Gardner’s Gut
Gardner's Gut is an extensive cave system in the Waitomo area of New Zealand. It is located in the Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve, an area that also contains a number of other natural features of note.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruakuri Cave and Waitomo Caves Hotel.
Ruakuri Cave
Cave
Ruakuri Cave is one of the longer caves in the Waitomo area of New Zealand. It was first discovered by local Māori between 400 and 500 years ago. The name Te Ruakuri, or "The Den of Dogs" was given to the surrounding area when wild dogs were discovered living in the entrance of the cave. Ruakuri Cave is situated 610 metres southeast of Gardner’s Gut.
Waitomo Caves Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Teacher Traveler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waitomo Caves Hotel is a historic hotel built in 1909 that is located in Waitomo District, King Country above Waitomo Caves in New Zealand. The hotel initially had only six bedrooms, and was later expanded in 1927–1928 with the addition of 24 more rooms, along with a new kitchen and dining room. Waitomo Caves Hotel is situated 3 km east of Gardner’s Gut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitomo Caves.
Waitomo Caves
Hamlet
Photo: Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0.
Waitomo, officially Waitomo Caves, is a rural community in the King Country region of New Zealand's North Island. There are several solutional cave systems in the area around the village, which are popular tourist attractions. Waitomo Caves is situated 3½ km east of Gardner’s Gut.
Gardner’s Gut
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.26457° or 38° 15′ 53″ southLongitude
175.07315° or 175° 4′ 23″ eastOpen location code
4VHQP3PF+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 4771754221OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q5522564
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Gardner’s Gut” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جاردنر جوت”
- German: “Gardner’s Gut”
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