Jewel Cave

Visited Jewel Cave, The largest show cave in Western Australia with tremendous stalagmites, flowstones and shawls. 500 steps take you to the bottom of the cave where the lights were turned out and we had 20 seconds of silence, absolutely no light, no noise, was an incredible experience. The guide was great, very passionate about conserving the cave system and educating visitors. He explained that in Lake Cave, which still has water in it, they worked out one of the stalagmites was 10,500 years old and grows at 3mm per year – that is staggering. He also explained that 50 years ago, water ankle deep was at the bottom of Jewel Cave, however since the 1980s because we have not been getting as much rain, the water has slowly drained away. Such an amazing place.
Camping in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park at Contos Camp Ground. Will park out butt here for a few days and do day trips from here.Read more