Travelogues Waitomo Caves Village

Thick dark clouds hang over my paradise as I shower at 7am. It's not particularly cozy, so I have breakfast in the camper instead of outside. I am amused by a notice that...

After our first night in a dormitory, which was surprisingly quiet and restful, we continued at 7:30 am. On our way to Waitomo, we stopped in Karangahake, an old gold mining...

11/24/2016 The alarm clock rang very early today because at 7:30 am our Wild Water Rafting Tour through the Waitomo Caves began. We received brief instructions and then...

07.12.16 Wake up at 06:45 to be ready for the glowworm visit. Unfortunately, our fridge contents are still locked in the restaurant fridge, as our car fridge does not cool...

These are limestone caves of a special kind because they house glowworms. During a guided tour, we were led through the cave labyrinth past countless stalactites and stalagmites...

Waitomo is known for Blackwater Rafting in the glowworm caves. As we later found out, it's not really rafting but just tubing. That means floating on an inflatable ring. So...

For the very first time we walk on a black sand beach. It almost feels wrong. It looks like asphalt but it's soft and fine 😀 We use the rainy day today to cover the distance....