Yarrangobilly Caves: Jillabenan Cave Guided Tour
Take a fascinating guided tour of Jillabenan Cave. It's the smallest and most accessible of the Yarrangobilly Caves in Kosciuszko National Park, but it's packed with incredibly delicate formations.
Yarrangobilly’s karst landscapes were created from a belt of limestone laid down about 440 million years ago. Almost all cave formations can be seen here, from stalactites and stalagmites, hollow straws and delicate helictites, to shawls, cave coral, and massive flowstones. Karst environments are nature’s time capsules, preserving evidence of climate change, floods, droughts, fires, animal and human activity.
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11:30AM Tour
What's included in Yarrangobilly Caves: Jillabenan Cave Guided Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Don’t miss a guided tour through the oldest show cave at Yarrangobilly – Jillabenan Cave is around 2 million years old. This intimate cave gets you up close to impressive displays of delicate straws and shawls, cave coral, stalactites and helictites. If it’s too cold or hot outside, a cave tour's a great choice, though it’s worth taking a jacket as temperatures are around 13˚C underground. After your tour, walk to the Thermal Pool for a relaxing soak in the 27˚C mineral waters, or visit one of Yarrangobilly’s other beautiful caves. A short walk up the road from Jillabenan Cave carpark, Bluff lookout offers panoramic views of the Yarrangobilly Valley and Caves House.
Inclusions
- Access to Jillabenan Cave
- Guided tour by NPWS Ranger
- Parking Fees
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Jillabenan is one of only 4 wheelchair-accessible caves in Australia, and is ideal for young families and older visitors.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Parking: Parking is available at Jillabenan Cave carpark, 1km from the visitor centre. From here, it’s a 150m-walk to the cave entrance. Contact Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre for information on bus parking.
