Waitomo Caves

Something that both Selina and I had heard good things about before coming to New Zealand is black water  rafting. So after our trip to Rotorua, this was what was on the program for us. We decided to go for the black abyss tour and were really excited in the morning when we came to the starting point. We began with putting on some pretty thick neoprene, so we quickly understood that it might be cold down there in the holes. When we came to the holes we had to practice going down, and although the experience we had from climbing in Switzerland made this easier for us, it was still nice when we reached the bottom and could start the tour.

We saw many many glow worms in the cave and learned a lot about the environment from our guides. We also got to do some tubing and climbing, which  we really enjoyed.

When we came up again to the ground surface, we noticed that almost the whole afternoon had passed. We had worked up a healthy appetite and decided to go for a meal at a restaurant that turned out to be an excellent  choice, Huhu. We especially liked how they cooked the meat (Selina had lamb and Henrik had beef), most amazing meal we had in a restaurant in New Zealand (so far).

happy faces at the dining table.