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Rotorua & Taupo Explore New Zealand, Australia & Fiji!
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!
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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- Per Person$460.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Per Person$466.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Per Person$465.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Per Person$615.00 Less than 6 at this price!
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Truly a lost World !!!
Amrish from
India
Great adventure
Franziska Poeschl from
United Kingdom
Exhilerating and accessible!!
Sevy_Sev from
NZ
Exhilerating and accessible!!
Sevy_Sev from
NZ
Exhilerating and accessible!!
Sevy_Sev from
NZ
Just hanging !!!!
Tracye Patton-Hayward from
Australia
Just hanging !!!!
Tracye Patton-Hayward from
Australia
Lost World Glow Worms Abseiling
Tara Emelity from
United States
Coolest experience for me on North Island!
Caroline Strasinger from
United States
Coolest experience for me on North Island!
Caroline Strasinger from
United States
Magical
Louise Andrew from
NZ
Magical
Louise Andrew from
NZ
Magical
Louise Andrew from
NZ
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Devon Harnett from
NZ
Amazing Adventure!
bemnetk from
United States
Fabulous
ARIF KHAN from
NZ
Fabulous
ARIF KHAN from
NZ
Fabulous
ARIF KHAN from
NZ
Most amazing experience
tysonk from
Australia
Most amazing experience
tysonk from
Australia
30th Birthday Trip
heidih3 from
NZ
30th Birthday Trip
heidih3 from
NZ
30th Birthday Trip
heidih3 from
NZ
Absolutely must do!!!
Jiratnira from
NZ
Absolutely must do!!!
Jiratnira from
NZ
Absolutely must do!!!
Jiratnira from
NZ
Incredible experience!
Michael from
NZ
The lost world
hayleew1 from
NZ
A must do!!
Xaviere Murray-Puhara from
NZ
A must do!!
Xaviere Murray-Puhara from
NZ
Trip of a life time
Dugan Weitz from
NZ
Incredible Experience!
Paula from
NZ
a MUST DO adventure
Chao Zhuo from
NZ
a MUST DO adventure
Chao Zhuo from
NZ
It was just awesome!
Ari Brandenburg from
NZ
It was just awesome!
Ari Brandenburg from
NZ
It was just awesome!
Ari Brandenburg from
NZ
Unique adventure experience in Waitomo
shantainev from
Australia
Unique adventure experience in Waitomo
shantainev from
Australia
Unique adventure experience in Waitomo
shantainev from
Australia
A must-do activity!!
isabellel from
Canada
A must-do activity!!
isabellel from
Canada
Most awesome experience in my life!
isabellec from
Australia
Most awesome experience in my life!
isabellec from
Australia
Wonderful experience
margaretl from
Australia
Great cave exploring experience!
aparnap from
NZ
Great cave exploring experience!
aparnap from
NZ
Great cave exploring experience!
aparnap from
NZ
? 值得嚐試
hous from
Taiwan
Completely in awe
claireh16 from
Australia
Completely in awe
claireh16 from
Australia
Completely in awe
claireh16 from
Australia
Amazing Abseil
leannej1 from
NZ
Amazing Abseil
leannej1 from
NZ
Amazing Abseil
leannej1 from
NZ
Abseiling Waitomo
danielb32 from
Germany
Abseiling Waitomo
danielb32 from
Germany
Superb
Sandra Hansen from
Canada
Superb
Sandra Hansen from
Canada
Superb
Sandra Hansen from
Canada
Atemberaubend!!
Michael from
Germany
Atemberaubend!!
Michael from
Germany
Atemberaubend!!
Michael from
Germany
amazing experience
Lei Yi from
China
Exceptional!
chantalc from
Australia
Great experience
from
Australia
Simply amazingly!!!!
Laura from
Australia
100 meters down
Eva from
Sweden
Yep that's me, you just can't see the big smile
Robin from
Australia
평생 잊지 못할 엑티비티!
Mihee Jeon from
South Korea
Fantastic experience
Catriona from
United Kingdom
The Lost World, Waitomo
lisal2 from
United States
The start of the absail.
Gillian Jones from
Australia
Breath taking
Marion from
NZ
Breath taking
Marion from
NZ
Breath taking
Marion 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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From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Hi Natalie! Thanks so much for your wonderful review :) Yep - these are truly wild places and still in their natural state - hence the uneven nature of the going. ...and the ladder does indeed have 113 rungs - most people haven't climbed something like that lately ! You will have seen that these boutique and special trips are not suitable for everyone. But you took on the challenge and did it - well done. Thanks for visiting - we're so glad you could check out our special corner of Godzone :)
chenweiq from China wrote on 07 November 2025
Wonderful and unique adventure
The stuff there are friendly, was careful check all the safety equipment. The whole adventure was amazing and unforgettable, I’m gonna try the seven hours longer one if I go there again! If you go there, I deeply recommend this venture to you.
From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Thanks very much Chenweiq ! We're so happy we could show you this amazing place ! Yes please - come back again - we have lots more to show you in our Underground Playground :)
Barbara from Germany wrote on 05 November 2025
Lost World Abseiling - Highly Recommended
What a truly unique and stunning experience! Absolutely magical. Great organization & fantastic guides.
From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Thanks Barbara That's high praise indeed - thank you so much. Happy Adventuring !
Melanie Franssens from Netherlands wrote on 05 October 2025
Amazing adventure
What a way to see the glowworms
From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Thanks very much Melanie - yes it's not generally appreciated that many caves at Waitomo have glowworms- even the dramatic Lost World Cave.
Bénédicte from France wrote on 19 September 2025
Fantastic Lost World Tour 4h
I did the Lost Worl tour of 4h with Hagan, Erin and Joel. The tour was amazing ! A big thanks to the guides as I felt very safe going down the 100m abseiling rope, walking in the cave and going up the 30m ladder. I felt very small going down the cave surrounded by the beautiful vegetation! It was as if I was in another world ! Highly recommend !
From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Hey Bénédicte ! Thanks so much for your wonderful review -it is much appreciated We feel very lucky to have this as our underground playground :)
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Natalie Eckman from United States wrote on 08 January 2025
Absolutely amazing!!!
This was an experience of a lifetime. Our guide Amy, was knowledgeable and friendly. All of the gear was provided, which was definitely a bonus because it was a messy activity. Descending 100 m was an experience I will never forget. Be aware that the terrain is extremely uneven and this tour definitely requires a level of fitness and balance. The ladder climb at the end to get out had over a hundred rungs! We were the only people in the cave and the only people on the tour, so it was extremely tranquil and uncrowded. Each guide takes four people at a time. We definitely saw glow worms, and they were magical. I could not recommend this experience more.