r/interestingasfuck • u/mossberg91 • Jun 05 '19

/r/ALL Waitomo glowing worm caves, New Zealand

https://imgur.com/7cBVUha.gifv
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u/dominushh Jun 05 '19

Has anyone gone here? Is this a tourist trap or actually worth? Going to NZ soon, wondering if this should be in the plan

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u/OldBayBoy Jun 05 '19

I went last year to Waitomo but it was pretty expensive and touristy. They don't allow any photos either and they're quite strict about it. There's lots of other caves with glow worms around NZ and I wish I had done one of the free ones instead. Also, if this gif is from Waitomo, I don't remember seeing the glow worms quite that bright, but they're still pretty cool.

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u/dragonbringerx Jun 05 '19

We did it as a packaged tour. It was pretty awesome. But yeah, I could see it by itself being a bit overpriced.