Glow Worm Dell — Attraction in South Island

This is a naturally created wall with some glowing insect that lives in the roots and the leaves. The problem number one of this place is that it's only possible to see the glowing insect during the night. As I and my boyfriend left the stop as the last one when passing Hokitika, we didn't see no glowing insect and it was too late for us to plan another visit of the place for later. So keep this in mind and plan your visit in advance. The second problem is that the place is a bit of maze. Especially during the day, it's not visible where you should go to see the glowing insect - to the right or to the left from the main entrance. As the result, we were trying all the paths to find the right place. After few minutes of searching, we figured it out. But simple arrows or tables would easily solved this problem. If you plan to visit Waitomo Glowworm Caves, I don't think this stop is necessary. No tickets for this...

One of the best place in NZ to see the glow worms, but I'm highly disappointed in all the visitors going there and using their bright lights and talking very loud. I went there in winter and it was ok, but in summer it's crowded with people who do not respect anything or anyone. It's a free, magical place but please, DO NOT USE STRONG LIGHTS and KEEP A LOW VOICE. Your eyes will get used to the dark if you stay away from your phone for 5min! If you don't have a good camera with a tripod don't waste your time trying to get pictures, you will mostly just annoy everyone with your bright screen. Please have some respect for these little creatures and other people and keep this little place enjoyable for everyone, including yourself! Just turn your lights off, be quiet and enjoy the show. Also an interesting cave to see in the daytime, and if you look closely you might spot the glow...

After trying 2 other glow worm places in addition to this in New Zealand (one paid in Waitomo and a free one in Fox Glacier), I found Glow Worm Dell to be the best one. It's quite safe as there is fencing that helps to guide you and stops you going off the track, and you see a great abundance of glow worms within about 300m of walking. The Ruakuri cave experience is good for a guided tour, but has less glow worms overall, though you get more information about them and will also be able to get up closer and see their strands used to catch prey. The free one in Fox Glacier has no fencing on the path (with creeks and path drop offs) and is essentially pitch black, which makes it feel very unsafe; I only went in a short way before abandoning it (though you can see some glow worms close to the path entrance, if you...