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Phosphate Mine – TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Highlights
- Explore ancient fossil deposits embedded in rock walls, revealing a paleontologist's wonderland from over one million years ago.
- Venture through a restored WW1 mine shaft, gaining insight into early twentieth-century natural resource discoveries.
- Enjoy accessible tours suitable for all fitness levels, with wheelchair and pram access ensuring everyone can join the adventure.
- Wear hard hats and enclosed footwear for safety while immersing yourself in this unique underground experience.
Embedded in the rock walls are thousands of fossil and bone deposits dating back over one million years. A paleontologist’s wonderland with mammal fossils from extinct worlds, one of the reasons for the international significance. Encountering these caves via a restored WW1 mine shaft offers insight into the discovery of natural resources in the early twentieth century.
Low level of fitness required. Wheelchair and pram accessible. Enclosed footwear is essential and hard hats provided must be worn.
Duration one hour.
Itinerary highlights
Phosphate Mine
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Sevice Activity
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
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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