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Rental Network: | | | | | | budget finder budget seeker budget escape New Zealand Itineraries North Island Introduction North Island South Island 5 Day Itinerary Auckland to Rotorua Rotorua to Taupo Taupo to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 6 Day Itinerary Auckland to Coromandel Coromandel to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Rotorua Rotorua to Auckland Alternative Endings 6 Day Itinerary Auckland to Dargaville Dargaville to Kaitaia Kaitaia to Paihia Paihia to Whangarei Whangarei to Auckland 7 Day Itinerary Auckland to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Rotorua Rotorua to Taupo Taupo to Napier Napier to Wellington 9 Day Itinerary Auckland to Coromandel Coromandel to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Gisborne Gisborne to Napier Napier to Taupo Taupo to Rotorua Rotorua to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 9 Day Itinerary Auckland to Whangarei Whangarei to Paihia Paihia to Hokianga Hokianga to Auckland Auckland to Rotorua Rotorua to Taupo Taupo to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 11 Day Itinerary Auckland to Whitianga Whitianga to Tauranga Tauranga to Rotorua Rotorua to Gisborne Gisborne to Napier Napier Taupo Napier Napier to Wellington Wellington to New Plymouth New Plymouth to Waitomo Waitomo to Auckland 8 Day Itinerary Wellington Wellington to Masterton Masterton to Wellington Wellington to Nelson Nelson/St Arnaud/Blenheim Blenheim to Christchurch TAUPO - WAITOMO CAVES (163km/102miles, 2hours 35mins) Depart Taupo for the journey to the Waitomo Caves. Watch for the turn-off to Mangakino and follow State Highway 30 through farmland to Te Kuiti. Join State Highway 3 and travel north for 10 to 15 minutes (approximately) and then turn off to the Waitomo Caves traveling in your Budget Travelhome. On arrival at Waitomo, there are plenty of activities for visitors to choose from. Start at the Museum of Caves to view excellent exhibits on how caves are formed, the flora and fauna that live in them, the history of the caves and cave exploration (www.waitomo-museum.co.nz). Spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the Waitomo area. Other activities and attractions in the Waitomo area include: Waitomo Caves: see water-sculpted limestone caves and grottoes. Visitors can travel on a waterborne barge to view the myriad of glow-worms overhead, or just admire the beauty of the cathedral-like caverns Woodlyn Park: visitors can gain an insight into New Zealand's pioneer farming heritage and drive jet boats The Shearing Shed: see angora rabbit shearing demonstrations and buy products made from angora fibre Visitors with additional days in the area could choose from the following activities and attractions: Cave tubing: float on an inflated inner tube past incredible limestone formations and under glow-worms The Lost World Cave: take an all-day adventure trip to the Lost World. Abseil 100 metres/247 feet down into the cave (accompanied by a guide) then, through a combination of walking, rock climbing, spider walking, inching along narrow rock ledges and wading and swimming through a subterranean river, there is a three-hour journey through a 30-metre/98-foot high cave to get back out Haggis Honking Holes: this four-hour cave trip includes professional abseiling instruction followed by a caving trip with four abseils, rock climbing, and going along a subterranean river with waterfalls Accommodation options include a farmstay in the Waitomo area, to experience New Zealand's rural lifestyle. For more information on the Waitomo area visit www.waitomo.govt.nz

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