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Mammoth Cave National Park Tours Mammoth Cave National Park Tours

MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK TOURS, KY

Great Onyx Tour

Cave Tour
2 hr. 15 min.

Notice:

Ticket ages: Youth - ages 6 - 12 (children 5 & under are free and do not require a ticket), Adult - ages 13 & over, Interagency Senior - 62 & over, Interagency Access - no age requirement.

Any youth under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult on all tours.

Will Call pickup: 30 minutes prior to tour time.

Reservations for same day tour sales can only be purchased in person at the park. Advance reservation cut-off is midnight prior to date of tour.

Cave tours are NOT wheelchair accessible; however, there are surface trails that are.

The Interagency ANNUAL Pass is NOT accepted at Mammoth Cave National Park.

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Tour Description

Exploring this geologic beauty by lantern light offers a shadowed backdrop for the multitudes of dripstone gypsum and helictite formations.


Tour Details

  • Duration: 2 hr. 15 min.
  • Distance: 1 miles
  • Number of Steps: 40
  • Accessible: No
  • Effort: Easy

Important Information

Tour Park Facility Operational Hours: Tours run every day except Christmas Day. Visitor Center closes early on Christmas Eve. Visitor Center hours vary with season. Some visitors must carry lanterns. No electrical lighting. No flash photography. This trip will have an elevation change of 30 feet and you will descend and climb a total of 40 steps some of which are steep and uneven.


Accessibility

No.


Amenities

No restrooms are available.


Directions

All tours begin at the Visitor Center.


Note: Some Tours may be available only from the Tour Park on a first-come-first-served basis. Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the Tour Park.
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