15 Auckland Cave Tours Worth Booking

Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves Guided Tour from Auckland with Lunch - Waitomo Glowworm Caves and the quiet underground boat ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 796 reviews · from $271Our pick

Review of the 12-hour Auckland tour to Hobbiton and Waitomo Glowworm Caves, with coach transport, lunch, guides, value, and practical tips.

“Lovely visit to the shire and Waitamo caves. Our bus driver was very knowledgeable and shared quite a few facts and stories throughout the trip. She gave good amount of time for breaks and was helpful throughout. Overall a memorable experience.”

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Waitomo Caves & Rotorua – Te Puia Small-Group Tour from Auckland

2.Waitomo Caves & Rotorua – Te Puia Small-Group Tour from Auckland

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 681 reviews · from $253

See Waitomo glowworms and Rotorua’s Te Puia on a 13-hour small-group tour from Auckland, with transport, entry fees, snacks, and guides included.

“Good equipment and knowledgeable guides. Tour ran on time until Jeoff decided to deviate from the schedule to see swinging bridge over Waitomo River.”

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Auckland: Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves Small-Group Tour & Lunch

3.Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves Small-Group Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 607 reviews · 13 hours · from $226

Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton and Waitomo tour, with glowworms, lunch, small-group transport, guide tips, timing, and value advice.

“Fabulous trip from the moment we were picked up to the moment we we dropped back!! Glow worm caves were truly beautiful and Hobbiton was magical. A tad expensive but well worth the cost as I don’t think you’ll get an experience like this again!! Great guide from Cheekikiwi travel and plenty of break times in the journey to grab food and drinks.”

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Hobbiton Movie set & Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour From Auckland

4.Hobbiton Movie set & Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour From Auckland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 556 reviews · from $279Top rated

Review of Auckland’s Hobbiton and Waitomo tour, with pricing, itinerary, guide tips, transport details, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“One of the best experiences we had as a family Viator made everything easy our bus driver was amazing and so knowledgeable”

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Auckland: Waitomo Caves & Rotorua – Te Puia Small-Group Tour

5.Waitomo Caves & Rotorua – Te Puia Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 223 reviews · 13 hours · from $244

Review of Auckland’s 13-hour Waitomo and Te Puia tour, with glowworm caves, Māori culture, geysers, transport tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Dean was a very friendly and courteous driver and guide. He gave us lots of information along the way. The tour groups at the Waitocomo caves and the Rotorua geysers were to large for our liking. It took a long time for everyone to congregate around the Māori guides. It should have been made public at booking time that photography wasn’t allowed at the caves.”

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Auckland: Spellbound Glowworm Caves Explorer Tour

6.Spellbound Glowworm Caves Explorer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 115 reviews · 9 hours · from $194

Review of Auckland’s Spellbound Glowworm Caves tour, with cave details, transport advice, pricing, accessibility, and honest booking tips.

“Our driver Matt was top notched. He was friendly, a great driver and answered all of our questions as we drove the long distance to the caves. When we got near the caves, Ross took over. He is extremely knowledgeable about the caves and the area. It was an extremely interesting tour. My favorite part was the glowworms. It was magical watching them and listening to the rushing water.”

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Rotorua and Waitomo Caves Day Trip from Auckland -Smaller Groups

7.Rotorua and Waitomo Caves Day Trip from Auckland -Smaller Groups

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 79 reviews · from $316

Compare Rotorua geysers, Māori culture, and Waitomo glowworms on a long but rewarding small-group day trip from Auckland.

“We had a great time with Bunty. We saw the two sites that I was most excited about outside of Auckland without having to drive ourselves. We learned great facts about New Zealand and the history of the Māori people.”

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Auckland to Rotorua via Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour (One Way)

8.Auckland to Rotorua via Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour (One Way)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $191

Review of the Auckland to Rotorua tour via Waitomo Caves, with glowworms, scenic stops, guide tips, cost, timing, and practical advice.

“Nice trip from driver grant, talk a lot about north island, was able to answer many questions about new z”

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From Auckland: Day Trip to Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

9.Day Trip to Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 60 reviews · 7 hours · from $166

Review of Auckland’s 7-hour Waitomo Glowworm Caves tour, with scenic Waikato views, guided cave visit, boat ride, price, and practical tips.

“absolutely amazing, first of all you feel like you are not in this world it is so surreal and wonderful that no words can describe it”

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2 Day Waitomo Caves, Hobbiton Movie Set and Rotorua Tour from Auckland

10.2 Day Waitomo Caves, Hobbiton Movie Set and Rotorua Tour from Auckland

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · from $1,222

Review of a two-day North Island tour from Auckland to Waitomo, Rotorua, and Hobbiton, with meals, guides, lodging, and practical tips.

“Really enjoyable and fun tour. There was always something interesting to do! Well organised!”

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Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour from Auckland inc Lunch

11.Hobbiton & Waitomo Caves Small Group Tour from Auckland inc Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $235

Review of the Hobbiton and Waitomo day tour from Auckland, with lunch, small groups, guided visits, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Dave was very serious about keeping a schedule. I’m a person who’s early everywhere I go but dave was a little excessive. We’d have 20 minutes at a stop and he’d be pushing us to get back on the bus at the 10 minute mark. Having Read more”

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Auckland Salt Cave Halotherapy

12.Auckland Salt Cave Halotherapy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $18Best value

Auckland Salt Cave Halotherapy offers a quiet 45-minute salt session, flexible times, small groups, and useful practical tips.

“Wear comfortable clothing. Bring 2 bath towels. One to lie on and one to cover you in case you get cold. It is chilly in the cave.”

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2-Day Hobbiton, Rotorua, Waitomo Caves Tour from Auckland with Accommodation

13.2-Day Hobbiton, Rotorua, Waitomo Caves Tour from Auckland with Accommodation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $930

Review of a 2-day Auckland tour to Hobbiton, Rotorua, Te Puia, Mitai Maori Village, and Waitomo, with meals, guides, and lodging.

“Viator has provided exceptional service in each country and with each trip. The subcontractors they use are also of high quality. In this case they used flexitoursNZ. Great service, I left something on in one of the vans and with lots of logistics they got it back to me. The Mitai cultural show was the best cultural performance I have every seen. Each of the performers was passionate about showing us a little of the Maori culture. I would highly recommend this trip, it was great to stay overnight and spread out the activities.”

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Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

14.Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $173

Review of Auckland’s Waitomo Glowworm Caves tour, with scenic drives, guided cave visit, boat ride, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“A very comfortable van Amazing guide Wifi Unforgettable experience. The guide dropped us where we wanted to.”

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Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves from Auckland – Smaller Group

15.Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves from Auckland – Smaller Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $312

Review of Auckland’s small-group Hobbiton and Waitomo tour, with lunch, transport, glowworms, timing, value, and practical booking advice.

“This was a well organized tour with a wonderful tour guide. Hobbiton was amazing and the whole experience was delightful. We did not feel rushed and it was great to have everything handled for us.”

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