Glad I finally visited the caverns. Awesome formations to view on the tour. I was very pleasantly surprised. The surrounding grounds are relaxing with lots of birds, deer, swallows, peacocks, etc. They also have a campground.
If you enjoy visiting caves, you must see this one. It is small by most standards but what may be lacking in quantity is surpassed by its quality. The owners do a wonderful job of protecting this natural resource by keeping the lights off most of the time which helps keep the formations in pristine condition. This is rare in caves open to the public. You will not be sorry if you stop in Sonora for a couple hours at the cavern plus if you are on Interstate 10, the break will invigorate you.
I am not much of a cave person. I came away impressed.The guided tour was led by a lady who new her stuff and made it fun. Hard to describe the interior apart from beautiful. Well worth the money.
Never have we seen such wonderful and varied cave structures a gem of a place and well worth the visit .There are steps 360 of them and some steepish climbs (though only short) . Luckily we were told before we went in that it gets very hot and humid in the caves so take note.
Our family loves to explore caves and this cave had the BEST popcorn formations and the most beautiful rooms we've ever seen! We were sad that because of someones lack of respect of property, we were unable to fully appreciate the world famous "butterfly" formation that was the only known one of its kind . We saw the half wing but still a bummer someone had to break it! This was defiantly a trip worth taking!
Visited in Nov, 2014, motivated by many positive reviews on Trip Advisor. Very disappointed in the cave--small, few samples of stalagmites, etc. More disappointing was the tour leader, Nick, who showed little enthusiasm or creativity, and provided little information. His main theme throughout was 'watch your head, watch your step.' Tour was boring. Overpriced at $20, worth perhaps half that price.
This was our 1st Cavern, an it was Amazing!!! Our Tour Guide was D she was AWESOME, FUNNY AN WE LEARNED SO MUCH From Her!!! Also I have a bad knee an back the stairs weren't bad at all plus when we reached 155 ft down D asked me how me how I was doing I had No Pain at all!! We also stayed the night at the rv park very reasonable with electric an water (No Sewage) but there is a rest area rite before were you can dump. Everyone there was so nice we got a flat and they helped us out!! Prices in the gift shop very reasonable an you have to try the fudge!!!!
Not just gorgeous but also very educational! The tour guide definitely did his homework - we learned a lot during that almost 2 hr trip and enjoyed being a part of a small group. This is definitely one great adventure for all ages.
I am not much of a cave person. My husband was interested in going here and I agreed. I'm glad I did! I was also leery because we found out the tour was over 1 1/2 hours. I couldn't imagine it being that interesting for that long.I was wrong and I found the time flew. Our guide was great. Very informative. Let my husband bring up the rear since he was taking tons of pictures. I learned so much. It is truly awe-inspiring.Because it is over 1 1/2 hours, and you can't touch anything, I can't see bringing young children on this tour. And the caverns do get very warm. Just some considerations.We really enjoyed it.
Thankfully the people who work there let us know that it was quite warm in the caverns and that we should dress appropriately. We had a wonderful tour guide who was very knowledgeable. The caverns were well worth seeing and we enjoyed the 2 1/2 hours it took us to see everything.