What's a must-see Mammoth Cave Tour?

There are so many different tours I%26#39;m not sure which is the one that I have to see. It%26#39;s just me and my husband and we%26#39;re open to any one of the tours for however long (although the Wild Cave Tour seems a tad long.) Any suggestions? Has anyone done the Intro to Caving tour?

What's a must-see Mammoth Cave Tour?

We did the Niagra Tour. Lots of rooms and hallways with ordinary rock. Not really all that many interesting formations, maybe 2 or 3 rooms had them. Certainly no Carlsbad Caverns. I think the other popular tour is the Historic Tour. I haven%26#39;t been on any except the Niagra. I think the locals one of the private caves was better. I don%26#39;t remember the name, something like Diamond cave or Crystal cave or something like that - ask a local person for their favorite cave (although a surprising number of them haven%26#39;t ever been in ANY of the caves!)

What's a must-see Mammoth Cave Tour?

I took my 11 and 15 yr old on the Grand Avenue Tour. We loved it- also stopped for lunch in the ';Snowball Room'; Our tour guide was in his 70%26#39;s and in great shape. You have opportunities to rest, for those who weren%26#39;t in great shape, they could stop at benches along the way. ABSOLUTELY book your tour ahead of time! They fill up, and if you wait till you get there, you might not get in.

We took the historic tour, it took about 2 hours. It was very interesting, the vastness of the caverns are amazing. There was not alot of stalagtites or stalagmites on this tour, We have not been to alot of caves. but we enjoyed the tour and the coolness of the cave, it was a very hot day.

I am interested in your replys - I an taking my 12 years son to Mammoth cave in April and would like to try the Intro to caving tour. Did you take that tour? Also - where did you stay?

As far as I%26#39;m concerned, the only place worth staying at down there is the Hampton Inn in Horse Cave. The other hotels in Cave City can%26#39;t compare - read the reviews. It%26#39;s just one exit north of the Cave City / park exit. Don%26#39;t stay in Cave City.

Has any one stayed in the park? Also I am going to the cave in May with my boyfriend. Have never been to caves before. We will be there Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

We didn%26#39;t stay in the park, but we did stay in Cave City at the newer Comfort Inn %26amp; Suites next to the Cracker Barrel. The suites are quite large and were a good value for the money. Cave City is only about 15 minutes away from the cave. Have a great trip!

Any suggestions on which caves? Was thinking about Wild Cave.....

If you are in very good physical condition and don%26#39;t mind crawling, tight places, etc., then by all means, go for it. That%26#39;s not for me, as I am not a spelunker.

When we visited, we did the Historic and New Entrance Tours. They were both excellent; the rangers do such a great job in guiding you through. Mammoth is not known for its formations; the new formations that the cave has can be seen in the New Entrance Tour and the shorter Frozen Niagara and Focus on Formations tours. Another option might be the Grand Avenue Tour. It%26#39;s about 4.5 hours and 4 miles long. You stop for lunch at what they call the Snowball Room. There%26#39;s actually a lunch area down there. From what I have read, the food isn%26#39;t all that great, but I%26#39;m sure it%26#39;s neat to have lunch inside.

All of the tours are described in detail at nps.gov under the Mammoth Cave section. They range in all levels of difficulty. You can make advance reservations at recreation.gov, which is helpful if you are on a tight schedule or going at a peak time.

Have fun!

I did end up doing the Intro to Caving Tour which I thought was really fun. I also did the Historical Tour. The Intro to Caving Tour was more of an active tour-you don%26#39;t see a lot of scenic parts of the cave but you learn a lot of the caves and get to see it underground. The Wild Cave tour seemed a bit long but I%26#39;m sure if you are up for a challenge it would be good. They passed us by and it looked like 1 woman and 5 guys that were breathing heavy. The Intro to Cave tour had more of a mixed crowd (college students, few adults, adults with pre-teen kids (boys, actually.)