Waitomo Cave

Waitomo Cave, also known as Firefly Cave and Waitomo Cave, is located in the Waitomo Karst Cave area in Waikato, New Zealand, and is famous for its underground karst cave phenomenon. The limestone layer below the ground forms a series of huge cave systems, decorated with various stalactites, stalagmites and fireflies. This is a very rare active rock cave. The cave was formed about 15000 years ago. A small lake on the mountain of this cave was originally frozen. Later, due to climate change, the ice and snow gradually receded. The calcareous rock cracks flowing into the lower part gradually eroded into a cave. Because the generation age is still young, there is still water in the cave, and the cave is still expanding, so it is called active rock cave.

The water below the cave has washed up the hard black stone, causing the round black stone like a ball to stay at the cave entrance. It is lovely, but it is forbidden to take these natural round stones. Tourists must not act rashly. There are openings at the top and bottom of the cave, attracting many insects to breed inside. Among them, they prey on insects, such as spiderlike fireflies, and they are the most unique residents in the cave. Fireflies, spitting beads of sticky silk and blue fluorescent light from their tails, spread all over the top of the deep cave like stars in the sky.

To visit the firefly hole, you must take a 30 minute boat ride from Tiana to the opposite bank. When you are close to the cave, you must still take a boat to get in. Then walk to the bridge. First, you will see a small waterfall, sometimes trout appears below. Tourists can take a rickshaw to circle the dark cave and enjoy the wonders of the firefly hole like stars in the sky