⛑️ Black Abyss Cave Tour in Waitomo - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year - Backpacking Guide New Zealand

Day 31: Today we are going on a cave tour in Waitomo called the Black Abyss! It’s with Black Water Rafting and it’s the most extreme caving we’ve done yet!
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Day 31 brings us back to the Waitomo Caves for the grand finale: the Black Abyss Cave Tour in Waitomo! We’ve tried out the other Waitomo caving tours, the walking tours and some free activities in Waitomo - check our other videos for that - but today is the big one: The Black Abyss with Black Water Rafting!
Abseiling, caving, climbing, tubing, jumping, ziplining... we do it all in the Black Abyss Cave Tour in Waitomo. It’s a wild adventure through the famous Waitomo glowworm caves. Join us for this awesome adventure in New Zealand! Would you do this cave tour in Waitomo?
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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year
365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, BackpackerGuide.NZ is hitting the road to do 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand. We call it New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We’re backpacking in New Zealand in the most extreme way possible to show you all the awesome activities in New Zealand, while showing you what it’s like to backpack in New Zealand! Enjoy!
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[@NZPocketGuide]

So what do you think of the Black Abyss Tour? What else is on your New Zealand bucket list? Let us know!

[@kiwilauren]

I absolutely loved the Black Abyss tour! I remember being SO thankful for the hot shower and soup and bagels at the end. Haha. Totally exhausted but also totally exhilarated!

[@NZPocketGuide]

All good things come at a price. The efforts are well worth it though ;)

[@lawman7117]

My wife and I did this tour on our honeymoon...it was one of the greatest thrills of my life...or really anyone's life! Get out there and live!

[@NZPocketGuide]

Brilliant! I love your positivity!

[@m.n.9496]

This one is by far my favorite

[@NZPocketGuide]

Yeah, this tour really kicks the caving up a notch! Have you done it yourself?

[@JevenDovey]

Looks awesome!

[@NZPocketGuide]

WanderWorx It really is! Do you have plans to come to New Zealand and try it out for yourself?

[@JevenDovey]

BackpackerGuide.NZ getting on a plane today actually

[@NZPocketGuide]

Haha! Wow! Welcome! Well we have heaps of videos - all on NZ - if you need some last minute inspiration 😉 How long are you here for?

[@klh1985]

I was planning on doing this with some friends in November, but I'm sort of glad I watched this video ahead of time. I definitely didn't picture it being such a small space (even though I know it's a cave tour). Looks like so much fun but I think I'd probably have a panic attack doing this haha.

[@NZPocketGuide]

You'll be fine! It's a really amazing adventure, we did it, so you probably can do it too!

[@deepakgoyal3795]

Apart from the regular boat ride in the cave to see glow worms, which other activity/tour here can be done while wearing glasses?

[@NZPocketGuide]

There are walking tours too, like the Ruakuri Cave and Arapuni Cave. If you check out our channel, we have videos on those activities too :)

[@MargueriteMontes]

I did it back in 1990. What a trip...

[@NZPocketGuide]

Oh wow! Was the kit provided similar back in the days?

[@MargueriteMontes]

@@NZPocketGuide we met up with some guides who gave us wet suits, hard hats with torch lights and those huge aeroplane inner tyres to float down on. They gave the group a pep talk and a practice jump off a (for me) really high pier into the river. I was the scaredy cat of the group. Once everyone jumped we set out to climb down into the caves. I can't remember if we got soup and toast but it didn't matter. It was a great adventure all round, floating, leaping down holes and diving down through submerged openings. NZ is a beautiful country with incredible sights.

[@NZPocketGuide]

@@MargueriteMontes Sounds like it was about the same haha

[@MargueriteMontes]

@@NZPocketGuide good things should never change.

[@taiiv7947]

Question for Laura on this, Do you think this is doable in contacts? From the amount of water, and your lack of glasses, I'm assuming you did it that way.

[@NZPocketGuide]

Wow you've got a good eye for detail! Yes I did the whole tour with my contacts and had no issues at all. But to be honest I am used to get wet with my contacts so it does not bother me. I've heard that it bothers some other people.

[@taiiv7947]

Ok cool, I'm practically blind without contacts or glasses and with how wet you guys got made me wonder how it was. It looks like absolute fun out of all three of the different routes you guys did.

[@NZPocketGuide]

Yeah there are soooo many options to see those caves! The most epic the better imo ;)

[@ewamelon1344]

How long did you see glowworms in the cave for?

[@NZPocketGuide]

We go to float under the glowworms while our tour guide was singing, it was a great experience, probably lasted 5-10min max. It is quite hard to remember the timing correctly as it was underground and with heaps of adrenaline kicking in... When are you planning to go to Waitomo Ewa?

[@CherryFlower24]

They allow camera? Did it in 2016 and it was forbidden to bring gopro or camera.

[@NZPocketGuide]

We did get special authorisation for this video so we can show everybody what it is really like to go through such an epic adventure! DId you enjoy your tour? What was your fav' part?

[@CherryFlower24]

@@NZPocketGuide I loved it!!!! My favorite part was floating down the stream with a glowworm starry sky !!!

[@NZPocketGuide]

Nice one! Laura's favourite with the chocolate fish during the break ;)

[@ashleighday8768]

How long were you in the cave approx? :)

[@NZPocketGuide]

The tour was about 2h in the cave I think. When are you planning on tackling that one?