Waitomo Vacations, Waitomo Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

The joys of sleep! After a 21 hour flight with a 10 hour complete waste of time at Hong Kong airport we arrive at Auckland int. Flaky, undernourished and sleepdeprived. It's about 9 in the morning. The sun is out and the bird's are singing as the New Zealand border patrol wastes no time on finding contrabande, weapons or plastic explosives. Instead they focus on orange peels, food of any kind and what we got in trouble for.. dirt under our boots. After going through a santized cordoned off ar...

My father once told me that traveling alone will either kill you or sharpen your wits... how is it that i have to test his theory every time i travel?

Mon 2   We drove to Rotorua today.  On the way we stopped at the Waitomo caves.  We got to go for a cave tour and see glowworms.  On the way to our next destination, we stopped to pet some angora rabbits and buy some warm weather gear to brave the weather made from angora and sheep wool.  Geoff even pet on of the rabbits!  Once we got to Rotorua we went on a traditional Maori tour and dinner.  They are the ancestors of the land of New Zealand...

We all moved on to Waitomo where there is not a lot there but some big caves. We stayed in some nice chalets and then had a game of football UK vs Rest of the world which was good fun. Had a big group BBQ for dinner and then had a few drinks in a tiny local bar where two sisters from Hull had a massive argument over the black ball in pool, I went to bed early. Next morning woke up early and went black water rafting which is getting in water in a tube in the cave. Started off with a 45m absai...