Cave Tour at Cumberland Caverns

FIELD TRIP OPTION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF ALL AGES

Field Trip Tour Highlights:

• Stalagmites and stalactites
• Tennessee’s largest Show Cave
• Hear AMAZING Cave Wildlife Facts
• Cave Geology Basics
• Stunning formations
• The Neverending Waterfall
• Hall of the Mountain King Light Show
• Historic Volcano Room from top to bottom, featuring the famous chandelier from the Loews Metropolitan Theater in New York
• 2.5 hours

Field Trip Tour Physical Expectations:

• 1.5 miles
• Rocky, dirt surface with 350 uneven, natural stone steps and steep slopes to walk up and down
• No climbing or crawling on this walking tour
• Not handicapped accessible

ADVENTURE TOUR OPTION FOR STUDENTS 11 and OLDER - 1:15 PM

On Higgenbotham’s Hollow, you’ll walk in the footsteps of Aaron Higgenbotham, the first human to encounter the 25-foot drop into the original skylight entrance of the cave.   Helmets and helmet lights are provided by Cumberland Caverns for use on this tour. Everyone participating in this tour must take a test crawl through “The Box” (approximately 12-inches tall, by 33-inches wide).  Brace yourself for A LOT of FUN and MEMORIES you will never forget filled with mud! Your guide will take you to the helmet room to grab a helmet and headlamp, and then you will embark on a 1-mile hike across Cardwell Mountain to the historic entrance of Cumberland Caverns. Challenge yourself on the route that is said to turn Higgenbotham’s hair white! Climb up and down tall ladders and large rocks, crawl on your hands, knees, and belly as you squeeze through tight passageways like the “Birth Canal”, and slide down some of our many naturally formed mud slides. Tighten up your shoe laces, as you prepare to slosh through the unforgettable “Bubblegum Alley”, test your balance on the “Tight Rope” mud formation, and walk carefully up the scales on the “Dragon’s Back”. This is a guided tour along  a specified route in the cave, you must stay with your guide at all times.   Students may attend this without their parents, but we need at least one adult chaperone for every 5 students.