Newdegate Cave tours
Guided tours of Newdegate Cave led by Parks and Wildlife Service staff are available throughout the day. Tours take approximately 45 minutes. There are about 500 stairs you will need to either walk up or down on the tour.
Tickets for the cave tour must be paid and collected at the Hastings Cave Visitor Centre. A parks pass is not required to visit Hastings Cave State Reserve.
Please arrive 45 minutes prior to tour times, this allows time to buy or collect tickets and self-drive approximately 20 minutes to the cave car park. You will then take the short walk through the forest to the cave entrance. The guide will meet you at the
cave entrance at the specified tour time.
Admission prices - Cave tour
Cave tours are limited to 20 participants per tour. Cave tour fees include complimentary access to the thermal pool area.
Cave tour times
Caves tours are available every day except Christmas Day. The tours run for 45 minutes and are offered daily with additional tours available in peak visitor periods.
Tickets are sold at the Visitor Centre on the day on a first-in, first-served basis.
11 February - 24 December
Visitor Centre and Thermal pool area open 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cave Tours 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm.
25 December - Closed
26 December - 11 February
Visitor Centre and Thermal pool area open 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cave Tours 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm
Thermal spring entry prices
This entry includes the use of the thermal springs pool and amenities all day and access to the 5-10 minute Platypus and 20 minute Hot Springs forest walks. Bookings are not required for the thermal pool. Barbeques close down 30 minutes prior to closure time.