CaveHidden gem
Piripiri Cave
Waitomo, Waikato
Free walk-in limestone cave with glowworms. Bring a torch.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min

A 300 m return walk leads to a cave entrance where you can walk in a short distance with a torch. It's quiet and free, and further along Te Anga Road than the main tourist caves.
Good to know
- Bring a torch and stay on the path
- Wear sturdy shoes
- Do not touch formations
- Best time
- Daytime
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Gravel car park on Te Anga Road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
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