The Ruakuri Caves are extremely impressive and much more worth seeing than the Waitomo Caves. The variety of stalactites and stalagmites in all their forms are absolutely fantastic. I've been to many cave systems but this one is unique. The guide was very personable. Dress warmly - it's cold in there, even in summer!

A very interesting guided tour through a great stalactite cave. It's not an extraordinary experience because we have caves like that here, but we definitely recommend it. Annoying are the guides, who are very nice but chatter in a hurry during the explanation and therefore have no consideration for the different nationalities. If you don't have a perfect command of the English language, you can unfortunately only partially understand it. I observed that almost all participants felt the same way.

The Ruakuri Cave with its entrance into the cave is an adventure. The cave itself and the tour are great. You see a lot and get just as much explained. Yes you can also see fireflies some of them are even right in front of you. But there are not soooo many or probably not as many as I expected from the advertising and pictures. So when you are there you should definitely not miss the caves. But afterwards I would rather have booked the Kombi Waitomo Cave (boat tour / no photography allowed) + Ruakuri Cave (walking / taking photos / wheelchair accessible) to get a bit more of the money. In our group there were about 18-20 people which is too much for my taste for the money or in general. (Katja-From Germany)