Jenolan Caves...
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 19:27
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Mr Fawlty
I have been listening to a promotion for
Jenolan Caves house. Does anyone know if "things" have been fixed up or is it still the same run down, poor food & no service place at an exhorbitant cost?
Great location, good activities but unless major work has been done then the Hydro Majestic will do me for
Easter.....
Reply By: Laura B - Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 08:55
Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 08:55
Jenolan caves is a bloody rip-off!!
Wee Jasper Caves (also known as Carey's caves) are smaller and there are 2 different tours..we did the "Christmas tree" tour yet have more of those stalicnite things and all that
cave stuff (speeling very bad...!!) They are also newer - been operating since 1960's.......we went 2 weeks ago and had the tour guide (Geoff) all to our selves for 2 hrs and it only cost $11 adult...camped at Swinging
Bridge reserve and were the only ones there!!!
I will never go to these over - rated big top notch caves again after going to
Wee jasper......
Laura B
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Reply By: agsmky - Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 13:47
Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 13:47
Don't expect
the caves reserve to get any better....word has it from one of the local blokes working there when we were visiting 1 month ago was that National Parks (whatever you call them in NSW) are taking over the reserve. All the railings internally and externally are/have been replaced with new SS stuff (what a job!!). The
campground is getting closed down also!! No more camping nearby. A lot of money is being spent on the main access road to
the caves with constant delays, though this is probably unrelated.
Blokes were also unhappy about charging for
parking in busy times!! Lucky for us it was quite on a weekday. I couldnt believe they would have the nerve to charge for
parking as we would have arrived down there with no warning of these fees and would have been pi$$ed. Doesnt the exhorbant fees cover this
parking normally. They would be better off offering free bus trips there instead....
Sounds like some dissatisfaction in the ranks.....
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Landie - Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 14:27
Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 14:27
I saw a
ranger book someone outside
the caves ticket office a couple of weeks ago. He was only there about 5 minutes, admittedly a no-
parking area......but crikey!
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