Ana Te Pora

Compared to low crawling tubes, Ana Te Pora offers a tall, auditorium-like void—useful historically for community uses and today for understanding cave geomorphology.

Visit with someone who knows current access; never mark or scratch walls; bats and insects are part of the ecosystem.

Main hall of Ana Te Pora cave along the north coast.

Main hall of Ana Te Pora — a spacious lava-cave chamber on the north coast.

Ana Kakenga two-window cave for comparison.

Ana Kakenga — light through the “two windows” on the north coast.

Caves are woven through hiking routes on the north shore; plan hydration even if underground sections feel cool.