Auckland Glowworm Tour
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December 2024
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What you can expect
Explore Pukekawa, Auckland’s oldest park, built on a 100,000-year-old volcanic landscape from the Pleistocene era. Discover hidden waterfalls, lush Nikau palms, and the enchanting glowworms that light up the area, creating a magical experience. While this tour doesn’t have as many glowworms as Waitomo Caves, it offers a fantastic opportunity to see them up close in Auckland, without the long travel times, high entry fees, or crowded spaces. You’ll witness their bioluminescence, learn about their fascinating life cycle, and capture incredible photos of these natural wonders.
Fun Facts About New Zealand's Glowworm: Scientific Name: Arachnocampa luminosa – a bioluminescent fungus gnat found only in New Zealand. Glow: Their blue-green light comes from a chemical reaction, attracting insects to their sticky silk threads. Natural Habitat: Though famous in caves like Waitomo, glowworms also live in damp forests, near waterfalls, and along streams. Sticky Silk Threads: Glowworms create silk threads up to 30-40 cm long, coated with mucus to catch insects. Short Adult Life: Adults live just 2-3 days, focused solely on reproduction, with no feeding during this phase. Cannibalism: When food is scarce, larger glowworms may eat smaller larvae. Life Cycle: Most of a glowworm's life (6-12 months) is spent in the larval stage, with the adult stage lasting just a few days.
Location
What you need to know
- Knowledgeable and Experienced Guide
- Please allow 1-hour for this experience
- This experience is located at 20 Kiosk Road, Parnell, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- This tour takes place in Central Auckland and is very accessible via car, bus, taxi, or uber. Meet at the Wintergarden Cafe inside of the Auckland Domain.
- Dress Code - Wear warm comfortable clothing and shoes.
- Maximum 10 people
- Weather - This tour does not operate in the rain.
- This is a walking tour and there are some stairs involved.
- Cancellation policy: > 1 month 25% < 1 month 50% < 7 days 75% < 24 hrs 100%
- in the event of a forced cancellation outside of both parties powers’, a 10% cancellation fee of total contract note applies for administration compensation
- You will not be entitled to claim any additional amounts or seek any compensation for any injury, loss, expenses, damage (either direct or consequential) or for any loss of time or inconvenience which may result from such cancellation or withdrawal. No partial refunds will be given for services not used. Not showing up or being late might result in no refund. Any amount forfeited, which has not then been paid to Social Nature Movement by you, may be recovered from you by Social Nature Movement as a debt due and payable. Refunds Where the Client has paid for Services in advance and such Services are unable to be provided and/or completed by SNM:
- A. due to events outside the reasonable control of SNM or the client, SNM will issue a credit note to the Client for the value of the uncompleted Services. Such credit note must be used by the Client within 12 months of its issue. B. due to events relating to or caused by the Client not doing there part as agreed upon or actioning any reasonable request of Social Nature Movement required in order for Social Nature Movement to provide the Services to the Client, no refund or credit will be paid or issued by Social Nature Movement. Cancellation and Refund Polices A full refund or credit towards payment for another service(s) will be offered for a participants' medical emergency (as defined by hospitalisation of self, spouse/partner or child), bereavement of immediate family (parent, spouse/partner or child), or serious injury requiring hospitalisation and a medical certificate, doctors letter or hospital note is provided.
- Changes and transfers If you wish to make changes to your service arrangements, you must notify, verify, record and acknowledge to and by Social Nature Movement. Once Social Nature Movement receives your notice, the transfer will take effect subject to the following: -Payment of cancellation notice, if any, must be received in full. -If there are reasonable supervision and ratios available. -If there is space available. -Transfers may only be made to another similar service.
- Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at the time of booking.
- Upon completion of the purchase, please print the voucher and present it on the day of the experience.
- Mobile Vouchers are accepted! Vouchers can also be presented on your mobile device for this attraction.
- For your information, complete Tour Operator information, including contact details, is included on your tour voucher.
- Availability was accurate at the time of booking. However, it is subject to change due to circumstances out of our control.
- We strongly suggest reconfirming your booking with the tour operator within 24 hours of making your booking and prior to making other travel arrangements.
Need help?
- Email us at enquiry@experienceoz.com.au
- Help code: D2B-AB7F
- This experience is supplied by Social Nature Movement NZ
