Northland: Kawiti GlowWorm Caves

While in the Northland we also visited a glowworm cave. Again, slightly smaller and cheaper in the North, but still a great experience, the kids were fascinated and all coped well when the lights got turned off so we could see the worms glowing.

Kawiti Caves have been in the one family for around 6 generations, and only having walkways and public access in the past 20 years or so. T

he story of the caves goes... some farmers found their crops of sweet potato missing and searched the lands to find who took them. In the local hillside they found a woman here in there caves, with all the sweet potato :)

In recent times, Bill Gates flew in by helicopter with some family and friends and took the cave tour. Aftet they were down they went off the the bay and went swimming with the dolphins.

The family new claim to fame... I have stood where Bill Gates has stood!

We couldn't take photos inside the caves itself, but I have a few of the surrounding hillsides, valleys and one of the cave entrance.

For a quick cave tour, with a little history Kawiti fits the bill nicely!