Saturday, was the end of our Medlow Bath journey, and we were packed up and ready to head to Canberra by 9am. It is a three hour trip but we wanted to stop off at the Jenolan Caves to have a look at these iconic caves. Listed as a major tourist attraction we felt that to be so close it was something that we shouldn't miss. It was an hour plus drive and so by 10:30am we were in the ticket office choosing just which tour we would take. The Lucas Cave took our fancy and so we paid up, got our tickets and had about half an hour to wait. The walk to the Carlotta Arch said 15mins so off we hiked up the hill for a look. This was also the track to the start of the Six Foot Track that starts in Katoomba and is a three day walk. (We had also walked a small part of it when we went down into the Megalong Valley.). From this vantage point we had a good view of The Cave House, the original hotel that is still in use today, as well as the Carlotta Arch and Blue lake.
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| The Cave House |
Our tour started under The Grand Arch which you pass under when driving into the area. Geoff was our tour guide and a very good guide he was. With responsibility for 60 people it can't be that easy. The tour was for an hour and a half, and included over 900 steps. The whole cave system is well set up to cope with steps, rails and lighting. In fact these this particular cave is used for weddings, concerts and 'Murder Mysteries'. The sights we saw were both amazing and extensive and we were very pleased that we had made the effort to visit the area. It will certainly be a place we will return to again one day.
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| Our guide Geoff |
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| Broken column |
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| Inside 'The Cathedral' |
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For further information and photos: http://www.jenolancaves.org.au/choose/?rf=/
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