we signed up for this, not knowing that it actuall...

we signed up for this, not knowing that it actually takes a lot of strength and stamina as well as guts to do the tour (oops), we just thought that we should give it a try since we were already visiting new zealand and i could safely say that it was well worth it.

the tour was honestly speaking really cold and a tad scary at certain parts, but our guides were awesome, we were in a larger then usual group with a total of 8 persons guided by both tyler and scuba who were really experienced and showed us along the way very patiently and encouraged us along the way, despite us being really clumsy and me even losing a shoe when we jumped into the cold waters during tubing. they were also very knowledgeable, explaining to us about the caves and its ecosystem, we could really tell that they loved their job and loved the nature. the tubing part was really cool, we could really look up and see the top of the cave filled with glowworms that were shining so brightly just like stars in a clear night sky, it was really beautiful, however i must say the waters were freezing cold when we were paddling on the tube, it would have taken everyone ages to paddle in and out without the guides pulling us along, so glad that both tyler and scuba pulled us along. climbing waterfalls were also really scary, but tyler and scuba showed us where to hang on to and where to step on ensuring that everyone made it up the falls safely. super awesome and im glad i gave this a try.