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Capricorn Caves

Capricorn Caves is a nationally and state award-winning tourist attraction located 23 kilometres north of Rockhampton, Queensland. The business has been operating continuously since 1884, making it Queensland’s longest running tourism venture. Capricorn Caves is a family-owned business situated on 33.4 hectares of freehold land adjoining Mount Etna Caves National Park.
The business offers guided cave tours, adventure caving experiences, education programs, school camps, events, and onsite accommodation including cabins, caravan park facilities, dormitory-style lodging, and eco-tents. Approximately 50,000 visitors attend annually, comprising domestic tourists, educational groups, and international visitors.“All products are delivered with a strong focus on conservation, education, and minimal impact principles.”
Capricorn Caves delivers the following products and services:
• Guided show cave tours, including the Cathedral Cave tour
• Adventure caving and high ropes activities
• School education programs aligned to the Queensland curriculum
• Overnight school camps
• Special interest experiences, including paleo-tourism
• Events including weddings, performances, and cultural activities
• Onsite accommodation including cabins, lodge, caravan park and eco-tents

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Experiences

  • Caravan Park / Camping / Glamping
  • Nature attraction
  • Guided Tours

Sustainability Commitment

Capricorn Caves is committed to long-term environmental stewardship, cultural respect, and responsible tourism. Our operations actively protect sensitive cave ecosystems, dry rainforest habitats, and threatened species through careful visitor management, ongoing conservation programs, and evidence-based land management practices. We minimise our environmental footprint through renewable energy use, waste reduction, and sustainable infrastructure upgrades, while reinvesting in habitat restoration and biodiversity protection. Education and community engagement are central to our approach, with school programs, research partnerships, and hands-on conservation activities that foster environmental awareness and respect for natural heritage. Through the Geonature Conservation Foundation, we support scientific research, conservation outcomes, and community education to ensure the caves and surrounding landscapes are protected for future generations.

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Accessibility

  • Actively welcomes people with access needs

Accessibility Details

  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances
A certified climber in gear ascends a large rocky cliff with vegetation, under a bright sky.

Abseiling

Our Abseiling sites give you the chance to descend down a natural rock face into the cave environment below. Attempt our easy and hard descents. No previous experience required.

Three people, including a young child, are walking on a path through a forested rocky area. The child is standing between two adults, one of whom is crouching and pointing while holding the child's hand. They seem to be enjoying an enriching ecotourism tour through nature's wonders.

Geo Tour-Journey of Discovery

This journey of discovery through an ancient landscape reveals the evolution of the earth with marine fossils from the Devonian era and mega fauna bone deposits in the Queensland Museums paleontology dig site. Past climate change is documented in the survival of rare flora and fauna. The tour will be interactive with the host guide incorporating elements of adventure and self discovery.

Person wearing an orange helmet climbs over large rocks and twisted tree roots in a dense forest area, enjoying a nature tour.

Fossil Tour

Visitors will discover direct evidence of our past- fossilised bones of ancient rain forest fauna through arid adapted fauna to modern times. This is the longest palaeontological record of faunal change in Australia spanning 500,000 years. It will ‘Bring lost worlds to life’ and help us understand our modern environment and then contemplate a future for us all.

A group of five people, including two children, sits around a campfire in an outdoor setting, with trees in the background. They appear to be engaged in conversation, enjoying the serenity that nature offers during their ecotourism adventure.

Capricorn Caves Park

Enjoy the peace & tranquility of this secluded nature based property set on 83 acres. Relax with a campfire under the starry night sky & wake up to sound of the wildlife. Offering a variety of sites and spacious 2 bedroom deluxe cabins there is something to suit every traveler.

The image shows an illuminated cave formation with numerous stalactites hanging from the ceiling, casting a warm orange glow throughout the cavern, showcasing nature's artistry.

Cathedral Cave Tour

Daily tours are conducted hourly by experienced guides through large well lit caverns with beautiful decorations, rare ferns and massive tree roots and occasionally small bats. The huge domed Cathedral Cave is renowned for its acoustics. A fun option at the end of the tour is a walk through the pioneer passage on to a swinging suspended bridge in the rainforest.

A view of a lush, sunlit forest with tall rocky cliffs covered in vegetation, featuring large boulders and small trees growing among the rocks. Ideal for a nature tour or seeking tranquil accommodation.

Adventure Caving Tour

Capricorn Caves really is the beating heart of Central Queensland’s adventure tourism industry. This limestone playground boasts a number of challenging adventure caving routes; catering to all skill and fitness levels.
With all gear – including coveralls, helmets and torches – supplied, all you need to bring is your sense of adventure and possibly your sense of humour when squeezing through ‘Fat Man’s Misery’!

Gallery

  • The image shows an illuminated cave formation with numerous stalactites hanging from the ceiling, casting a warm orange glow throughout the cavern, showcasing nature's artistry.
  • A group of five people, including two children, sits around a campfire in an outdoor setting, with trees in the background. They appear to be engaged in conversation, enjoying the serenity that nature offers during their ecotourism adventure.
  • Three people, including a young child, are walking on a path through a forested rocky area. The child is standing between two adults, one of whom is crouching and pointing while holding the child's hand. They seem to be enjoying an enriching ecotourism tour through nature's wonders.
  • A view of a lush, sunlit forest with tall rocky cliffs covered in vegetation, featuring large boulders and small trees growing among the rocks. Ideal for a nature tour or seeking tranquil accommodation.
  • A person wearing a helmet and blue outfit stands on a rock, looking out at a landscape of trees and distant hills under a clear blue sky, fully immersed in the beauty of nature.
  • A narrow stream flows through a rocky, dense forest with tall cliffs and abundant vegetation, showcasing the beauty of nature.
  • Person wearing an orange helmet climbs over large rocks and twisted tree roots in a dense forest area, enjoying a nature tour.
  • A certified climber in gear ascends a large rocky cliff with vegetation, under a bright sky.
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CONTACT DETAILS

30 Olsens Caves Rd The Caves QLD 4702
P. 07 4934 2883
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State and Region Detail
QLD - Capricorn Region
Destination Detail Capricorn Coast
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