Definitely not but well worth paying for the experience. Just ensure that it is not a day when a cruise ship is is the Bay of Islands as you possibly will have less time in the cave and it isn't as personal in a big group. When you book online it is fairly obvious by the increased number of tours on those days.

Hola, Sin duda el carrito de bebé no está apto para ese paseo, tienes que llevarlos en tus brazos. Es un lugar 100% oscuro donde apenas se usan las lámparas. Incluso te recomiendo llevar abrigo para los niños dado que ahí dentro puede estar frío y húmedo. Espero haber ayudado & buen viaje

I need both knees replacing and found it no problem at all. There a few steps and low hanging rocks but nothing too bad. Worth the pain.

Hi there , thanks for your inquiry. Our caves are located 18 kilometres from the Paihia wharf. There are shuttle tour services that leave from Paihia wharf to our caves, they can be booked through the Bay of Islands I-Site email paihia@fndc.govt.nz or phone +64 9 4027 345. We run tours throughout the day from 9am to 4pm, and tours usually leave every 20 minutes. Hope to see you soon, kind regards, Kawiti Caves

Our tour will follow a 200m long wooden boardwalk inside the caves. There will be approx 40 steps up and down, with one step ladder with handrails approx 14 steps long. We have handrails all the way through. When you exit the caves you will follow the bushwalk back to the office. This usually takes 5-10 mins. It is 350m long with approx 100 steps up and 150 steps down, it is steep in places. We walk at a slow walking pace, throughout the caves and we have a number of guides on tour who can bring you back through the caves if you are finding the first stairway difficult. If you find the initial stairway fine but do not feel you can walk through the steep bushwalk, we offer our cruise ship bus groups the option of returning at the end of the our through the caves(less steps) at the end of the tour .We offer this option to the entire group, and usually we will have 2-3 people who return this way. We would recommend good walking shoes(running shoes) and a warm jumper. If you have any more queries please let us know, kind regards, Kawiti Caves

thanks for your inquiry. Our caves are located 18 kilometres from the Paihia wharf where the cruise ship tender docks. There are shuttle tour services that leave from Paihia wharf to our caves, they can be booked through the Bay of Islands I-Site email paihia@fndc.govt.nz or phone +64 9 4027 345. We run tours throughout the day from 9am to 4pm, and tours usually leave every 20 minutes. We can get busy during the middle of the day, so if you get into shore in the early morning, you might like to come straight to the caves, we'd love to show you through. Hope to see you soon, kind regards, Kawiti Caves