Naracoorte Caves - SA
Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 10:26
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Truckster (Vic)
Naracoorte Caves
Anyone been there??
Loved
Jenolan Caves, hated the
toilet that they call a motel..
What did you think of these
caves, what is there, how many, worth going?
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The
Naracoorte Caves World
Heritage inscription recognises the extensive fossil record of the
Park.
The caves have acted as pitfall traps, collecting animals for at least 500,000 years, preserving the most complete fossil record we have for this period of time. The bones of Megafauna species such as Thylacoleo carnifex (Marsupial Lion), Thylacine, Zygomaturus and sthenurine kangaroos are found within the 20 fossil deposits found to date.
Naracoorte Caves contain clues to help interpret the geological and evolutionary history of Australia
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Reply By: GeoffSA - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 10:58
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 10:58
Truckster,
There are several caves at
Naracoorte and surrounding district.
I found them very good. The
Princess Margaret Rose caves south of Mt Gambier are also very good.
Although I haven't been to
Jenolan caves, I am sure you will enjoy the SE caves.
Geoff.
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Follow Up By: GeoffSA - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:24
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:24
Not expensive considering the
infrastructure that they have.
The cost from memory was around $10 - $12 per adult for a single
cave.
It gets cheaper if you do multiple
cave tours.
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Follow Up By: GeoffSA - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:26
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:26
Oh, by the way, thanks for the
Jenolan Caves URL.
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Reply By: Rowler - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:04
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:04
We went last year & they are really
well setup.
Well worth the effort if you are in the area, lots of different caves, tours start in caves at different times so its never much of a wait. They have adventure caving too.... if your feeling adventursome (is that correct)?
Cheers Rowler (dave)
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:55
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:55
What time of yr did you go, and how packed was it?
hate crowds with a passion.
thanks..
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Reply By: Old Soldier - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:46
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 13:46
G'day Truckster,
I've been going there off and on for over 40 years.
They always fascinated me as a kid, and now they are being administered by the National Parks they are great.
Good accomodation in
Naracoorte, and more importantly, they are stuck fair between two of Australia's greatest wine growing regions - Padthaway to the North, and the legendary Coonawarra area just down the road to the South.
Some enjoyable headaches to be had :)
enjoy
DennisN
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:52
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:52
We have a winery at both
places :D
thanks for the tips..
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Reply By: Member - Rick (S.A.) - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:02
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:02
Bruce,
the
Princess Margaret Rose caves are low key compared to the
Naracoorte World hetigae listed caves.They are a national
park (or similar), however, I beleive a "subcontractor" runs the opeartion.
BUT
They are fantastic in their own right.
What's more,
the spot has a sensational campground. We took the kids there for about 5 easters in a row, along with numerous other families who heard about the fun we had there. Heaps to do from this spot as a base
camp. Hard to get sick of this region.
You could do some of these things:
canoeing
sleeping
hiking
walking
fishing
picnicing
touring
camping
sightseeing
caving
exploring
holidaying
OR
go to Nelson/Mt Gambier/Portland/Pt Macdonnell,. See Donavans, the ultimate movie/soapie setting village
OR
go to heaps of other parks,
Bridgewater Bay, etc.
'nuff said, just
GO
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Reply By: Lone Wolf - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:16
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:16
If you've ever wanted to be scared, stuck, and shlt scared, try adventure caving at
Naracoorte.
They supply the overalls, for what it's worth. I'm a fat dude, and they got em for me!!
NPWS
camp site is okay I guess. Bit crowded, sort of like a caravan
park really.
If your staying in a B&B, or Motel, plenty to choose from, but I can't recommend any.
I am assuming you're rolling this in with the
Robe trip? If so, you will probably be all beached out, and would want to head inland for a look.
Cheers
Wolfie
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:53
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2004 at 22:53
Since the bike crash I cant bend my knee properly, cant kneel down so crawling is out sadly.. Otherwise would have been into it straight away.. did a bit of speilunking yrs back with a friend of a friend...
yea done
Robe, its nice, but once youve done it, sand is still sand.. lookin for somethign else.
thanks
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Reply By: Rowler - Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 22:30
Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 22:30
Sorry about the delay in reply,
we went on Aust day long weekend & it was not crowded at all.
Its a pretty big area &
the caves are spread over a fair distance
Cheers Rowler (dave)
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