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A visit to the world-famous Waitomo limestone formations and cave systems to see the shimmering lights of thousands of tiny glow-worms is a magical subterranean experience. The Arachnocampa luminosa glow-worm is unique to New Zealand. Hundreds of limestone caves lie beneath the craggy King Country hillside. Created by geological and volcanic activity, the caves have evolved over 30 million years. The area originally lay on the seabed and over millions of years became caked with shells and marine skeletons. The movement of water reduced this matter to dust which set hard, in the process creating limestone.

Visitors can view prehistoric limestone formations and crystal lacework and marvel at the exquisite colour variations in the stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones.

Geysers? Bubbling mudpools? Crashing waterfalls? Spa pools? Rotorua has them all in abundance.

Located 233 km south-east of Auckland, Rotorua’s spectacular geothermal wonders have long provided a mecca for visitors and the city’s reputation as a spa town is legendary. The city is sited inside the rim of a volcanic crater on the southern edge of Lake Rotorua, one of the region’s largest lakes. Rainbow and brown trout swim in the region’s 12 beautiful lakes. The local indigenous Maori are from the Te Arawa tribal confederation and they offer visitors a number of authentic Maori cultural experiences.

For the slightly adventurous, we replace the Agrodome Farm Tour with the chance to roll down a hill in a  3 metre high inflatable ball!   This crazy activity was invented in New Zealand in 1994 and is amazing fun.

Note - most Zorb rides are wet so you will need to bring a spare change of clothes and a towel.  Alternatively clothes can be bought at the Zorb site.

Tour Code: 7R ZORB

Fare Includes:

Hotel / Motel Pick ups, On Board Host Service, Admissions inc. 1 x Zorb ride, Morning Tea, Hot Lunch, Evening Snack and Tax.

Multilingual commentary in Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin now available!