Private Tours
Discover the Okohua Glowworm Cave on a intimate tour with just you, your group and our expert guide for the ultimate personalised experience.
a personalised tour
Looking for something truly personal? Our private tours offer exclusive access to the spectacular Okohua Glowworm Cave, with the flexibility to tailor the experience to your interests, pace, and sense of adventure.
Whether you're passionate about glowworms, fascinated by limestone formations, want more black water rafting, keen to learn about the cave's geology and history, or simply want more time to soak up the atmosphere, your guide will create an experience that's uniquely yours.
With no other guests to accommodate, you'll enjoy a relaxed, personalised adventure through one of New Zealands most spectacular private caves.
Your private tour can be customised to include :
More time exploring your favourite parts of the cave
Flexible departure times and tour duration
A stronger focus on glowworms, geology, or local history
A faster-paced adventure or a more relaxed experience
Enjoy an extended soak in our cedar hot tubs
Celebrate birthdays, proposals, family gatherings or special occasions
tour features
Private tours are completely modifiable to create your dream caving experience. We can tailor the duration, intensity, features and anything else you'd like to see more or less of.
Catering, both underground or above can be organised.
Private tours are also a great way for any avid photographers to be able to capture the experience. Glowworms require long exposure shots and this is the perfect way to ensure you can capture this unique experience.
a private experience
Experience the Okohua Glowworm Cave with your own private group and guide.
create your dream caving experience
Focus on key parts of the experience that peak your interest. Whether that's more addrelaine, more sightseeing, or a photography adventure.
design a schedule to suit you
Set your own departure and duration times for your adventure.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
For private tours, we can accommodate up to 16 people with additional guides.
Yes, there is a helicopter landing area.
Yes, the trips can be tailored to what you'd like to see and how long you'd like to be underground for, as well as the time of departure.
Catering for both underground and above ground is able to be organised.
Yes absolutely. We have a guide who can take iPhone photos underground, otherwise if you have your own photography gear, this can be taken by a guide in a dry bag and we can organise a specific photography tour.
You'll need a moderate level of fitness for the adventure! The tour involves walking, climbing, crawling, swimming, and navigating uneven terrain.
Still have questions?
Contact us, we are here to answer any other questions you may have.
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Customer testimonials
Don't hear it from us, hear it from the explorers who’ve been underground.
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Kaitiakitanga (the Māori concept of guardianship and protection of the land and natural resources) is something we take seriously at The Waitomo Experience.
The Okohua cave lies on a fourth generation family farm that has planted thousands of native trees. For every booking that comes through for the Okohua Cave, we plant a native tree. We developed this initiative to always give back to Papatūānuku (mother earth) and protect our natural asset for generations to come.