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Revised
28 Jan 2006
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Violet City Lantern Tour |
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Meets outside
Visitor Center doors.
Bus ride back to Visitor Center. |
Fees:
$12 Adult
$6 Youth
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Duration:
3 hours
Walking Distance: 3 miles
Sells Out at: 58 visitors
Restroom Available? No
Emphasis On: Lantern-light experience; prehistoric cave
users; 19th-century tours; early cave exploration and commercial
uses
Landmarks Seen: Natural Entrance; Narrows; Rotunda; Broadway
Avenue; Giant's Coffin; Tuberculosis Huts; Star Chamber; Wright's
Rotunda; Cataracts; Chief City; Mummy Ledge; Elizabeth's Dome;
Violet City Entrance
Elevation Change: 170 feet
Number of Stairs: 160
Steep Hill Climbs? Yes, numerous hills, both up and down!
Restrictions: No children under age 6; only adults may carry
lanterns (provided); no flashlights used, please; general
restrictions apply
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Introduction to Caving |
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Meet Guides at
Visitor Center |
Fees:
$22 Adult
$17 Youth
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Duration:
3 to 3-1/2 hours
Caving Distance: 1-1/4 miles
Sells Out at: 20 visitors (reservations recommended)
Restroom Available? No
Emphasis on: Safe caving techniques for beginners; natural
cave environment; cave exploration; suitable for family groups (age
restriction)
Landmarks Seen: New Entrance (280 stairs), Grand Central
Station, Fox Avenue, various areas off developed
tour trails, Travertine Tour route
Elevation Change: 250 feet
Physical Challenges: Similar to Wild Cave Tour, but less of it;
climbing and descending cave walls; tight belly crawls; walking in a
crouched position; hand and knee crawls over rough rocks and dirt;
crawling over damp trail; twisting into and out of passageway
openings
Restrictions:
• Visitors must have had their 10th birthday;
• An adult must accompany visitors under age 18;
• High-top, over-the-ankle lace-up boots, with lug or deeply
treaded soles, are required. No low-cut hiking or athletic shoes
allowed.
• Chest or hip measurement should not be more than 42 inches to
avoid situations that impact tour for all participants;
• Work or climbing gloves and long pants are recommended - do not
overdress;
Helmets, lights and kneepads provided;
• Visitors must pick up reserved tickets 30 minutes prior to tour
departure, or tickets may be sold to others.
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Making of Mammoth Tour |
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Meets outside
Visitor Center doors |
Fees:
$10 Adult
$5 Youth
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Duration:
2-1/2 hours
Walking Distance: 2-1/2 miles
Sells Out at: 60 visitors
Restroom Available? Yes, at 1.5 miles
Emphasis on: Geologic development; water continuing to impact
the cave; large trunk passages; animal life; environmental concerns
Landmarks Seen: Natural Entrance, Narrows, Rotunda, Broadway
Avenue, Methodist Church, Salt Petre artifacts, Giant's Coffin,
Sidesaddle Pit, Bottomless Pit, Fat Man's Misery, River Hall, Dead
Sea, Lake Lethe, Mammoth Dome, Audubon Avenue
Elevation Change: 360 feet
Number of Stairs: 560
Steep Hill Climbs? Yes, trail to and from entrance
Restrictions: General restrictions apply |
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