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Spellbound Glowworm & Cave Tours


TripAdvisor Traveller 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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11 Nov 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
Perth, WA
5 Nov 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
Los Angeles
15 Oct 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
Sebastopol, California
26 Aug 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
Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
18 Jul 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
London, UK
24 Jun 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
Bris Vegas
17 May 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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5 of 5 stars
sydney, au
10 May 2009

We signed up for this tour after it was suggested to us by the i-site people in tauranga, and are we ever thankful to them. This was the way touring used to be: personalized, informative, and small in group size. We loved every minute of the trip....the guide was patient and informative, lured cave eels out of their rock hiding,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Surrey, UK
21 Apr 2009

Pete was our guide and boy he knew his stuff (even helped us get to grips with our new camera!). We went with our children aged 10 and 11 and there were only two other participants - whats more we came across no other tour groups so it felt really exclusive. The size of the group and the knowledge and... more

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5 of 5 stars
Mackay Qld
31 Mar 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

When on holidays you tend to spend a lot more than when you're at home so when you find an attraction that gives you so much value for money I believe you should tell the world. Spellbound Tours at Waitomo runs a tour of two caves that includes around 45 mins looking and studying glow-worms; An extensive tour of a... 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