I can highly recommend the Footwhistle Glowworm Cave Tour. Our guide Ross ( the Boss ) picked us up at the I Site in Waitomo. He's such a funny guy and was always joking around. We had a lot of laughs with him. In the cave he explained everything to us about glowworms, stalagnites etc. He gave us enough time to take photos and spoiled us with delicious Kawakawa tea after the tour. Thank you Ross for the lovely tour.

So good! We were debating whether to do this one or one of the other mainstream cave tours. We were very happy with this one and don’t regret it at all. We don’t feel like we missed out on anything. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and seemed to really have a passion for the caves. He also was patient and good with the kids on our small 11-person tour. It was amazing to see the hard work the family has put into getting the cave accessible. There were stairs but it was all very safe. We were also able to take photos inside the cave and the guide was again, patient with us trying to take Insta-worthy pics :) We really felt like we learnt so much that we were even able to tell a few people information about the glow worms when we did the Ruakuri Bushwalk later that night. Thanks Ross!

This was one of the best tours we have had during our 3 week trip in NZ/Australia. The guide, Ross, was so kind and funny. We thoroughly enjoyed every moment. The glowworms were magical and we learned so much. We enjoyed the nice cup of Kawa tea they gave us at the end too. 100% recommend!

This was a great experience, very personal (only 4 people on our tour) and made all the more pleasurable because of the knowledge and personality of our guide Kyle. He and his family have run the business for past 20 years specialising in small group visits (max 12 people). Standing in dark cave looking at glowworms was special. Thus trip involves walking down & up 100 steps and you need to wear a warm top. I loved being able to take as many photos as I wanted. The tea ceremony & chat afterwards gave you a chance to reflect. Great trip!

a fantastic tour. The cave is beautiful. discreet lighting and carefully developed path allow a relaxing walk. one admires a lot of glowworms and has time to photograph them. the guide is very competent, tells a lot of interesting things. a special tea after the tour completes the experience. unreservedly recommended! thank you coveworld, thank you Ross!

My wife and I joined Kyle on his Footwhistle Cave Sunset Glow Work tour and it was terrific. With just one other couple along for the ride, it was a very nice, low key adventure that felt personalized, not at all the commercialized cattle car, even though the agenda was pretty well prescribed. It was really cool to feel like we had the cave to ourselves, and we got to see lots of the little creatures and some other fun things. The grand finale was pretty spectacular - but you'll have to take the tour to find out. Highly recommended.