Ngaphakathi Emigedeni Ka-Waitomo
Ngaphansi kwamagquma aluhlaza ase-WaitomoI-New Zealand) ilele i-labyrinth of emihumeni, chasms nemifula engaphansi komhlaba engahlolwa ngezinyawo noma ngesikebhe. Zivela kwingcindezi etholwe yimisinga engaphansi komhlaba ku-limestone ethambile izinkulungwane zeminyaka futhi ngenxa yalokho kwenziwa ama-stalactites amangalisayo nama-stalagmites.
Uma uthanda i-adventure, sincoma ukuthi uphile isipiliyoni sokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngaphesheya kwe- imihume ye-waitomo noma ungangena kuzo usuka ngaphakathi, wehlele ebumnyameni ku-rappel noma ku-zip line. Noma ngabe iyiphi inketho oyikhethayo, nakanjani bazobukeka njengesimangaliso semvelo.
Igama lendawo livela emagameni esiMaori "wai" (amanzi) nelithi "tomo" (umgodi). Umhume uqukethe amazinga amathathu ahlukene axhunywe yiTomo, i-axis emile eyi-16 yamatshe e-limestone. Izinga lesibili livame ukuvalwa uma kunokugcwala kwezivakashi ngenxa yokuqongelelwa kwe-carbon monoxide, okunobuthi kakhulu.
Izinga lokugcina, elibizwa nge- "The Cathedral", liyindawo evaliwe ngamamitha ayi-18 ukuphakama ngama-acoustics amahle lapho kugibele khona izikebhe emfuleni ongaphansi komhlaba.
Ama-Waitomo Caves ayaziwa ngoba ahlala ngaphakathi kwe- arachnocampa luminosa noma Isibungu esikhanyayo, uhlobo lomiyane olwehlukile ku I-New Zealand okukhanya ebumnyameni ukuheha inyamazane. Izinkulungwane zalezi zilwanyana ezincane zikhazimula ngokukhanya kwazo okukhazimulayo zinika lo mgede umoya onjengephupho.
USindomo Idolobha elincane elinezitolo ezithile nezindawo eziningi zokuhlala. Le ndawo ifinyeleleka kalula ngomgwaqo osuka e-Auckland (amahora amathathu), eRotorua (amahora amabili) noma eHamilton (ihora elilodwa).