Spellbound Private Tour

Please contact us directly. Booking in advance is definitely recommended. We will need to schedule your tour into an available time slot, this can mean fitting it around other current bookings.  

There are 1 to 12 places available on each private tour and you can book as many or as few people as you wish. The price will not vary. 

We follow the same format as a Glowworm and Cave Explorer tour and it will last approximately 2.5 hours. We can however tailor the tour somewhat. Photography is a popular reason for booking this tour. We do not allow anyone else onto your booking, it is just for you.

Yes, usually. It takes a lot of rain to make our river flood, however, if it does flood, we will cancel for safety reasons. We make every attempt to let you know as soon as possible. If you feel concerned about possible flooding, please do ring us for more information. If we must cancel your tour, we will either refund you in full or rebook your tour, depending on availability. 

No, you must arrive on time. Arrival time is 20 minutes before departure. Our minibus departs promptly at the advertised time, and you will need to be in it, there’s a further 2.5km drive down to the caves. Please read our address carefully and arrive at this address.  We are not in the Waitomo Village or near the Waitomo Glowworm Cave, we are 15kms from there.

We don’t automatically put you on the next tour. Spaces are often very limited and usually it’s not possible. We reserve the right to sell our next available places at the usual price.

We can only take 12 per tour, however if your group is larger than 12 people, we may be able to schedule an extra tour for the same departure time. Please inquire with us.

We will need you to be able to walk gently, unaided for up 45 minutes on this tour. We do not allow wheelchairs or walking frames on this tour. We do have several short (30m) steep sections and a few stairs on our gravel paths.  Don’t ever be too shy to talk to your guide if you have any questions about fitness or safety.

We do allow babies and small children to come. You can bring a backpack but not a pram. Unlike our other tours we won’t ask anyone to leave the cave if baby cries when the lights go out, it’s completely up to you and baby whether you carry on.

Yes, on private tours for photography, but we recommend it for a smaller group size.  We have set up fixed stations for cameras and mobile phones where you can successfully achieve longer exposures also.