Te Anau Glow Worm Caves Tour
Description
The fascinating Te Anau caves system on the western shore of Lake Te Anau offers an underground adventure that charms visitors of all ages. This tour takes you to a mysterious underground world of rushing water before drifting in silent darkness beneath the luminous shimmer of thousands of glowworms. Please be sure to arrive 20 minutes before your scheduled departure to check in.
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Itinerary
View glittering glowworms in an underground cave system.
Take a scenic cruise across beautiful Lake Te Anau on the luxury catamaran Luminosa to Cavern House on the lake's western shores.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children aged 0-15 must be booked with at least one adult.
Reviews(1,102)
Fewer glow worms in the winter months, so that was a bit underwhelming. But the boat ride and walking through the caves was cool.
Best learning experience Good group size Knowledgeable and informative staff
We took the 4.30pm boat across to the caves..25mins. We were split in groups of 12, our guide was Abigail & we were the 1st to ho into the cave. It is low in some spots, we walked through & got on a boat, it is pitch black. We quietly drifted through & saw a lot of gloworms.
Very popular trip. Lovely ride across the lake to the caves. Very well organised with knowledgeable guides giving a full presentation prior to entering the caves themselves. Magical boat ride around the caves in silence so you can really appreciate what you're experiencing. A 'must do' trip. Don't miss it
Very well organized activity. Beautifully presented to get maximum effect. Going onto these beautiful caves with a stream running through it and seeing these millions of glow worms was other-worldly.
Short but pleasant cruise across the lake in comfortable boat and friendly and informative hosts. Cave tour awesome. Small group, great leader. Cave is noisy with rushing water but the glow worms are fantastic. The in cave boat ride is fun and quiet - quite meditative. After the tour, the presentation on glow worms is really informative. Free tea and coffee.
The actual experience is fantastic, Niall was a brilliant guide and the tour was really informative and well organised. The glow worms were well worth the trip and it was a lovely idea to have hot drinks afterwards. One slight negative was the boat trip over, the trip itself was fine and I recognise the guide was very young, but the delivery was in a bored monotone that meant anyone who was even slightly hard of hearing couldn't hear what was I'm sure an interesting talk about the area. A lesson in delivery would mean everyone could hear and be engaged!
The fee was ment to be $170 tax included but ended up being $290 BIG difference.
We have been to many many cavesv worldwide, but have never experienced glow worms before. An excellent tour with small groups, not very commercial at all. Highly recommended.
Great boat trip across the lake to start the adventure. Informative and lovely guide. Glow worms were great to see but the highlight was walking through the cave with the river flowing under and beside us. Not to be missed!!!!
