• Tania and Allan SimpsonSummer in TasmaniaTraveler
    Getting ready to go underground
    Steps going down deep into the caveStalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave while stalagmites grow from the cave floor.Tour guide placed a torch onto this stalagmiteThe floor of the cave was like marbleThis place is mind-blowing.1This area was called the white cathedralBush walk leading away from the cavesBeautifully maintained tracks in the forestAnother short walk we accomplished before heading home to Hobart for the last nightAfter 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