Sign In
CamperMateCamperMate
Find CampsitesActivitiesHire a VehicleGet Inspired
New Zealand
Find Campsites
  • Paid Campsites
  • Free Campsites
Activities
  • Scenic Spots
  • Tourist Attractions
  • Walking & Hiking
  • Water Activities
  • Food & Drink
  • And more...

Hire a Vehicle

  • Motorhome Hire
Australia
Find Campsites
  • Paid Campsites
  • Free Campsites
Activities
  • Scenic Spots
  • Tourist Attractions
  • Walking & Hiking
  • Water Activities
  • Food & Drink
  • And more...

Hire a Vehicle

  • Motorhome Hire
Explore

Deals & Offers

  • Deals

Plan Your Trip

  • Itineraries
  • My profile

Hire a Vehicle

  • Car & SUV Rental
  • Campervan Hire

Get Inspired

  • Blogs
  • Lists
  • AI Search
DealsWin with NTWin in the Top of the South
CamperMateCamperMate

Your road trip companion for NZ & Australia

Submit new point of interest

Explore

  • Find camping
  • NZ Paid Campsites
  • AU Paid Campsites
  • Book activities
  • View deals
  • View lists
  • View blog

Hire

  • Hire motorhomes
  • Hire with Motorhome Republic
  • Hire with Camplify
  • Apollo Motorhome Hire Australia
  • Maui Motorhome Hire New Zealand
  • Car & SUV Rentals

Plan Your Trip

  • Build itineraries
  • Plan your trip with AI
  • My profile

For Business

  • Business Login
  • List your AU Business
  • List your NZ Business

Company

  • Contact us

Popular in Australia

  • Byron Bay
  • Cairns
  • Airlie Beach
  • Noosa
  • Townsville
  • Jervis Bay
  • Blue Mountains
  • Gold Coast
View all Australia →

Popular in New Zealand

  • Queenstown
  • Wanaka
  • Christchurch
  • Tekapo
  • Rotorua
  • Te anau
  • Milford Sound
  • Taupo
View all New Zealand →

© TripTech 2026

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • App Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • About Us
  • Tourism Partners

    • Experience Oz logoExperience Oz
    • Campermate and Tiaki PromiseTiaki Promise
    • Insure and GoInsureandGo
    • Maui logoMaui
    • Britz logoBritz
    • Apollo CamperVans logoApollo CamperVans
    • Camplify logoCamplify
    • Qld Music Trails logoQld Music Trails
    • Tourism Noosa logoTourism Noosa
    • Tourism Northern Territory logoTourism Northern Territory
    • Tourism Western Australia logoTourism Western Australia

    Holiday Park Partners

    • Tasman Holiday Parks - NZTasman Holiday Parks - NZ
    • Tasman Holiday Parks - AUTasman Holiday Parks - AU
    • TOP 10 Holiday ParksTOP 10 Holiday Parks
    • BIG4 Holiday ParksBIG4 Holiday Parks
    • RAC's Parks & Resorts - Western AustraliaRAC's Parks & Resorts - Western Australia
    • Hampshire Holiday Parks AustraliaHampshire Holiday Parks Australia
    • Reflections Holiday ParksReflections Holiday Parks
    • NRMA Holiday ParksNRMA Holiday Parks
    • Ingenia Holiday ParksIngenia Holiday Parks
    • Hampshire Holiday Parks New ZealandHampshire Holiday Parks New Zealand
    • Aspen Holiday ParksAspen Holiday Parks
    Punakaiki Cavern short walk

    Punakaiki Cavern short walk

    Walking & HikingWest Coast, West Coast New Zealand 🇳🇿

    Top RatedHot Topic

    Punakaiki Cavern short walk

    Walking & HikingWest Coast, West Coast New Zealand 🇳🇿

    Top RatedHot Topic
    Punakaiki Cavern short walk
    Punakaiki Cavern short walk - Image 2
    Punakaiki Cavern short walk - Image 3

    About

    Updated Mar 2026

    Review Summary

    30Positive
    Negative4
    View in app

    Explore West Coast

    Greymouth29+ placesWestport27+ placesWestland National Park21+ placesHaast19+ placesHokitika18+ placesFranz Josef17+ places
    View all in West Coast
    Loading...

    Contact

    Map

    Contribute to this Place

    Bluebridge - Book your ferry crossing

    People also search for

    new zealandqueenstown new zealandqueenstownwanakalake tekapochristchurch

    Reviews

    10 Reviews

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Apr 24, 2022
    Positive

    Easy to get to, short 5 min walk

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Feb 23, 2022
    Positive

    Nice cave, a decent size if you head to the left once you’re in a bit - it opens up to another part. Some small glow worms.

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Nov 28, 2021
    Negative

    If you have some time to kill, ok, otherwise no worthy

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Apr 19, 2021
    Positive

    Cool Cave. Follow markers round to left to get deeper into the cave

    🇩🇪
    Anonymous
    Feb 26, 2020
    Negative

    Really unspectacular. Never seen such a short and small cave

    🇩🇪
    Anonymous
    Dec 15, 2019
    Positive

    Nice little cave. After switching off the lights and absolute darkness, I briefly lost my bearings.

    🇬🇧
    Anonymous
    Oct 23, 2018
    Positive

    It's nice to see the hole, go through this further in to see the river

    🇪🇸
    Anonymous
    Sep 30, 2018
    Negative

    We expected a cave of greater interest. Recommended for children or people who have never seen a cave. There's nothing nice to admire, just a lot of mud.

    🇩🇪
    Anonymous
    Aug 17, 2018
    Positive

    So nice!!! Definitely! Come to this FREE hole! You will see glowworms

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    May 13, 2018
    Positive

    Great cave and very easy!

    1. Home
    2. Locations
    3. New Zealand
    4. West Coast
    5. West Coast
    6. Walking Hiking
    7. Punakaiki
    8. Punakaiki Cavern short walk

    Explore Nearby Towns

    Greymouth24+ placesWestport14+ placesReefton10+ placesCape Foulwind8+ placesPaparoa National Park3+ placesArnold Valley2+ places

    Nearby

    Pancake Rocks Cafe

    Pancake Rocks Cafe

    Food & Beverage•West Coast

    Punakaiki Pancake Rocks & Blowholes
    45 100%

    Punakaiki Pancake Rocks & Blowholes

    Scenic Spots•West Coast

    Te Korowai o Punangairi Walkway

    Te Korowai o Punangairi Walkway

    Walking & Hiking•West Coast

    Punakaiki Rocks Hotel & Garden Bar

    Punakaiki Rocks Hotel & Garden Bar

    Food & Beverage•West Coast

    Paddle 'N Carve

    Paddle 'N Carve

    Tourist Attractions•West Coast

    Punakaiki Beach Camp
    Same Day BookingInstant Book
    39
    Pororari River Track
    45 97%

    Pororari River Track

    Walking & Hiking•West Coast

    Punakaiki Sunset Campsite
    Instant Book
    24 7
    Paparoa Experience

    Paparoa Experience

    Tourist Attractions•West Coast

    McMillan Road - Punakaiki
    36 148 95%

    McMillan Road - Punakaiki

    Truman Track
    59 96%

    Truman Track

    Walking & Hiking•West Coast

    Irimahuwhero Lookout
    17 100%

    Irimahuwhero Lookout

    Scenic Spots•West Coast

    Related

    Orokawa Scenic Reserve Track
    19
    450
    90%

    Punakaiki Beach Camp

    Paid Campsites•West Coast

    from $48
    100%

    Punakaiki Sunset Campsite

    Paid Campsites•West Coast

    from $50

    Free Campsites•West Coast

    Free
    100%

    Orokawa Scenic Reserve Track

    Walking & Hiking•Coastal Bay of Plenty

    Hooker Valley Track
    145 100%

    Hooker Valley Track

    Walking & Hiking•Mackenzie

    Lake Brunner Scenic Trail
    1 100%

    Lake Brunner Scenic Trail

    Walking & Hiking•West Coast

    Grandview Mountain Track
    2

    Grandview Mountain Track

    Walking & Hiking•Wanaka

    Ben Lomond Track
    52 98%

    Ben Lomond Track

    Walking & Hiking•Queenstown

    Mueller Hut Route
    59 98%

    Mueller Hut Route

    Walking & Hiking•Mackenzie

    Ananui Falls Track

    Ananui Falls Track

    Walking & Hiking•Coastal Bay of Plenty

    Bush Creek Trail

    Bush Creek Trail

    Walking & Hiking•Queenstown

    Brow Peak Trail

    Brow Peak Trail

    Walking & Hiking•Queenstown

    Sawpit Gully Track

    Sawpit Gully Track

    Walking & Hiking•Queenstown

    Marokopa Falls Walk
    2 100%

    Marokopa Falls Walk

    Walking & Hiking•Waikato

    Coronet Loop Trail

    Coronet Loop Trail

    Walking & Hiking•Queenstown