Cave
Ngārua Caves
Takaka Hill, Tasman
Guided tours through lit limestone caves, with moa bones and glow-worms near the summit of Takaka Hill.
- Price
- Around NZ$30 per adult, check website
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
A guided walk through limestone caverns full of stalactites and flowstone, with a display of moa bones found in the cave. The 45-minute tour is easy underfoot and runs year-round. It is a good wet-weather stop on the Nelson to Golden Bay drive.
Good to know
- Book ahead in school holidays
- Dress warmly, caves are cool
- Best time
- Rainy day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Right on Takaka Hill Highway, sealed car park.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
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