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

(726 reviews)

Departs from: Day 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

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!

DreamDiscoverExploreTravel

4/11/2026

Astounding tour with the Cheeky Kiwi.

Everything was great. Pearl the guide and the guide was so attentive and kind she is very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. Although we missed the HAKA dance that doesn’t mean we didn’t enjoy the tour. Both Waitamo Caves and Te Puia were new experiences for me. Thank you very much.

Majed Rino

4/10/2026

Great logistics even I don’t have NZ number

experience: Matt gave us a great tour and took care of us. Admission fee: felt it was expensive but this was the one with most reviews in my research. loved the boatride at waitomo caves the most. Lunch not included. Length of visit: picked up at 6am - 6pm dropped me off, so 12 hrs? Atmosphere: easy and fun especially at the caves! Adventurous. Loved the WiFi and charging on the van. Crowd size: i had 11 joining this tour. Didn’t feel crowded. Staff: thanks cheeky kiwi for replying to my nervous emails. Matt said the code CHEEKYMATT (not sure about lettercase) would give 10% off.

N3811ELcathyc

4/6/2026

Nice and no pressure one day trip

Very nice and professional tour Liam. He took care of everyone. And we all enjoyed the whole day trip.

Gary C

4/6/2026

Exceptional Day!

Had a exceptional whole day tour that exceeded my expectations. Our tour guide Liam was professional, courteous, and kind. He got us around to all the attractions safely and even gave us a bonus trip to a suspension bridge over a dammed river. Truly had a great time on this tour that included waitomo caves, rotorua and te puia. Many thanks to Liam and CheekyKiwi for a memorable day!

Cristin G

3/31/2026

Great trip and great tour guide

Thanks Dave our guide for a well plan excursion. We were able to see alot in such a short time. Tips to make our experience better

suiwah123

3/20/2026

Waitomo & Rotorua

Fantastic experience from start to finish, I really enjoyed both parts of the tour. Highly recommend it! John was an excellent guide, very informative, and brought a personal touch to the experience, even sharing some great photos.

Yamila G

3/17/2026

Great, full day trip

The tour was fab, pick up spot on time, Matt welcomed us, explained the day, gave interesting insights en route, drove safely and directly. Knew when to let us doze, especially after an 05.45 start!. Trip did everything'it said on the tin'!

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