This world-famous natural wonder, which is situated about 120 miles south of Auckland, features a boat ride through Glowworm Grotto, where thousands of glowworms illuminate the cave ceiling. New ...

If you ever find yourself in New Zealand, do not miss the dazzling Waitomo Glowworm caves. Travelers can take boat tours along the Waitomo river through a series of lit tunnels inhabited by millions ...

It takes just minutes for the earth to swallow me whole as I abseil into the cave’s mouth. My feet bounce off rock until suddenly the wall slopes away into a yawning cavern and I’m kicking out at open ...

Ruakuri Cave in Waitomo, New Zealand has a mesmerizing blue glow that is a sight to behold, but the beautiful light comes from an unexpected source: glow worms. The glow worms hang from the cave ...

Cruising to New Zealand? Have an itch to visit Middle Earth? ShoreTrips has an awesome new tour excursion available for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous stories. The Beyond Auckland Combo Tour includes ...

Those glowworms are technically known as arachnocampa luminosa (glowing spider-worms, or perhaps a Harry Potter spell?), and they really do light up. Thousands of the creatures make their homes in ...

The ancient caves in the village of Waitomo were first explored more than a century ago, by a Maori chief and a surveyor. Today, visitors can take a boat tour of the caverns’ lower level. Many of the ...