Te Anau Glowworm Caves
Young limestone caves with an underground waterfall and a glowworm grotto reached by boat.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, a short boat ride from Te Anau in the Queenstown region, follows Lawson Burrows and Wilson Campbell, two friends from Gore who came home from the Second World War and tried to make a living showing people Fiordland. It starts with a small launch on Lake Te Anau and an old Māori place name that hinted at something nobody alive had seen. Listen from the walkway beside the stream, where the partners' early groundwork is still underfoot.
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