Wondering Woods Tours

Mammoth Cave National Park Tours

Take a leisurely bus ride with a ranger across the park landscape and learn about the communities and people that were once here. This tour requires a bus ride to and from Wondering Woods. You will also enjoy a hike in the Tranquil Valley of Wondering Woods. At the end of the hike, a short cave tour awaits you where you'll be surrounded by beautiful cave formations! 

Please Note: This cave is toured with Mammoth Cave National Park, but is not known to connect with the Mammoth Cave System.

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Need to Know

• ARRIVALS/REFUNDS

  All tours begin at the Visitor Center. Ticket holders should arrive 30 minutes prior to tour time. No refunds for no shows or late arrivals.

• TIME ZONE

  Mammoth Cave National Park is in the central time zone and observes daylight savings time.

• Ticket Ages

  Youth under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older on all tours

• STEPS

  Total Steps 194, with 54 optional stairs.

• PROHIBITED ITEMS

  Firearms, knives, or weapons of any type, pepper spray, mace, stun guns, etc. Please secure these items in the truck of your vehicle or in the lockers adjacent to the Visitor's Center.

• SAFETY

  The ticket holder assumes all risk and danger associated with tours, whether before, during, or after tours. All children under 18 year of age must be accompanied and in the presence of an adult at all times.

• TRAILS

  Lighting of trail surfaces will vary and surfaces may be uneven and wet. Use handrails and be careful of low hanging rocks. Stay on the trails at all times. STOP walking when using still or video cameras. 

• EVACUATION

  Evacuation from the cave to a hospital for medical attention could take several hours. Visitors with known heart or respiratory problems, poor circulation, or difficulty walking long distances and climbing stairs should carefully consider their limitations.

• WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME (WNS)

  All visitors are required to walk on bio-security mats at conclusion of tour; this measure is to protect the spread of WNS, a fungal disease threatening cave-hibernating bats populations in our national parks.

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