Auckland to Waitomo
Private Day Tour
South into the King Country for the glowworm caves and limestone caverns — private travel from Auckland with your own driver and vehicle.
Drive time from Auckland
≈ 2.5 hrs each way
South through the Waikato and into the King Country. Cave tours are guided, so the drive is timed around your booking.
Your vehicle
Private driver, door to door
Collected from your Auckland accommodation, the airport or the cruise terminal, and returned at the end of the day.
The day
Your route, your pace
The itinerary is shaped around your group — stops can be added, shortened or dropped as the day unfolds.
A day in the Waitomo caves
Cave tours run to a schedule. We plan the Auckland departure so you arrive with time to spare, and keep the rest of the day flexible.
Glowworm Caves
A boat ride beneath a ceiling of glowworms in the Waitomo Glowworm Caves — the centrepiece of the day.
Ruakuri Cave
Spiralling walkways, underground rivers and limestone formations on a guided walk into the Ruakuri cave system.
The King Country landscape
Rolling farmland and limestone country south of the Waikato, with a stop in the small town of Waitomo.
Combine with Hobbiton
Hobbiton is close to the route to Waitomo, so the two are often paired as one long day from Auckland.
Pair this with another day
Plan your Waitomo tour
Tell us the essentials — a specialist will shape a private Waitomo experience around you.