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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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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
非常神奇和奇妙的一次旅行
kikiy from
China
非常神奇和奇妙的一次旅行
kikiy from
China
非常神奇和奇妙的一次旅行
kikiy from
China
这种体验配得上记一辈子
cuil2 from
China
这种体验配得上记一辈子
cuil2 from
China
这种体验配得上记一辈子
cuil2 from
China
完美
tzuyuny from
Taiwan
Lost World Tour
kim26 from
Australia
Lost World Tour
kim26 from
Australia
Epic caving experience
Narena from
NZ
Epic caving experience
Narena from
NZ
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
Thank you for such a wonderful review Kiki ! We think you are very brave and adventurous to accept this challenge. We are honoured that we could be the ones to show you this special place. and wish you safe and happy adventuring in your life :) Kiki，非常感谢你这么棒的评价！ 我们觉得你接受这个挑战非常勇敢，也很有冒险精神。 我们很荣幸能带你领略这个特别的地方。 祝你未来的冒险之旅平安快乐！
cuil2 from China wrote on 23 February 2026
这种体验配得上记一辈子
不得不说这次的体验配得上记一辈子！这是我和女儿新西兰北岛之行最精彩的四个小时。这家公司非常负责任，严格按照流程进行表格登记、体能测试、安全培训等，尤其是领队多次检测我们绳降设备的安全性，并认真指导安全规则。行程也比较精彩，值得体验。
From Waitomo Adventures - Lost World Tour - 4 hrs
Google Translation to English: This experience is unforgettable! I must say, this experience was truly unforgettable! These were the most memorable four hours of my and my daughter's trip to New Zealand's North Island. The company was very responsible, strictly adhering to procedures for form registration, physical fitness tests, and safety training. In particular, the tour leader repeatedly checked the safety of our rappelling equipment and carefully explained the safety rules. The itinerary was also quite exciting and well worth experiencing. Operator: Thank you so much for this great review - it is much appreciated ! :)
shuweiz from China wrote on 12 February 2019
wonderful
不难，比预想简单。 能爬几块大岩石、能跳起来的身体素质就可以。 不冷。 四个小时里真正有点辛苦的不超过一小时。 很梦幻的体验，照片不能表现。 有些地方像武侠小说里的场景。 领队们也挺好的，英文说的比较慢和清楚。 很美。 很完美。
Lei Yi from China wrote on 10 February 2019
amazing experience
well, out of my expectation,have a really great time with the guides ,must-be done activity . 非常好的体验项目，绳索，秘境，萤火虫，岩洞，鳗鱼，未入仙境的赶紧来
Yu Fung Chan from Hong Kong wrote on 18 September 2016
Amazing
Really worth for it. Even just a four hour trip, it like a whole day trip. Not just walk and climb . The 100m abseil was crazy, can't imagine I was fly in the sky. And you van see the green glow worm.
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kikiy from China wrote on 08 April 2026
非常神奇和奇妙的一次旅行
这场冒险之旅从早上集合开启，先做简单的肢体热身，随后跟着向导上山，一步步熟悉流程、做好安全准备。站在高台时，心里满是紧张与恐惧，在大家的鼓励下，我慢慢鼓起勇气，一点点克服胆怯。当缓缓下降时，清风拂面，自然的气息扑面而来，仿佛听见大地的召唤，满心都是震撼与释然。 平安落地后，我们继续探索，走进幽深的山洞。黑暗中，无数萤火虫缓缓亮起，像漫天星辰坠落人间，温柔又梦幻。这一路有挑战，有勇气，更有大自然赠予的极致浪漫，成为心底最难忘的回忆。 This adventure started with us gathering at the office. We did some simple warm-up exercises to stretch our bodies, then followed our guide up the mountain for basic trials and safety preparations. Standing on the platform, I felt nervous and scared, but with everyone’s encouragement, I gradually overcame my fear. As I slowly descended, I felt the gentle wind of nature and the call of the earth. After reaching the ground safely, we continued our adventure into a dark cave. Inside, fireflies flickered like a starry sky, soft and magical. This journey was full of challenges and courage, and brought me the most beautiful romance from nature, making it an unforgettable memory.