Cave with Glowing Worms

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

• The Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New zealand is known for its population of glowworms
• .These glowworms are found exclusively in New Zealand and around the size of an average mosquito.
•  This cave is part of the Waitomo Caves system that includes the Ruakuri Cave and the Aranui Cave.
• There are organized tours that include a boat ride under the glowworms.
• The local Māori people had known about the caves for quite some time before the local Māori Chief Tane Tinorau and an English surveyor, Fred Mace, did an extensive exploration in 1887.
• Their exploration was conducted with candlelight on a raft going into the cave where the stream goes underground.  
• As they began their journey, they came across the Glowworm Grotto and were amazed by the twinkling glow coming from the ceiling. 
• As they travelled further into the cave by poling themselves towards an embankment, they were also astounded by the limestone formations. 
• .The Waitomo Glowworm Caves are located in the southern Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 12 km northwest of Te Kuiti. 

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