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Trip Planner:   South Pacific  /  New Zealand  /  North Island  /  Waikato Region  /  Waitomo District  /  Waitomo Caves  /  Ruakuri Cave

Ruakuri Cave, Waitomo Caves

4.6
#2 of 9 in Parks in Waitomo Caves
Cave · Nature / Park
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Embark on an underground adventure at Ruakuri Cave, the only cave in the Southern Hemisphere that has a wheelchair and pushchair access. Listen to the distant roar of subterranean streams and waterfalls as you descend the cleverly designed spiral entrance. Admire the spectacular limestone formations and take pictures of the glowworms. Discovered by local Maori people nearly 500 years ago, the cave served as a sacred burial site before opening to public in 1904. Plan to visit Ruakuri Cave and other customer-reviewed, writer-recommended Waitomo Caves attractions using our Waitomo Caves journey maker app.
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Duration: 11 hours
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  • By Liz_Mo1982
    Absolutely amazing. Great tour, great guide, great cave system. Really informative. Plenty of stalagtites, stalagmites and heaps of glow worms. Really enjoyed this tour and highly recommend. Tour is.....  more
    Absolutely amazing. Great tour, great guide, great cave system. Really informative. Plenty of stalagtites, stalagmites and heaps of glow worms. Really enjoyed this tour and highly recommend. Tour is.....  more »
  • By Megan M
    Visited this cave as it was the only one with wheelchair access. What an incredible feat! So tastefully done and also in a way that does as little damage to the fragile environment in the caves as... 
    Visited this cave as it was the only one with wheelchair access. What an incredible feat! So tastefully done and also in a way that does as little damage to the fragile environment in the caves as...  more »
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