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Caveworld

Waitomo Caves Road, Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
64 7 878 6577
4.5 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
Type: Caverns/ Caves
Useful Information: Activities for older children
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Perth, Australia
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

My friend and I did this trip in April 2012. We had Kurt as a guide who was great fun with a cracking sense of humour .They ran the trip just for the two of us which was awesome and the backwards jump was a highlight! The glowworms are amazing and we highly recommend this company and their super friendly... More

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Dunedin, New Zealand
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Entire experience was cheaply presented and cheesy. It was embarrassing to see such a beautiful natural treasure (taonga) being exploited for carnival dollars. Plastic children's slides masquerading as challenging waterfalls. Guide letting off explosive caps for cheap frights. Waist deep channels presented as dangerous rapids. Obsessive photo taking by guide to sell the after tour $25 cd. The caves themselves... More

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Cavew0rld, Manager at Caveworld, responded to this review
21 May 2012

Hi there Joan Thankyou for your feedback. It is our company’s policy to review all feedback to assist us in delivering the best possible service to our valued customers and make improvements where possible. Upon further correspondence with you, we have identified the trip that you claim to have partaken in. It is not evident you personally did this tour... More

Macao
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

While my wife and youngest daughter went on the Footwhistle Cave tour (which they thoroughly enjoyed & recommend), my other 2 children and myself did the Tube It & were the only ones on the tour. Guide (sorry cannot remember his name), funny, laid back, relax attitude added to it all and was informative along the way as we tubed... More

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Edinburgh
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012
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This was awesome - nothing too tasking in terms of exercise which was perfect after a long day driving. As we were there just after season it was just me and my uncle so it was like having our own private tour. The guide (Campbell) was brilliant with a great sense of humour. The caves were amazing and it was... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Easy trip, a lot of fun. Low impact, moderate excercise, good guides. More

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Victoria
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012
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My husband and i wanted to see a cave and the glow worms but were not interested in another adventure tour as we had just hiked Tongariro Crossing the day before. We stumbled onto Footwhistle and it exceeded our expectations. Rich, our guide, was full of information and we got to see a number of glow worms up close. He... More

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Redding, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Unbelievable! We did the twilight tour & were blown away. Not only by the great guides, the spectacular caves & gazillion glow worms, but by the fact that this cave wasn't 'plastic' or 'prepackaged'. The cave is raw & the tour personal. It seems they've focused on providing an excellent experience, rather than just pumping people through their cave. Ecologically... More

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Auckland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

Our family including a 10 year old who was slightly less than the recommened weight did the tube it tour easily. It is probably the most sedate of tubing tours but was enough for me! Had to jump backwards off a 2 metre jump on your tyre and then down a slide at the end. Was great to do though!!... More

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Taranaki, New Zealand
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

We did the tube it adventure. Was a great tour made even better by the extremely cool guides. We had 2 Adults and 5 teenagers. All of us came out feeling amazing. Going to come back soon with our 12 year olds soon. Very recommended. The also took heaps of photos. More

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New Plymouth, New Zealand
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33 reviews 33 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

It was great. Just as great as the other caves I have visited. Just experience the views More

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