Ngaphakathi kwiiCave Waitomo
Ngaphantsi kweenduli eziluhlaza zase-WaitomoENew Zealand) ilele ilebhu yemiqolomba, imingxunya kunye nemilambo engaphantsi komhlaba enokuphononongwa ngeenyawo okanye ngephenyane. Bavela kuxinzelelo olwenziwa yimisinga yangaphantsi komhlaba kwi-limestone ethambileyo amawaka eminyaka kwaye ngenxa yoko kwenziwa ii-stalactites ezinomdla kunye ne-stalagmites.
Ukuba uthanda i-adventure, sicebisa ukuba uphile ngamava okuhamba ngomkhumbi emiqolombeni okanye ungagqitha kubo usuka ngaphakathi, wehlele ebumnyameni kwi-rappel okanye kwi-zip line. Nokuba ukhetha luphi ukhetho, ngokuqinisekileyo baya kubonakala njengommangaliso wendalo.
Igama lommandla livela kumagama esiMaori "wai" (amanzi) kunye "tomo" (umngxunya). Umqolomba uqulethe amanqanaba amathathu ahlukeneyo aqhagamshelwe yiTomo, i-axis ye-16 yemayile ethe nkqo yelitye lekalika. Inqanaba lesibini lihlala livaliwe xa kukho ukuxinana kweendwendwe ngenxa yokuqokelelwa kwecarbon monoxide, eyityhefu kakhulu.
Inqanaba lokugqibela, elibizwa ngokuba yi "The Cathedral", yindawo evaliweyo eyi-18 yeemitha ukuphakama ngama-acoustics amakhulu apho ukukhwela isikhephe kwenziwa khona kumlambo ongaphantsi komhlaba.
Imiqolomba yase-Waitomo yaziwa kakuhle kuba indlwane ngaphakathi arachnocampa luminosa okanye Vutha intshulube, uhlobo lweengcongconi ezizodwa kwi ENew Zealand Oko kukhanya ebumnyameni ukutsala ixhoba. Amawaka ezi zidalwa zincinci zikhanyisa ukukhanya kwazo zinika lo mqolomba umoya onjengephupha.
Linda Yidolophu encinci eneevenkile kunye neendawo ezininzi zokuhlala. Le ndawo ifikeleleka ngokulula kwindlela esuka eAuckland (iiyure ezi-3), eRotorua (iiyure ezi-2) okanye eHamilton (iyure e-1).