Kawiti Glow Worm Cave Tour & Opua Forest Walk for Cruise Ship Customers and Public in Paihia/Russell

Explore the magical Kawiti Glow Worm Cave, visit the famous Hundertwasser Toilets, and take a scenic forest walk in Opua. Join this 3-hour tour from Waitangi wharf at 9.30 am. Maori guides with a rich family history ensure an authentic experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kawiti Caves - Our destination is the Kawiti Glowworm Caves where a local Maori 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…
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

This tour is designed for Cruise Ship passengers and the general public staying in the Bay of Islands.
We explore the Kawiti Glow Worm Caves, visit the Hundertwasser Toilets, and enjoy a relaxed 30-minute walk through the Opua Forest. Each tour lasts about 3 hours and departs from the Waitangi wharf at 9:30 am on Cruise Ship days. On other days, the tour…

Location
Waitangi
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 (Bay of Islands Shuttles & Shore Trips) please check in there.Our contact number is 021 0277 3446. Non
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elizabeth_p
Feb 11, 2025
Thank you, Roger, for a great tour! - Roger is so knowledgeable and with ease shared interesting history and facts about Bay of Islands. He took us to see glow worms at a cave where we got quick access, no crowds, introduced us to the Wharapoku work of a Viennese artist and architect who lived out his life in the area; and to the beautiful opua forest with its impressive Kauri and silver ferns. This was a great tour!
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Stephen_a
Feb 8, 2025
Wonderful Tour - We were a tour group of 14 broken up into two groups we could use smaller vehicles and get more personalized service. Our guide, Derek, was very informative and made the tour very enjoyable, both at the caves, the rainforest and at our rest stop. We recommend Mularkey tours very politely.
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Steve_f
Feb 8, 2025
Unique nature in New Zealand - Our tour guide Derek was phenomenally great! His knowledge and explanations of local History, culture + nature were excellent.
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Sally_b
Feb 7, 2025
A worthwhile experience in Bay of Islands! - Very cool experience…. The guide/driver -Bill- was wonderful…. Very humorous and informative. The glow worm cave was definitely more interesting than I thought it would be!
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Bruce_s
Feb 7, 2025
it was fascinating to... - it was fascinating to enter the cave and see the underground formations. The glow worms look like the milky way above you… staff was very knowledgeable
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Patrick_g
Jan 30, 2025
Great Glow Worm Tour - Excellent tour! Bill is an outstanding tour guide! So friendly and knowledgeable. We had an incredible day.
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Mary_d
Jan 19, 2025
Fabulous guide for a fabulous experience! - Our guide was fantastic – so knowledgeable and enthusiastic and engaging! The glow worms are something that must be experienced, and the rainforest walk was beautiful and informative!
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Mathias_k
Jan 13, 2025
A hidden paradise - It was an amazing experience. Easy booking with a right to cancel up to the day of the event. Kind conversation about exact time and place of pick up. Nice driver to the cave, the forest (with a walk to a giant kauri tree. Very nice and funny Maori guide in the cave. There were 3 partial caves with gloworms at the ceiling. The one called MikyWay was the most impressing. So many glowing dots like in a cathedral.
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Lynda_c
Jan 10, 2025
Awesome ☺️ - I think a smaller group was really good. Derek our driver was fantastic and was very knowledgeable. Was just an amazing day also meeting some lovely people from all over 😊😊
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Beckie_d
Jan 16, 2025
Glow Worm Cave - This could have been a nice excursion except for there were way too many people in the group. It was difficult to hear the history of the cave and was disappointed we couldn’t take pictures once inside.
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