Waitomo Glowworm Caves is a cave located on the North Island, outside the town of Waitomo in the beautiful island nation of New Zealand. Here Hidden in a fairy tale world, each stream of brilliant blue light emitted by fireflies has created a magical space sparkling like the starry sky underground.
Waitomo Glowworm Cave has a magical space that sparkles like an underground starry sky
Soft light like crystal chandeliers spreads throughout the cave, creating a beauty that captivates many people. This shimmering cave is created by a population of millions of fireflies with the scientific name Arachnocampa Luminosa. This is a wonderful creature carrying a chemical that can emit mysterious jade green light. This special creature can only be found in New Zealand.
The population of millions of fireflies has the scientific name Arachnocampa Luminosa
In 1887, this fairy tale world was first discovered by Tane Tinorau – a Maori chief and Fred Mace – a British investigator. Both of them were very surprised to discover a shimmering world underground. Even though they knew about the existence of underground caves, they never expected to see such a wonderful scene. come like that. After discovering this secret, they built a raft together and went deep into exploring the cave. The deeper you go inside, the more beauty is discovered, from then on everyone knows about the existence of this magical world. The limestone floors formed in the cave became shimmering and magical thanks to the illumination of the fireflies, which brought an appeal to the patriarch and he once again went to explore the cave himself, this time he discovered another cave entrance located above the cave, which is also the entrance used today.
Entrance to Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Immediately after discovery, in 1889, patriarch Tane Tinirau began opening the cave to welcome tourists to visit. Thanks in part to that income, he and his wife had a significant amount of expenses to start a business. And it was not until 1906 that the New Zealand government took over management of the cave. However, the patriarch’s wife and husband will still receive a percentage of the revenue and participate in the management, development and protection of the cave.
One of the Waitomo Glowworm cave exploration activities
If you are planning to explore a new land, New Zealand – Waitomo is a place not to be missed. Let’s admire the beauty of wonderland!
