On summer nights, when a group of children were taking a cool shower in the yard, they would always see a few fireflies flying by with their little lanterns, and we would always cry out in surprise, "Fireflies! Fireflies!" If we go out into the woods, we'll find more.

Now even if you go to the suburbs, it is difficult to find fireflies, just like the surprise of childhood, slowly disappeared.

But in the village of Waitomo on New Zealand's North Island (originally from Maori: "wai" means "water" and "tomo" means "hole", which can be reached by driving more than 160 kilometers south from Auckland), there are many underground karst caves, and the local Maori people found that one of the caves is dotted with countless tiny bright lights on the ceiling, which is known as the firefly Cave.

Waitomo Glowworm Cave is one of New Zealand's must-see attractions. Firefly hole should be one of the most distinctive tourist punch cards in New Zealand, New Zealand's South Island and North Island a total of three firefly holes, checked a lot of are recommended Waitomo hole ️

Give you a summary of the pre-tour guide/visit process/visit precautions, I hope everyone can see this wonderful scene oh.
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Drive about 200km from Auckland -2.5h, Check in after the whole tour about 1h. According to the narrator, the Waitomo Glowworm Cave was formed 15,000 years ago, was discovered in the 1880s, and is famous for having the most special underground river cave phenomenon.

🧳 Pre-tour tips:

Tickets can be purchased on-site or on the official website, but it is recommended to buy online, there is a risk of not being able to buy tickets on-site. You can prepare a pair of non-slip and waterproof shoes. If you need to walk in the cave, be careful of falling. Clothes should also pay attention to waterproof, there will be water dripping in the cave.
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You can bring a wool hat, hair helmet taste a little big, you can bring a wool hat isolation. Be sure to pay attention to the weather conditions, if heavy rain causes the water level in the cave to rise, the area that can be visited will become much smaller, or even cancelled.
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🎉 Visit process:

First of all, go to the waiting area in advance to wait, if you need to store luggage, the cabin next to it can be. The whole trip is divided into walking and cruise two sections, the whole guide guide.
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The walking section is basically to visit karst caves and stalactites, and there will be English explanations from staff. This part is actually nothing new, and the karst caves in China are much more magnificent than this. The real highlight is the cruise. The cruise boat drifting in the hidden river, looking up is the sky fluorescence, really super shock!

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Despite its name, the Waitomo Glowworm Cave is actually not the traditional green flying firefly, but a unique species of glowing mushroom.
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They secrete sticky filaments that hang down and emit a faint blue light to attract prey. This blue sea, which is beautiful to humans, is actually a sea of fire for other insects
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The whole trip is about 45 minutes, excluding the previous walking part, the actual boat tour time is only about 10-20 minutes. But when you see the fluorescent sky, you will feel that it is absolutely worth it.

In order not to affect the ecological environment of fireflies, it is forbidden to use flash photography and keep quiet during the whole process. As you slowly descend into the cave by boat, you will encounter a starry sky made up of thousands of fireflies, which is very romantic and spectacular although there is the occasional unpromising daze on the roof of the plus version of the Porsche Star.