Stalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave while stalagmites grow from the cave floor.

Tour guide placed a torch onto this stalagmite

This area was called the white cathedral

Beautifully maintained tracks in the forest

Another short walk we accomplished before heading home to Hobart for the last night

After the Caves, come back to the 28deg thermal pools

Hastings Caves State Reserve

February 26 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

Last day today and we all agreed that this was the highlight of our trip. This was definitely a WOW moment.
We drove approximately 125km south of Hobart to reach the cave.
The inside temp was 9deg, and there were about 500 steps in the cave.
Newdegate Cave is the largest dolomite tourist cave in Australia. Its vast chambers began to form more than 40 million years ago.Read more