Visit the Te Anau Glowworm Caves - an underground network of limestone caves lit by hundreds of glowworms. In the darkness they produce a …
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Mar 29, 2025
Such a cool experience! The cave itself is a unique experience and I'm a little surprised we weren't warned about the noise, low thresholds, and confined spaces, but it was brief. Niall was our guide…Full review by Laura R
Mar 22, 2025
Cool little cruise across the lake. Adorable guide who explained the process in the caves. We went a couple days after the rain. The start of the cave had roaring water and was gorgeous. After ge…Full review by barbarahDenver
Mar 7, 2025
When we arrived for our booked tour time, we were scolded by staff because they said they tried to reach us to change our tour to an earlier time slot. We hadn't gotten that message and questioned if…Full review by Michelle D
Is the morning tour at 745am or night tour at 930pm better? Just want to make full use of the price I'm paying for this tour.
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For 9.30pm tour, it’s a bit late and the sky becomes dark, thus you may not have good fjord view during the first 30mins of boat ride. However, if you prefer dinner first and tour later with …
For 9.30pm tour, it’s a bit late and the sky becomes dark, thus you may not have good fjord view during the first 30mins of boat ride. However, if you prefer dinner first and tour later with no consideration of view during boat ride, then 9.30pm should be ok with you.
Hi, we are visiting in January, do we need to pre book, do particular times sell out ? And if so how far in advance is necessary ?
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We didn't pre book anything except logging, and had no problems. There are several tours every day, and we are flexible. We booked when we arrived to TeAnau evening …
We didn't pre book anything except logging, and had no problems. There are several tours every day, and we are flexible. We booked when we arrived to TeAnau evening before, and got on the tour in middle of the day, since morning tours were booked. So if you have limited time and have a list of things you may want book early. The same with Milford sound, since we came to the office the evening we arrived in TeAnau, we could only get the boat tour, while the kayaking was booked.
Is this tour strenuous for people with walking impediments?
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Yes, in the caves it is very dark and walking on a steel cat walk path! It is narrow & quite unnerving! At the top there is a small raft type boat that cruises around the pitch black caves, …
Yes, in the caves it is very dark and walking on a steel cat walk path! It is narrow & quite unnerving! At the top there is a small raft type boat that cruises around the pitch black caves, difficult to get into even with help! Don't think I would go into the caves with the narrow cat walk with walking impediments! There is about a 1/2 hour ride on a boat to the Glow Worm Caves from the shore line of Lake Te Anau! We loved it, but lots of bending through the narrow caves!
Great advice from those below. Basically there is only one way to get there by boat. No walking tracks, but I suppose you could Kayak. Not sure you would get a discount.
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