German Speaking Tour of Kawiti Glow Worm Caves, Opua Kauri Walk

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4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 1 more

This tour is for Cruise Ship customers and all members of the public staying in the Bay of Islands.

Your German speaking guide was born in Germany but has lived in New Zealand for the past 20 years.

He has a wealth of knowledge about the history of New Zealand, Maori culture and native vegetation and birds.

We visit the Kawiti Glow Worm Caves, the Hundertwasser Toilets and take a leisurely 30-minute walk through the Opua Forest. All tours are approximately 3 hours long and leave from the Waitangi wharf at 9.30 am on Cruise Ship days. On other days the tour leaves from the Paihia I-site at 9.30am.

The price includes Cave entry, and the Maori guides are members of the family who have owned the attraction for over 400 years.

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Food and drinks

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The tour departs from the Bay of Islands Yacht Club at 9.30am. Cruise Ship passengers, please walk to the end of the jetty. You will see our sign (Mullarkey Tours) please check in there.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Our destination is the Kawiti Glowworm Caves where a local Māori guide will lead you through underground caverns to see the glow worms and tell you how the caves came to be found. Your 30-minute guided tour will follow a wooden boardwalk (with handrails) through a 200-metre limestone cave system. Once inside, you will see thousands of glow worms spread across the ceiling surrounded by breath taking stalactites and stalagmites.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Then, a short drive to Kawakawa, location of the world famous "Hundertwasser Toilets" one of the few public toilets seen as an international work of art, designed by the expatriate Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, features the use of recycled materials from the local community.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    The lookout at the Golf Club offers spectacular photo opportunities looking out over Waitangi Bay.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Here you will see Kauri trees that are over one thousand years old. Your guide will also point out other trees and birds of interest.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Supplied by Mullarkey Tours Limited

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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