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Spellbound Glowworm & Cave Tours


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Waitomo Caves
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Attraction type: Tour
Address: P.O. Box 4
(Tours depart from the Waitomo Information Centre) Waitomo Caves
New Zealand
Tel: Freephone (NZ only): 0800 773 552
Fax: 0064 7 8787622

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5 of 5 stars
MountainMob   8 contributions
Moe, Australia
Nov 26, 2009

Can thoroughly recommend this tour if you have the 3 1/4 hours to spare and appreciate a more casual, personal type of tour. Both caves were amazing, we loved the easygoing approach of the tour and guide Ross; small group; absolutely silent raft journey in the glowworm grotto. Felt quite smug as we drove past the 10+ buses spilling punters... more

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5 of 5 stars
HeyNonnyMouse   2 contributions
Croydon, England
Nov 24, 2009

The Spellbound excursion to see the glowworms was one of the three highlights of our entire holiday. The others were the moai on Easter Island and a white knuckle helicopter flight up close and personal with mountains. Spellbound took us to a place of awesome peace, serenity, and beauty. It allowed us to see the glowworms close up before the... more

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5 of 5 stars
OZtakesover   1 contribution
Australia
Nov 22, 2009

We did White Island and LOTR in Wellington as well as smaller tours and we found that this tour was the best value for money. Our tour guide was very funny and very engaging, it takes alot of character to keep a bus load of tourist interested for 3.5 hrs but our guide handled it perfectly. The cave with the... more

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5 of 5 stars
shrimpSingapore   1 contribution
singapore
Nov 11, 2009

Definitely one of the highlights of my NZ trip. The Spellbound Glowworm and Caves tour is indeed amazing and spectacular. The volume of gloworms is enormous and shines like sparkling stars in the infinite universe. The ride towards the caves meandering through hills and valleys is adventurous and fun and you get to see lambs and sheeps (can't differentiate which... more

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5 of 5 stars
towrag72   9 contributions
Perth, WA
Nov 5, 2009

Thanks Ross for giving us a great tour of the glow worm cave. Your passion, interest and knowledge, not only for the caves themselves, but for your local area and in showing people your patch (and taking an interest in them too, where they were from and their life experiences) made the Spellbound tour a real highlight of our travels... more

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5 of 5 stars
clu488   5 contributions
Los Angeles
Oct 15, 2009

This small glow worm tour company was wonderful. My husband and I were late, but one of the staff was kind enough to drive us to the cave site to catch up with the group. We did not miss much. We visited two caves in 3 hours, with a small break in between. Our guide, Norman, was very knowledgable about... more

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5 of 5 stars
TimMarg2009   1 contribution
Sebastopol, California
Aug 26, 2009

This was well worth the time and the money. Truly a one of a kind experience. Just the van ride out and over the mountain to the caves was exciting. Seeing all of the lambs crossing our path was fun. Just wait until you are in the cave in total darkness and floating down the river and looking upward at... more

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5 of 5 stars
mmac54   2 contributions
Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
Jul 18, 2009

I have taken 2 other glowworm tours. This is the very best. Best value for the money. Great guides. our guide was Norm. We shall the most glowworms, for the longest time! more

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5 of 5 stars
claireym11   1 contribution
London, UK
Jun 24, 2009

Excellent tour, small group and very knowledgeable guide. It was nice to be in a small group and have that personal touch without being rushed around, the glow worms were amazing as were the caves. more

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3 of 5 stars
skeeo   3 contributions
Bris Vegas
May 17, 2009
2/4 found this review helpful

I would say this tour is good if you aren't in a rush and don't mind getting to know the people. Personally, we like to be left alone on tours and only listen to the guides. This is not to say it was a bad tour, Norm the guide is very knowledgable. However, it made us feel uncomfortable having to... more

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Spellbound Glowworm & Cave Tours Address

P.O. Box 4 | (Tours depart from the Waitomo Information Centre), Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
Tel: Freephone (NZ only): 0800 773 552 Fax: 0064 7 8787622