Recently Viewed
Capricorn Caves Cathedral Cave Tour: A Walk through Geological History & Australian Wildlife
4.8
426 Ratings
The Caves
Embark on the Capricorn Caves Cathedral Cave Tour and be awed by the wonders of ancient geological history, Australian wildlife, and extraordinary cave acoustics. Discover the adventure and accessibility of this captivating tour!
Duration:
45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
learn more
Highlights
- Capricorn Caves - Open since its discovery in 1881, Capricorn Caves has shared its magic and splendour with people for well over 100 years. And it has never been as grand as it is right now. The Augusteyn family purchased the caves in 1988 and set out on a visionary path to sustainably transform the place into a leading attraction for tourism and education.
Today, visitors choose from a range of exciting and immersive experiences including daily wheelchair-accessible guided cave tours, wild caving adventures, abseiling, high ropes courses and team building initiatives. New environment-themed tours incorporate Queensland Museum’s palaeontology dig site and marine fossil caves; a \
What's Included
- Local guide
- Written language translations available in German, French, Japanese, Chinese
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from Cathedral Cave
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
This highly-favored excursion caters to all tastes! Featuring our biggest and most impressive caves, this hike instills long-lasting impressions of timeless geological past, pioneer explorers, the marvels of wildlife, and unique cave soundscapes. You exit our caves imbued with a spirit of adventure. With pathways and inclines, this is our easiest-to-navigate tour. Knowledgeable local guides bring to life the riveting tales of this old Australian terrain on intimate, informative tours.
- Enclosed footwear recommended but not essential.
- The Cave temperature is a stable 22 degrees Celsius
- Wheelchair accessible tours are available, please notify reception before the tour departs.
Location
30 Olsens Caves Rd
Olsens Caves Road
Meeting point at the Kiosk
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(426 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Allenpa7060cq
May 30, 2024
Great experience - well worth the trip. - We visited on Mon 27 May 2024.
The Caves and the tour were absolutely fantastic.
Cathedral Cave was quite moving, with the music, lighting and darkness.
Need about 2 hours. Well worth the trip.
Highly recommended experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
726cherylej
May 19, 2024
Capricorn Cathedral Caves tour - My husband and I throughally enjoyed the experience of the caves. Our tour guide Michalla was very informative and answered any questions we had.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Soefi
May 15, 2024
Excellent experience - We had an amazing guide. Well organised, knowledgeable & great personality & sense of humour.
The python, huntsman & bats were quite unexpected features.
The acoustics in then cathedral cave made for an outstanding experience.
We loved everything about our tour & would highly recommend the tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
L242gkchrisb
May 12, 2024
Stunning rock formations! - We did the Cathedral tour. I chose this as my husband is claustrophobic. This was his first cave tour. We both thoroughly enjoyed the tour, me for the many photo opportunities and both of us for the grandeur of the caves. The guide was knowledgeable and fun. I also enjoyed the bush walk around our camp site.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Dianned476
Apr 24, 2024
Exploring Caves, a natural wonder. - This tour was wonderful. Easy walk, the Caves amazing, but the Cathedral was the highlight. Acoustics in that cave room amazing.
Hudson (who was our guide), was full of information, and a pleasure to do our tour with, a very pleasant lady.
Thank you Hudson.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Marke20
Apr 13, 2024
Sydney to Cairns 2023 - We left Yeppoon early in the morning and arrived at the caves before opening so were on the first tour.
We were guided by Candice who was following in her mother's footsteps as a guide.
It was a spectacular journey through the different parts of the cave learning the wildlife, geology and fauna found in the caves.
The cathedral was awesome and we were treated to a song from one of the girls in another family on our tour. She was amazing and the acoustics were fantastic.
Very easy walk on this tour with lots of stops to admire the scenery.
There is a small cafe area to enjoy and coffee and cake after your tour.
We worth the cost.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alisonwz5023gs
Apr 12, 2024
Well worth the visit - We were looking for a stop over for a night on our way up to Airlie beach. This was well worth the stop, had a great tour with Hudson. Very passionate and funny tour guide. Would highly recommend. The kids that were on our tour had a great time.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Andrer707
Apr 8, 2024
Great cave tour! - Really beautiful caves with an incredible and informative guide! Highly recommend for all ages and definitely worth checking out
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tarnia_p
Apr 7, 2024
Worth the trip! - This tour was awesome! Worth the trip from Yeppoon. Drew was a brilliant guide and was loaded with lots of information. The total blackness of the cake was absolutely brilliant. I would have been super happy to stay there for a lot longer! Thanks for the brilliant experience!
Review provided by Viator
Bronwynh422
Apr 7, 2024
Wonderful Cathedral tour - We went on the Cathedral Cave tour. The caves are beautiful & in most areas large caverns with one set out with seats to listen to music echoing. Anyone who can climb stairs can easily access this tour. We visited on a very wet day. Inside the caves were perfectly dry & the weather made the bats very excited, they were flying around the main cavern & made the tour even more special. A wonderful experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
