Waitomo’s Lost World Caving Journey – 8 Hours Wet

This is Waitomo’s ultimate adventure and it is dramatic! The day starts with a 100 meters abseil (330ft) – the world’s longest commercial caving abseil – for some fifteen odd minutes, to get you into the Lost World – and that is just the beginning! In the company of an experienced guide, you will descend for about 15 minutes and admire the beauty of this iconic cavern.

Once down, you embark on a journey back to the surface through the most incredible cave system. Heading upstream you follow a challenging underground river by whatever means – climbing ropes, swimming, wading, passing through vaults the size of cathedrals, up waterfalls and stalactites, squeezing through tight gaps and jumping into black pools! Whalebones, fossils and glow-worms are all regular sights o the way back to surface. As someone commented as he made his way through a section with a 55 meter (180 ft) high ceiling – “This feels like a movie set, but even Hollywood doesn’t have sets this big!” You will emerge hours later, exhausted, but knowing that you have seen one of New Zealand’s most amazing sights. Before heading back to Waitomo, you will enjoy a hot shower and well-earned BBQ meal.