Limestone formations encompass you on your tour through the Aranui Cave which is one of the Waitomo Caves in Waikato, New Zealand. There are three main caves to explore with the Aranui Cave being the smallest and most intricate.A guided walking tour takes you inside the cave where you will find a colony of large insects that are known as Cave Wetas. These prehistoric bugs have very long legs and do not venture out of the cave until dark when they search for food.Stroll through magnificent walkways in the Aranui Cave that take you to caverns that are all individually named. Visitors are amazed at the architecture of the different colors of stalactites and stalagmites inside this cave.Another spectacular tour to take in the Waitomo Caves is the boat ride through the Glowworm Cave. Each cave tour at the Waitomo Caves in Waikato, New Zealand is approximately forty-five minutes in length with four or five tours departing daily. ... continue below the picture...
... The only day that the cave tour is not available is Christmas Day but at any time it is recommended that you are prepared with a warm jacket as the cave can become fairly chilly.Aranui Limestone Cave at Waitomo Caves, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/8.0, exposure time of 8/1 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 70mm.