WOW After walking down 68 steps you are in an awesome space. There are plenty of stelamites and stelatites to look at in all different shapes and sizes as well as colours. The tour was very informative and well worth the time.
Quite a drive out to the caves but well worth the effort. We had the tour guide to ourselves so maybe got a bit of an extended talk but she was awesome and certainly knew her subject. Spectacular site and very interesting.
We took our 6 and 3 year olds to see this. I was also 6 months pregnant and the cave was easy going and not strenuous. Easy steps down (68) with a handrail. The formations are gorgeous and worth seeing. My 6 year old was enthralled but my 3 year old got bored pretty quickly. The young tour guide spoke quickly and it was very apparent that she was saying the same thing she says 5 times a day with no feeling. I imagine it's difficult to sound enthusiastic each and every time, but it was quite annoying. However, do not let that deter you! This cave is gorgeous and great introduction to caves for younger family members. A couple of good walking tracks in the surrounding national park with gorgeous views of the Glenelg river too. We chose to stay in Portland 90 mins away instead of in the basic cabins and the drive in was nice too. Beautiful part if the country.
Absolutely loved our tour of the caves we had on Saturday, there was literally just myself and my partner on the tour, so it was like our own personal experience, they only need a minimum of 2 people to have a tour which was good for us. They run ever hour 1.30 ,2.30 etc last one being at 4.30 which was the one we went on.Out tour guide was a young girl, but she was very knowledgeable and answered every question I asked, she was very friendly never rushed me when I was taking heaps of pictures. For a small cave there is so much to see and admire, it really is such a fascinating place and to understand how the formations were made over how many years.It cost us $17.50 per adult, and I was quite happy with that, I don't think it was too expensive, the tour lasts 30-45 minutes. Maybe I might not have enjoyed this as much if it was a larger group, but my experience was brilliant. I would definitely recommend a visit here, for 45 minutes of your day you will not be disappointed.
Looking for something to do on a rainy day in Mount Gambier I saw the name on the map so off we went to the caves. It was well worth it. The Guide was knowledgable and the cave holds many unique and interesting features. If you like geology, geography or even history you'll get something out of this. Note there are 65 steps down to the cave, and then back up, and no alternative. There is an arm rail but if you can't do stairs this visit won't work for you.
Great cave system, faultless. Amazing walk around the area (above and below ground) and magical experience in the cave.
The cave has a narrow shape along a fault line and is full of interesting cave structures, It has well maintained access and not a big descent (read: climb on return).The guide was good and made this very interesting. You don't need to climb and walk for long distances with this cave
Tours of the caves leave from the visitors centre. The tour guides are informative and entertaining send speak very clearly. It's a great tour for young kids as they get to go up the front and are shown many features of the cave. It is exciting being shown all the cave formations and being told how the cave was found. After the tour you can go on a very short walk to see the original cave entrance and a tree that has it's roots in the cave. The caves are fascinating and worth a visit!
Helpful and knowledgeable guide and value for money. Interesting history and adjacent Nature Walk is great.
We actually decided to do a trip from Melbourne just to have a look at these caves and my kids were not disappointed. The tour guide was really informative and had the patience of a saint since my kids were the only kids on the tour and asked her a billion questions. She took the time to answer each and every one of them and was able to make jokes and interact really well with them. That said, it didn't slow down the tour and she was still able to find time to talk to everyone and explain everything thoroughly. The caves themselves are breathtaking. I will admit that I expected the cave walk to be further into the caves than it was was, but it made it none the less worthily.