Make the most of your trip from Rotorua to Auckland with a tour of Waitomo Glowworm Caves, a fascinating network of flooded caverns lit by bioluminescent glowworms. You’ll travel by comfortable minibus from your hotel in Rotorua to your centrally-located Auckland hotel, pausing in Waitomo for a boat tour of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. This 6-hour tour includes all transport and entrance fees, and it’s limited to 15 people for a more personal experience.

View the myriad of glow worm lights that make up the Glowworm Grotto
Travel through Rural New Zealand landscape
Experience why the Waitomo Glowworm Caves are high on the New Zealand vacation wishlist
Hotel drop-off in Auckland included for an added convenience

What's Included

Hotel pickup from central locations - drop off free to central Auckland hotels - sh
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We pickup at all central Rotorua locations free of charge and for a small shuttle fee if you are not at central accomodation Guaranteed departure - We do not cancel on the rare occasions we have low numbers. We will travel for one person

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Infant seats are available - all infants will be supplied own seat and child restraint
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Please note that because of the amount of travel time this tour is not suitable for children under 2 years, as part of the group - It can be booked as a private group tour - please ask TripAdvisor/Viator to contact us for the custom price
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Stephanie_A

What a great way to get around the North Island. The drivers, Dallas and Edson were friendly and provided a lot of insight and knowledge during the ride, and the Glow Worm Caves were phenomenal… no photos allowed, so we couldn’t share any. Stunning limestone caves and the experience of the glow worms was awe inspiring. FlexiTours NZ was great!

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Great option for non-drivers!

Stephanie_A, Mar 2024

Nice day trip + transfer!

Alton_M, Mar 2024

Love the transfer options and the choices. This worked well… a little rushed drive to Auckland afterwards.

Great trip!

Wei_L, Mar 2024

Great opportunity to visit Waitomo Glow Worms cave while transferring to Auckland hotel， So much convenient！

Beautiful

Lori_P, Jan 2024

Our guide at the caves was excellent. It was amazing. Wish it was a longer tour. Our guide for transport made us feel a little rushed and drove fast. However he was very accommodating for drop off.

Nice Visit

Gilberto_A, Nov 2023

We needed to get to Auckland from Rotorua for our flight back to the USA. The Glow Worm Cave Tour was a nice visit on our way north. We were distracted a bit by some rude loud guests inside the cave. Our bus driver, Edson (correct spelling?) was excellent. He made sure to make our ride as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. We were not interested in seeing Hobbiton as that would have made the trip north much longer. If you are not into LOTR, this is a good way to get to Auckland from Rotorua.

Good Trip to Auckland & Cave with Pick Up & Drop Offs That Need Improving

Karen_O, Nov 2023

I would have given this a 5 star except for the fact that the pick up and drop off were not ideal. The pick up was a van that took us to a van which was a bit inconvenient but not terrible. However the drop off was terrible. We were supposed to get back at 7:30 and I didn't get back until 8:15. We had a 15 minute comfort break and two women stayed in the rest stop for over 30 minutes until the driver finally went in to check on them. Since we were late in getting back, the driver was on the phone with his "office" looking for instructions. Getting back into Auckland we drove by my hotel at the Grand (it was 2 blocks away) and all the way to the Wharf where we got out of the van (with my luggage) and had to get into another van to go back into the central part of the city. I was the last one off the new van as he drove other people not from my original van into the central area. When I asked why the first driver didn't drop me off since we were basically at my hotel he said he was just following his "office's orders". Otherwise the transfer and trip to the glow worm cave was enjoyable.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hi - We subcontract a shuttle company to assist so you are not running around the city while we do a lot of pickups but sometimes this goes wrong. It is hard for a driver when maverick customers disappear into the toilets - I am sure he made it clear it was a comfort stop. We cannot leave people stranded - and it is up to all induvial on a tour to be considerate so timing works. As far as the order you were dropped off I am sorry if you were the last - and the one way streets and road works make it difficult to get to places which may seem close. The driver was probably choosing the route which had the least amount of doubling back

Transfer

Erin_W, Mar 2020

This was basically a transfer from rotorua to Auckland with a stop off at the glow worm caves. The caves were beautiful though!

The trip was great because there was...

YuenMei_L, Jan 2018

The trip was great because there was a van to pick us up from my hotel in Rotorua and the driver was excellent as he introduced all the famous spots along the way. Besides, he brought us to the hotel in Auckland so we did not need to worry about how to be to the hotel.

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