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Gaden Cave
Highlights
- Explore Gaden Cave's dazzling stalagmites and stalactites, revealing nature's artistry in a stunning underground setting.
- Marvel at unique coral-like formations, showcasing the cave's intricate beauty and captivating crystal displays.
- Prepare for an adventure with 240 stairs, ensuring a rewarding experience for those with a medium level of fitness.
- Enjoy family-friendly facilities, including car parking and electric vehicle charging, making your visit convenient and accessible.
The smallest of the three caves, Gaden displays a showcase of dazzling formations of stalagmites, stalactites and unique coral-like formations. The complexity within this chamber results in a diverse display of crystal formations to wonder and amaze. A word of warning though this amazing cave can be impacted by the external environment so please plan ahead and ensure the Gaden cave is open.
Pre-booking is highly recommended; however, tickets can be purchased in store if available.
Medium level of fitness required, 240 stairs in total.
Hard hats provided must be worn, enclosed shoes are essential.
Duration One Hour.
Itinerary highlights
Gaden Cave
Gaden Cave is a relatively small, beautiful crystal filled cave. It is approximately a 10 minute walk on the surface, passing & learning of other caves and excavation shafts along the way. Within the cave there are 120 stairs (with a handrail) to go down and back up in stages.
Tour details
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Available from 1 January 2026 to 6 January 2027
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Available from 22 January 2026 to 22 January 2027
Features
Service facilities
Sevice Activity
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Wellington Caves
Discover the underground at Wellington Caves. Take a guided tour through Cathedral Cave and Thunder Cave, Gaden Cave and the exquisite Fossil and Phosphate Mine. Be amazed by 15m tall alter of crystal formations, intricate cave corals, 400-million-year-old marine fossils and 1-million-year-old megafauna fossils.
Become a paleontologist for the day and examine ancient fossils in the Discovery Lab. Inspect Australian megafauna through a lens and get a magnified insight just like a palaeontologist. The Discovery Lab has all of the tools for fossil finding, so dig in and see what you discover!
The Caves Visitor Experience Centre features a coffee shop and the Ancient Landscapes Gallery. Here you can interact with ancient marine creatures, stand next to life-sized Diprotodon and uncover the local Wiradjuri stories of the caves.
The Cathedral Cave and Gaden Cave do not have wheelchair access. All tours are approximately one hour in duration. Fully enclosed shoes must be worn on cave tours.
Complete your adventure – book a stay at the Wellington Caves Holiday Park.
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Memberships
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Visitor Information Centre
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