a fun tour admiring the beautiful scenery, birdlife and Glowworms from your seat in our Big Kanu.
Highlights
- Glowworm Canyon
- Local History
- Maori Myths and Legends
- Nature and Wildlife Experience
- Paddle a Canoe
Launch the Big Kanu at Lake McLaren and paddle through the tranquil waters toward the head of the lake.
While paddling, look up at the canyon walls to discover hundreds of Glowworms lit up like stars. Our guides will teach you about the life cycle and peculiarities of the Glowworms. Our tour is designed to leave at the perfect hour to experience the full luminescent glow from the Glowworms.
This will be a tour you won’t forget!
Available for all ages!
This tour departs from Lake McLaren in the Lower Kaimai ranges- directions to the meeting point will be given upon booking. We do not provide transport to the meeting site for this tour.
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- Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$95.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$95.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$95.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$80.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
- Adult$100.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$67.00
- Adult$140.00
- Child$67.00
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Amazing experience
Ida Matias from
United States
Amazing experience
Ida Matias from
United States
Amazing experience
Ida Matias from
United States
Fantastic Activity
Annie Feng from
NZ
Fantastic Activity
Annie Feng from
NZ
Fantastic Activity
Annie Feng from
NZ
The river is beautiful
kbirkill from
United Kingdom
The river is beautiful
kbirkill from
United Kingdom
Big Kanu
Lou MacDonald from
NZ
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Emily Bell from New Zealand wrote on 10 March 2023
A fun experience
My sister and I had a great time on the river on the glow worm tour. Unfortunately the Big Kanu needed some maintenance, so we went in a double Kayak instead. It was so much fun going along the river, working together to steer the kayak and the glow worm area was fascinating. The tour guides told us some interesting facts about what glow worms, as well as Maori stories surrounding them. On the kayak back it was dark so be prepared to use your kayaking skills to navigate back. Although if you're a beginner to kayaking, the darkness isn't something to be worried about as the guides were on hand to direct you to shore. A fun, exhilarating and enjoyable experience that I'd do again and would highly recommend to friends.
valeriav1 from New Zealand wrote on 21 March 2025
Amazing Trip
Absolutely incredible experience! The guides were fantastic—knowledgeable, friendly, and went above and beyond to make the tour unforgettable. It truly felt like an experience out of this world! Highly recommend!
From Big Kanu Glowworm Tour - Tauranga
Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! We're thrilled to hear our guides made your experience unforgettable with their knowledge and friendliness. It means a lot that you felt the tour was truly out of this world. We appreciate your high recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another incredible adventure soon!
tinekep from New Zealand wrote on 13 February 2025
Glowing poop
Fantastic! Our guides were great! The trip was relaxing and peaceful. It was lovely to hear info about the area as well.
From Big Kanu Glowworm Tour - Tauranga
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're delighted to hear you found the trip relaxing and peaceful, and that our guides added to the experience with interesting info about the area. We really appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back for another memorable adventure soon!
Caryn Olson from United States wrote on 05 February 2025
Enjoyable and beautiful
Great activity for people at any level of physical ability. Paddle(if you want) through a beautiful lake to get to canyon where you wait for dark to see the glow worms. So beautiful! We also loved the ride back with all the nighttime sounds on the lake.
From Big Kanu Glowworm Tour - Tauranga
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re so glad you enjoyed paddling through the beautiful lake and the peaceful canyon as you waited for the glow worms. It’s great to hear you loved the nighttime sounds on the ride back too. We appreciate your kind words and hope to see you again for another memorable adventure!
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debbiet20 from United States wrote on 14 April 2024
Night Time Glow
Nina and Alec were terrific! This is truly an amazing experience for all ages. Our tour guides confidently guided us across beautiful Lake McLaren at night to a canyon filled with glow worms. This has to be one of the most unusual experiences we had. Thank you, Nina and Alec.