We explored GLOWWORM CAVES in Waitomo, New Zealand!

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I have to extend an enormous thank you to our guides Logan, Pippin, and Callie, Discover Waitomo and the Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. I was so moved by my 2016 visit to the glowworm caves in Waitomo that I knew I needed to take Justin there and see if we could get permission to film. Logan escorted us through Ruakuri cave for hours as we took our time photographing the magical glowworms. Even though the weather prevented us from doing the full blackwater rafting adventure, Pippin and Callie were able to show us parts of Ruakuri's labyrinth of underground rivers safely! Waitomo is one of my favorite places in the world and is an absolute MUST if you find yourself in New Zealand. Please check out all the links below with more information about the cave we visited and our lodging or simply visit www.waitomo.com/
Ruakuri Cave's Wheelchair Accessible Tour: www.waitomo.com/glowworms-and...
Photography Tours in Ruakuri Cave: www.waitomo.com/glowworms-and...
Blackwater Rafting Adventure: www.waitomo.com/black-water-r...
Waitomo Homestead Cabins (our lodging): www.waitomo.com/discover/more...
BINGE WATCH THE NEW ZEALAND SERIES! • ClaireTrips NEW ZEALAND
0:00 Intro
1:42 Ruakuri Cave
5:34 Waitomo Homestead Cabins
6:54 Ruakuri Bushwalk (Glowworm Forest)
11:21 Blackwater Rafting in Ruakuri Cave
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@ClaireTrips 10 ай бұрын

Thank you SO much to our guides Logan, Pippin and Callie for sharing this incredible place with us! I will forever be obsessed with glowworms. You can learn more about all of the awesome experiences available in the glowworm caves at www.waitomo.com/

@justinblacktravels 10 ай бұрын

HUGE thank you to Logan, Pippin, and Callie, the Legendary Black Water Rafting Co and Discover Waitomo! Experiencing the glowworms in person was truly magical!!

@AlenaFenomena 10 ай бұрын

I'll have to watch it again! So beautiful!

@mainpayne9148 10 ай бұрын

10/10 will watch again. Even watching, you could feel the rush of being in those caves!

@ClaireTrips 10 ай бұрын

SO much fun! Thanks for watching.

@sithpanda 10 ай бұрын

Claire! Thank you so much for an incredible virtual travel experience. Everything is just so beautiful and awesome. I have never seen a glow worm in action! Wow! Very cool! Wheelchair accessible caves?!?!?!?! I am DED! YAS! If ever I am blessed with the opportunity to travel overseas, I must visit these caves. I never knew such beautiful adventurous spaces were available for those of us who need an accessible travel path to experience parts of the world that are generally reserved for more athletic, mobile bodies. This is such exciting information to learn! Thank you!

@ClaireTrips 10 ай бұрын

They really went to great lengths to make sure it was all accessible! It's all solar powered too, super cool. Thanks for watching

@sweetieootini1715 10 ай бұрын

Y'all were braver than I could have been! Those waterfalls were INTENSE

@justinblacktravels 10 ай бұрын

It didnt feel that crazy! the camera angles add a little drama haha

@Nightingale019 10 ай бұрын

Need Goop Dingle Dangles on a glow in the dark T-shirt or stickers. Also Logan the guide, was amazing. Loved hearing all the history. Glowworm cave going on my bucket list. ❤

@justinblacktravels 10 ай бұрын

Yesss! 100% should be on the bucketlist

@TritonTv69420 10 ай бұрын

Nice I really wish you would do this full time.. you make Bangers!

@richardcaldwell9160 6 ай бұрын

That was just fabulous. Claire & Justin you are now both bona fide cave persons. Congratulations !!

@justinblacktravels 5 ай бұрын

thanks!

@Eric_Hofmann 10 ай бұрын

loved the scale, hard to beat caves for that ancient feeling!

@athousandcollegelife550 10 ай бұрын

This should have at least 1 million views. Very cool adventure and beautifully filmed.

@justinblacktravels 9 ай бұрын

thanks!!

@sullainrose 10 ай бұрын

So breathtaking. Your journey through the cave systems , your guild, the history of the cave, your adventures!! Ahhh jealousy.

@justinblacktravels 9 ай бұрын

thank you!! We really enjoyed it!

@serena-yu 10 ай бұрын

I went there last November with my husband, brought Sony 35 f1.4GM and 135 f1.8 lenses with 2 cameras. We went through all 3 caves Ruakuri, Aranui and Waitomo cave. But we were unfortunately not allowed to photograph the glowworms though our cameras had no flash at all. Later on I went to the "glowworm tunnel" in Sydney and got some proper photos.

@justinblacktravels 10 ай бұрын

Yes, thats true! We were fortunate to be invited and allowed document the experience in a private setting. They want to protect the cave formations from backpacks/tripods plus the safety/enjoyment of everyone during the cave tubing tours, which I totally get! I think Cameras, tripods, and headlamps are allowed in Ruakuri in their photography tour. For me, these caves would still be worth it even without my camera (my phone actually did a great job too), I really enjoyed them! The Ruakuri Bush Walk is free and tripods/cameras are allowed there, so that's what I would recommend for photographers wanting to document the glowworms in Waitomo👍 I'll have to look up the glowworm tunnel in Sydney now that I'm obsessed with glowworms haha

@serena-yu 10 ай бұрын

@@justinblacktravels Welcome.It's name is simply "Glow Worm Tunnel walking track". It's an open wilderness area with no restriction of access. There's another glow worm tunnel in Helensburgh too near Sydney.

@justinblacktravels 10 ай бұрын

@@serena-yu thank you!!