"MOLE CREEK CAVES" Top 5 Page for this destination Launceston Off The Beaten Path Tip by balhannah

Mole Creek has Caves which we intended to visit, but found out the last tour had just begun, we were a fraction too late, so what to do.....Well, we admired the fantastic
Tree ferns, in the 30 minute return Fern Glade Walk.
The walk starts at the Marakoopa Cave ticket office and leads to the cave entrance, following the creek as it tumbles down the hillside from inside the cave itself.

In case you would like to visit the caves, the times & info are.....

Marakoopa Cave
Underground Rivers and Glow-worms Tour (10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm daily, plus 4.00 pm from 1 Oct - 31 May)
Visit the lower chamber with its crystals, reflection pools, stalactites and stalagmites and wander down abandoned river passages. An easy tour.

Great Cathedral and Glow-worms Tour (11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm daily)
The large cavern is known as the 'Great Cathedral'. The Gardens' feature delicate formations and beautiful colours. Medium fitness levels are required to ascend the stairway to the 'Great Cathedral.

King Solomons Cave
Tours 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm daily, plus 4.30 pm from 1 Dec - 30 Apr

Cave tour ticket holders do not require a valid parks pass whilst visiting King Solomons Cave and Marakoopa Cave

PRICES 2008 $16 Adult per cave tour

Drive west from Mole Creek on road B12 until you see the sign for Marakoopa Cave and drive up to the ticket office. About 15 minutes from Mole Creek.

Website: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=3530