2025 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award

2024 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award

2023 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award

Waitomo Caves & Rotorua including Te Puia

From NZD$419

4.8

(734 reviews)

Departs from: Tours from Auckland

Duration: 13 hours

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Discover the best of nature, culture, and adventure on this small group, fully guided day trip from Auckland to Waitomo and Rotorua. Explore the magical underground world of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves and experience the geothermal wonders and rich Māori culture of Te Puia. With knowledgeable guides, comfortable transport, and incredible scenery throughout, this is the ultimate North Island experience.

Why you’ll love this

Explore the famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves on a guided tour and boat ride

Visit Te Puia Geothermal Park and see the powerful Pōhutu Geyser in action

Discover Māori traditions, carving and weaving at the National Māori Arts School

Enjoy a guided Rotorua city highlights tour, including Government Gardens and Lake Rotorua

Travel in comfort with an expert local guide and a small group

Itinerary

What’s included

Fully guided small group tour from Auckland

Entry tickets to Waitomo Glowworm Caves and Te Puia

Complimentary water and snacks

Modern, comfortable minibus with air conditioning

Live commentary from your expert local guide

Please note

Please be aware that while lunch is not provided on this tour, there will be several opportunities for you to purchase food along the way.

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

5/23/2026

Amazing trip

An amazing experience, definitely recommend. Guide Jeoff was excellent, very knowledgeable and friendly. Made me feel safe and informed the whole time.

Abigail M

5/19/2026

Great trip with Hanoz as our guide. Extra stops

Great trip with Hanoz as our guide. I enjoyed the effort to get to know the guests and the extra stops and commentary

Chelsy C

5/13/2026

Beautiful discoveries and a guide at all times.

Kiwi Cheeky Travel and its guide, Matt, allowed us to see and learn about places and their stories, visiting the Waitomo caves and Te Puia at a pace that suited us. Matt captivated us with his stories and provided tips that we would not have thought of.

MarieL M

5/12/2026

Worth it!

Our tour guide John has a lot of fun facts to accompany our journey! He is also knowledgeable in all the places we visited or passed. I wasn’t sure that there will be lunch stop and snacks, but we stopped for lunch and snacks in a very good place. That should be added in Klook on what’s included, could be a selling point.

Karina Ayu

5/2/2026

Waitomo Caves and Te Puia Tour

Professional & Knowledgeable tour guide / driver. Kept us informed, entertained and pointed out various attractions throughout the journey. Highly recommend.

Henry-Swansea

4/25/2026

Excellent day out

Excellent day trip to Waitomo caves and Rotorua. Our guide, Trent, was brilliant. Very knowledgeable about Māori culture and the region. He made sure we were comfortable, well looked after and had an enjoyable day.

Sara K

4/24/2026

Everything and more

What a wonderful day. Was a fantastic group and our driver and tour leader Hanoz was just lovely. Lots of knowledge and incorporated everyone in the day. A big thank you to him. The day itself was long but well worth it, we saw everything that was included and Hanoz added in a couple of other things. Definitely recommend this tour. This is the second time I have used Cheeky Kiwi and would recommended them to any body looking to do a tour in NZ. X

nerida s

4/22/2026

Thank you!

Seamless booking and logistics and great experience! Thank you to both Simon and Matt for being helpful, professional, knowledgeable guides and also interesting and kind people. Would definitely travel with them again!

Hannah S

4/20/2026

An Unforgetable Tour Experience

This tour was great!! The destinations, Waitomo Caves and Te Puia, were amazing. With this tour, we made the most of our short time in New Zealand. Our guide, Jeoff, was very knowledgeable and informative. He not only provided great insight into New Zealand but really made our day with a stop to visit his favorite ostrich. The tour took us to see caves and glow worms, geysers, kiwis and the Maori cultural experience. We could not have asked for a better experience!

Ernie F

4/18/2026

Waitomo Caves were fantastic!

Waitomo Caves were fantastic! Much more than what I was expecting. The glow worms really put on a show for everyone! Loved walking through the caves and the boat ride was so special. Te Puia was spectacular! Seeing the geyser, watching the kiwis and learning about the school and how the traditional trades are passed on to the younger generations. Jeoff our driver and guide was amazing! Very informative, knowledgeable on every question asked and if he didn’t know the answer at the next stop he found the answer for us! I really enjoyed the little extras along the trip including an ice cream stop recommendation! Highly recommend this tour if you have limited time in New Zealand. This was my second trip with cheeky kiwi and it was just as fantastic as the first!

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