Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park

Sep­tem­ber to April

Open dai­ly 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Closed Christ­mas Day

Book your tick­ets online. 

May to August

Open Sat­ur­day, Sun­day and Mon­day 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

School hol­i­days

Tan­ta­noola Caves is open for SA and VIC school hol­i­days and all pub­lic holidays.

• South Aus­tralian school term dates

Tan­ta­noola Caves Con­ser­va­tion Park

There are restric­tions on the num­ber of peo­ple that can under­take tours at any one time.

You can vis­it and enjoy a tour by book­ing direct­ly at the Tan­ta­noola Caves Vis­i­tor Cen­tre or online.

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion and book­ings contact:

Tan­ta­noola Caves Vis­i­tor Cen­tre
dewtantanoolacaves@​sa.​gov.​au
Book online
(08) 8734 4153

Tan­ta­noola Caves Con­ser­va­tion Park is locat­ed 29km north west of Mount Gam­bier. Access is via the Princes Highway.

• Park map

Parks are for all to enjoy, we would love to hear from you about your expe­ri­ence in nature. You can share your com­ments, pic­tures and videos with us and oth­ers by tag­ging @NationalParksSA on Face­book, Insta­gram or email us.

See and do

Caves

Tan­ta­noola Caves is one of Aus­trali­a’s few wheel­chair acces­si­ble caves. Upon arrival, enjoy a spe­cial host­ed expe­ri­ence as a knowl­edge­able guide intro­duces you to the his­to­ry and geol­o­gy of the caves and explains how its spec­tac­u­lar array of for­ma­tions has devel­oped over thou­sands of years. You are then free to explore the large cav­ern at your leisure and take photographs.

Check out Push Adven­tures blog – Add this to your buck­et list for a descrip­tion of great acces­si­ble spots to vis­it in the Lime­stone Coast region.

Dogs are not per­mit­ted in this park.

Dis­cov­er which parks you can walk your dog in on our find a park tool or read 12 dog-friend­ly walks in Ade­laide Parks by Good Liv­ing for inspiration.

Assis­tance dogs are per­mit­ted in most pub­lic places and are there­fore wel­come in South Australia’s parks and reserves. Assis­tance dogs must be appro­pri­ate­ly restrained on a lead and remain under your effec­tive con­trol at all times while in a park or reserve.

As per the dogs in parks and reserves pol­i­cy, if the dog is not an accred­it­ed assis­tance dog, they must be trained to assist a per­son with a dis­abil­i­ty to alle­vi­ate that dis­abil­i­ty and meet stan­dards of hygiene and behav­iour appro­pri­ate for a dog in a pub­lic place. How­ev­er, refusal may be giv­en if the per­son with the dis­abil­i­ty is unable to pro­duce evi­dence the dog is an assis­tance dog with the appro­pri­ate training.

Before tak­ing your assis­tance dog into a park that does not nor­mal­ly allow dogs, it is high­ly rec­om­mend­ed that you con­tact us so we can pro­vide you with the lat­est infor­ma­tion on any poten­tial haz­ards with­in spe­cif­ic parks that may affect your dog. Please con­tact the park via the con­tact details pro­vid­ed under the con­tact tab or con­tact the vis­i­tor ser­vice cen­tre via email or on Face­book.

• Parks man­age­ment plans
• Trails SA
• SA Marine Parks

• Impor­tant: Col­lec­tion of fire­wood with­in Nation­al Parks is pro­hib­it­ed. Dead wood plays a vital role in pro­vid­ing shel­ter for ani­mals and adding nutri­ents to the soil.

Vis­i­tors can explore the infor­ma­tion cen­tre and learn about the caves dur­ing a guid­ed tour. Bring a packed lunch and enjoy an open air meal in one of the pic­nic areas locat­ed in the park. Toi­lets and dis­abled toi­lets are avail­able with­in the park.

Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ples have occu­pied, enjoyed and man­aged the lands and waters of this State for thou­sands of gen­er­a­tions. For Abo­rig­i­nal first nations, cre­ation ances­tors laid down the laws of the Coun­try and bestowed a range of cus­tom­ary rights and oblig­a­tions to the many Abo­rig­i­nal Nations across our state. 

There are many places across the State that have great spir­i­tu­al sig­nif­i­cance to Abo­rig­i­nal first nations. At some of these places Abo­rig­i­nal cul­tur­al pro­to­cols, such as restrict­ed access, are pro­mot­ed and vis­i­tors are asked to respect the wish­es of Tra­di­tion­al Owners.

In places where pro­to­cols are not pro­mot­ed vis­i­tors are asked to show respect by not touch­ing or remov­ing any­thing, and make sure you take all your rub­bish with you when you leave.

Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ples con­tin­ue to play an active role in car­ing for their Coun­try, includ­ing in parks across South Australia. 

• DEW Park management
• DEW Abo­rig­i­nal partnerships

Flo­ra and fau­na species lists

To down­load flo­ra (plants) and fau­na (ani­mals) species lists for this park, use the ​‘Cre­ate Sim­ple Species List’ tab under ​‘Flo­ra Tools’ or ​‘Fau­na Tools’ in NatureMaps.

Take a vir­tu­al tour of this park. Get a taste for the beau­ty of the mag­i­cal under­ground world that this park protects.

• Geo­ra­ma vir­tu­al tour