Waitomo Glowworm Caves - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 28: Today we are taking a tour of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves! It’s one of the things to do in Waitomo as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities!
Yesterday - Day 27 -
Tomorrow – Day 29 –
About this video:
Today on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year, we are delving into the Waitomo Glowworm Caves on a tour with Discover Waitomo! Join us as we check out the stunning limestone formations inside the Waitomo Glowworms Caves such as Cathedral Cave.
Our Waitomo Glowworm Cave tour guide shows us what the beautiful glowworms look like up close before we get inside a boat and drift underneath a whole massive grotto of glowworms. Stunning!
Be sure to check in with us for the rest of the week as we are taking a look at most of the things to do in Waitomo, from walking cave tours to Black Water Rafting!
#Waitomo #BackpackerGuideNZ #NZMustDo #TravelNZ #TravelNewZealand #Travel #HamiltonWaikato #NewZealand
Subscribe ➜
Share ➜
Web ➜
Connect on Social Media
YouTube Channel ➜
FB ➜
IG ➜
Pinterest ➜
Twitter ➜
New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
Join us as we, Robin and Laura from BackpackerGuide.NZ, take on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! That way, we can bring you some of the most epic and off-the-beaten-track activities in New Zealand to inspire you for your own backpacking trip in New Zealand!
Read more about the Waitomo Glowworm Caves on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:
Discover Waitomo Glowworm Caves | New Zealand
Discover the Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand's natural highlight.
World renowned and a magnet for both local and overseas visitors, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves occupy a high placing in the New Zealand vacation wish-list.
The glow worm, Arachnocampa luminosa, is unique to New Zealand. Thousands of these tiny creatures radiate their unmistakable luminescent light as our expert guides provide informative commentary on the Caves' historical and geological significance.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a must see for any traveller. Enjoy the world famous boat ride under thousands of magical glowworms and become a part of over 120 years of cultural and natural history.
Ruakuri Cave is Waitomo's longest underground guided walking tour.
According to Maori legend, Ruakuri Cave (rua meaning den, and kuri meaning dog) was first discovered 400-500 years ago by a young Maori hunting for birds. He was attacked by wild dogs just outside the original cave entrance. Re-opened in 2005, this cave is now an amazing example of engineering and natural cave structure.
Ruakuri Cave offers a captivating blend of Waitomo's most compelling subterranean experiences. Journey down through the spectacular spiral entrance, and marvel at the softly folding shawl-like limestone formations and crystal tapestries. Hear the distant thunder of the subterranean waterfalls and get up close to the glowworms.
With clever and innovative design, Ruakuri Cave has full wheelchair and pushchair access.
Aranui Cave is set in the Ruakuri Scenic Reserve, 5 minutes drive from the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. It is named after Ruruku Aranui, the local Maori man who first discovered this previously hidden gem back in 1910.
Aranui Cave has a natural cave entrance and is the smallest and most delicate of Waitomo's three main caves. As a dry cave without a river running through it, it houses very little life past its entrance.
However, just inside the entrance is a colony of native New Zealand cave wetas and further into the cave is the most beautiful collection of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and decorative formations.
Glow Worm Caves of New Zealand in 360° | National Geographic
Deep below ground strange carnivorous worms glow and twinkle like the night sky to attract their prey.
➡ Subscribe:
About National Geographic:
National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible.
Get More National Geographic:
Official Site:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Instagram:
Produced by BLACK DOT FILMS VR for National Geographic Partners.
© 2016 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Glow Worm Caves of New Zealand in 360° | National Geographic
National Geographic
New Zealand: Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Honeymoon in New Zealand, Day 4
February 11, 2015 - Driving south from Rotorua to Tongariro National Park through the North Island countryside, stopping along the way to go black water rafting in the Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
This is the 6th of 18 videos highlighting our various adventures in New Zealand. More can be viewed at
Music:
The Arcade Fire - Haiti (from Funeral)
Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars (from Bag Raiders)
Mason Jennings - So Good (from Always Been)
New Zealand North Island Road Trip Begins | Waitomo Glow Worm Caves to Surfing in Raglan | Wild Kiwi
Our New Zealand Roadtrip has begun with Wild Kiwi! We are leaving Auckland and making our way down to Raglan, check out the incredibly unique glowworms at Waitomo Caves and end our day with a little bit of adventure!
The incredible Waitomo Caves video:
------------------------------------------
Grab the limited edition original merch here //
------------------------------------------
Check out the Wild Kiwi Tour we are on:
Huka Jet Falls:
Spellbound Glowworm Waitomo:
Lava Lounge:
Favourite travel filmmaking gear -
SUBSCRIBE TODAY - WE POST NEW VIDEOS EVERY - MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY AT 7AM AWST:
------------------------------------------
FLYING THE NEST:
Website •
Facebook •
Twitter •
Snapchat •
STEPHEN:
Instagram •
Twitter •
JESS:
Instagram •
Twitter •
------------------------------------------
Want To Send Something?
Flying The Nest
PO Box 3130
Joondalup, Western Australia
6027
------------------------------------------
NEW VLOGS EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY AT 7AM AWST
NEW CHALLENGE/Q&A/COLLABS/FUN VIDEOS EVERY FRIDAY
------------------------------------------
Hi, we are Stephen & Jess, Australian vloggers documenting our first year of leaving home and travelling around the globe. We want to inspire others to venture out, explore, take risks and go on our own adventure!!
We also run a travel blog over at flyingthenest.tv if you want to see personal recounts, photography, tips & wanderlust inspiration from Flying the Nest.
------------------------------------------
Thank you for the music:
End credit song: Ticky Tacky by Biocratic:
------------------------------------------
For list of full Camera Equipment we use -
Video Edited on Gigabyte Aero 15:
Discover Waitomo Caves New Zealand
Marvel at Mother Nature's light display as you glide silently through the starry wonderland of the Glowworm Grotto. Meander underground along the Waitomo River and gaze in silence at the myriad of glow worm lights that make up the Glowworm Grotto.
As you enter this galaxy of tiny living lights, you'll immediately experience a serene ambience and be fascinated and intrigued by tiny glowworms that light your way.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves is located in New Zealand where you can get a good chance to see thousands of glowworms with gorgeous beauty.
Waitomo Glowworm Cave, New Zealand - Go Jetters Series 1 - Go Jetters
The Go Jetters visit Waitomo to check out the awesome glowworms, but Grandmaster Glitch has beaten them to it.
???? SUBSCRIBE TO GO JETTERS:
Waitomo Glowworm Cave, New Zealand - Go Jetters Series 1 - Go Jetters
It's a bad day to be a glowworm, when Grandmaster Glitch goes in search of some disco sparkles in New Zealand. Can the Go Jetters stop him removing these fragile creatures from their home in the Waitomo Caves or will Glitch's new disco pizazz make him an Internet dance star just like Ubercorn? Go Jetters glow for a dazzling disco-dancing underground adventure!
*Watch More*
Go Jetters: Episode clips:
Go Jetters: Best Bits:
*More about Go Jetters*
Welcome to the Official YouTube channel for GO JETTERS!
Go Jetters follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes, Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz, as they travel the globe with their friend and mentor Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn. Together they save the world’s most famous landmarks from the mischievous meddlings of Grandmaster Glitch.
Subscribe for more:
Find Go Jetters on GoJetters.com, Facebook and Twitter for more fun!
Black Water Rafting in Waitomo - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacking Guide New Zealand
Day 27: Today we are doing the Black Labyrinth tour with The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company in the Waitomo Caves! Join us underground!
Yesterday - Day 26 -
Tomorrow – Day 28 –
About this video:
New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year where we are doing 365 Activities: 365 Days has brought us to Waitomo! We join the Black Labyrinth Tour with The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company to explore the Waitomo Caves and see some glowworms.
After suiting up in wetsuits, boots and a helmet, we get ourselves an inflatable tube and head underground to play around in the Waitomo Caves’ epic waterfalls and rapids. That’s why they call it Black Water Rafting! We follow our guide through a stunning cave system, seeing glowworms and beautiful rock formations. We’re jumping off waterfalls, seeing eels, scrambling over ancient rock formations – it’s a real adventure.
Black Water Rafting in the Waitomo Caves is an absolute must-do in New Zealand and we’ll be checking out the other Black Water Rafting Tours in the next few days so don’t miss it!
#Waitomo #BackpackerGuideNZ #NZMustDo #TravelNZ #TravelNewZealand #Travel #HamiltonWaikato #NewZealand
Subscribe ➜
Share ➜
Web ➜
Connect on Social Media
YouTube Channel ➜
FB ➜
IG ➜
Pinterest ➜
Twitter ➜
New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, Robin and Laura from BackpackerGuide.NZ are doing 365 activities in 365 days! We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We’re showing you as many of New Zealand’s activities and things to do as possible on this epic backpacking trip around New Zealand. Make sure to subscribe!
Read more about Black Water Rafting in Waitomo on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:
Glowworms in Motion - A Time-lapse of NZ's Glowworm Caves in 4K
A Time-lapse of New Zealand’s Glowworm caves as they have never been seen before. Filming this involved sleeping in caves for multiple days in complete darkness with just the sounds of the cave to keep us company (and the occasional eel). Read the full story of how we pulled this off on our blog:
UPDATE: This video won New Zealand Geographic's 2015 Photographer of the Year award in the Time-lapse category
About the Series:
Living a Kiwi Life is about a Canadian couple (me and Jenna) who have lived in Canada all our lives and made the decision to move to New Zealand having never gone there before. We quit our jobs, sold our houses and cars and left everything we knew to explore an unknown.
Stoked for Saturday Links:
Blog:
Instagram:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Snapchat: @stoked4saturday
Music:
Light Bridges - Dexter Britain
Shot with:
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 16-35mm F/2.8L lens
Canon 70-200mm F/4L lens
Glidecam HD-2000
For business inquiries and licensing email info@stokedforsaturday.com
Waitomo Glowworm Cave New Zealand | Amazing Cave | Glowing Cave
Waitomo Glowworm Cave, New Zealand
Thousands of these tiny creatures radiate their unmistakable luminescent light as our
expert guides provide informative commentary on the Caves
historical and geological significance.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a must see for any traveller.
Enjoy the world famous boat ride under thousands of magical glowworms and
become a part of over 120 years of cultural and natural history.
Thanks for watching the video.
If you like the video then dont forget to subscribe the channel.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves 4K
My Intagram:
Shot with Sony RX100 V.
We visited two different caves in Waitomo, The Spellbound Glowworm Cave and The Cave Of The Spirit. This was one of the coolest things to see on the whole trip. Up close to the glowworms and surrounding nature.
Music by: Ryan Lutton
#nature #travel #4K
Waitomo Glowworm Caves Day Tour - GreatSights New Zealand
Take a luxury day tour from Auckland or Rotorua to a must-see North Island destination - the world-famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves, with their intricate and delicate limestone rock formations and sparkling glowworms. Only with GreatSights New Zealand.
GLOWWORM Boat Cave Tour in New Zealand!
We took a boat ride through a cave to see the amazing Arachnocampa Luminosa GLOWWORMS only found in New Zealand! We did a tour of three caves in the Waitomo area before heading to Matamata - Hobbiton is Next!
Music from YouTube AudioLibrary In The Atmosphere - Bad Snacks.
Waitomo's Lights - Avatar in Real Life - 4k
Waitomo is the centre of the universe for glow worms in New Zealand. With cave, boat and black water rafting tours, there are plenty of glow worm adventures. This time-lapse video was a made as a follow-up to our previous glowworm video Glowworms in Motion ( which won the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year - Timelapse award. We shot this one mainly for the love of spending time underground beneath the twinkling lights of glow worm galaxies. We initially thought the 60 hours spent in caves to make the first video would satisfy us but as we are finding out there is something addictive about underground photography. The more difficult the better. This one took 30 hours underground and over 3000 pictures were taken in that time. We hope you enjoy it!
To have an epic glowworm adventure yourself, head on over to and check out all the cool options.
To read the story of how we first started filming glowworms check out this blog:
The story behind this video is here:
Special thanks to Jenna for having the patience to spend hours underground with me and also Ilya Inov for subbing in for Jenna at one point to get the last sequences. Ilya may have actually enjoyed his 16 hours underground more than me. He posts his photography work here:
Also, a shout out to Mr. Glowworm Cave (Logan Doull) for making sure we didn't get lost underground and protecting us from the eels ;)
About the Series:
Living a Kiwi Life is about a Canadian couple (me and Jenna) who have lived in Canada all our lives and made the decision to move to New Zealand having never gone there before. We quit our jobs, sold our houses and cars and left everything we knew to explore an unknown.
Stoked for Saturday Links:
Blog:
Instagram:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Snapchat: @stoked4saturday
Music:
bdProductions - Documentary Background (audiojungle.net)
Cameras used:
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 6D
For business inquiries and licensing email info@stokedforsaturday.com
Hidden World of Glowworms!
*This video is Sponsored by DreamWorks Animation*
On this episode of On Location, Coyote, Mark, and Mario team up with How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World to bring you one EPIC adventure! The team are on location in Waitomo, New Zealand amongst real-life dragons, but what will happen when they travel deep into the underbelly of the Glowworm Caves? Will they find a secret safe-haven where DRAGONS live freely?! Probably not.. but they do find some epic glowworms!
Watch as Coyote and the crew enter a hidden cave in New Zealand and find spectacular glowworms!
Get ready to experience the Hidden World of GLOWWORMS!
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is available now on Digital and 5/21/19 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. Check out the official site for more information:
Please SUBSCRIBE to DreamWorks Animation – DTV YouTube: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram:
Brave Wilderness on Instagram –
Sparkling beauty of heaven In Waitomo Glowworm Caves,New Zealand
Sparkling beauty of heaven In Waitomo Glowworm Caves,New Zealand.
The Waitomo Glowworm Caves attraction is a cave in Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand. This is known for its population of Arachnocampa luminosa, a glowworm species found exclusively in New Zealand. This cave is part of the Waitomo Cave system which includes Ruakuri Cave and Aranui Cave.
#waitomo
#newzealand
#beautycaves
Subscribe my Channel :
SOSIAL MEDIA:
Facebook -
Instagram -
Hobbiton & Waitomo Glow Worm Cave Tours from Auckland
All hotel transfers provided!
Book now on our website
Waitomo Caves New Zealand
Waitomo Caves in New Zealand
Visited these amazing caves with friends and got to see glow worms for the first time. A worth while visit if you are in NZ and wanting to explore caves.
Do not miss the glow worm cave, it is an experience in itself.
New videos every week.
Don't forget to subscribe!
Add me on twitter @latinvixen
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Want to learn how to draw? Watch: How to Draw A Cute Cartoon Bunny Rabbit - EASY
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
WAITOMO CAVES AND HOBBITON IN A DAY
On day two of our New Zealand trip we explored the Waitomo caves in a very unique way and we also visited Hobbiton! Definitely a bucket list moment.
To check tours and prices here are the links:
Black Abyss Tour- discover Waitomo
Hobbiton
Head First travel organises combined day trip with Waitomo and Hobbiton and so much more. Different options are available with departure from Auckland or Rotorua, have a look to their website:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't forget to follow me on the social media:
-
-
-