St Benedicts Caverns

St Benedict’s Caverns requires a vocabulary of superlatives and with every step, nature provides even more beauty on which to feast your eyes. With pure white formations that gradually changed to rich golds, back to white, then dark reds, and finally just before a cemented rock fall is a massive white stalagmite that stands guard before a group of bristling with stalactites it is named the Bodkin.

Abseil and then explore what is one of New Zealand’s most special and picturesque places. No glowworms here, but St Benedict’s Caverns is regarded by many as the country’s prettiest cave or ‘best dressed’ cave. The trip is relatively gentle, dry and physically not that hard. It’s a great option if you are looking for something not too cold and wet, but still sporty with lots of activity and fun! St Benedict’s includes 2 abseils and a spectacular underground flying fox. Just imagine yourself flying past the stalactites!

This is a three hour dry trip into New Zealand’s prettiest Cave. Commencing  with two abseils to get into the cave system and a walk through the ‘Mines of Moria’ to reach the Cathedral – a chamber 40m high and 100ft long – just bristling with stalactites.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE VIRTUAL TOUR “TOP RIGHT” THIS WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES THIS CAVE MAY POSE.

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