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.
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 16 participants per tour. Cave tour fees include complimentary access to the thermal pool area.
Adults (18 years and over)
| $24.00
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Child (4 to 17 years. No charge under 4 years)
| $12.00
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Concession (Seniors, Pensioners and Health Care Card holders)
| $19.20
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Family (2 adults and up to 3 children)
| $60.00
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Cave tour times
Cave tour times vary at different times of the year, so check the times based on the date you intend to visit. The site is closed on Christmas Day. Please arrive at the Visitor Centre 45 minutes prior to your allocated booking time to pay and collect your cave tour ticket.
To book your cave tour phone 6298 3209, between 10am and 3:30pm.
1 February - 5 February 2023
Visitor Centre and thermal pool open 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cave tours 10:00am; 11:00 am; 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm; 3:00 pm ; 4:00pm
6 February - 31 May 2023
Visitor Centre and thermal pool open 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cave tours 11:00 am; 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm; 3:00 pm
1 June - 15 September 2023
Visitor Centre and thermal pool open 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Cave tours 11:30 am; 12:30 pm; 2:00 pm; 3:00 pm
16 September - 24 December 2023
Visitor Centre and thermal pool open 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cave tours 11:00 am; 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm; 3:00 pm
25 December 2023 - Closed
26 December 2023 – 31 January 2024
Visitor Centre and thermal pool open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cave tours 10:00 am; 11:00 am; 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm; 3:00 pm; 4:00 pm
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.
Adults (18 years and over)
| $5.00
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Child (4 to 17 years. No charge under 4 years)
| $2.50
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Concession (Seniors, Pensioners and Health Care Card holders)
| $4.00
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Family (2 adults and up to 3 children)
| $12.00
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