Footwhistle Glowworm Caves
Footwhistle Glowworm Caves is in Waikato, North Island. Footwhistle Glowworm Caves is situated nearby to the tourism office Waitomo i-SITE & Visitor Information Centre, as well as near Waitomo Museum of Caves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waitomo Caves Hotel and Ruakuri Cave.
Waitomo Caves Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Teacher Traveler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waitomo Caves Hotel is a historic hotel built in 1908 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 200 metres west of Footwhistle Glowworm Caves.
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 3 km west of Footwhistle Glowworm Caves.
Gardner’s Gut
Cave
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. Gardner’s Gut is situated 3 km west of Footwhistle Glowworm Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitomo Caves and Te Kuiti.
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.
Te Kuiti
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Kuiti is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is known as the "Sheep Shearing Capital of the World" and hosts the famous Great New Zealand Muster and Running of the Sheep in April each year.
Footwhistle Glowworm Caves
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.26087° or 38° 15′ 39″ southLongitude
175.1088° or 175° 6′ 32″ eastOpen location code
4VHQP4Q5+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5950057285OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waitomo i-SITE & Visitor Information Centre and Waitomo i-SITE.
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