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Under the ground
No visit to the Naracoorte Caves National Park is complete without at least one cave visit, and each cave explores a very different theme. So why not do all four?
Adventure Caving
Try an adventure caving tour at Naracoorte Caves and explore that little bit more of our fascinating underground environment.
Current research
Research at the Naracoorte Caves takes many shapes and forms. Find out what research is happening now.
Palaeontology
Palaeontology is a familiar activity at the Naracoorte Caves World Heritage Area. Find out about past research.
Depositional setting & dating
Underpinning palaeoecological studies conducted at the Naracoorte Caves is research into the age and depositional setting of the deposits.
Palaeoclimate
Cave formations and sediments can be used to reconstruct past climate conditions, providing a palaeoclimatic context for the fossil assemblages
Beyond vertebrate fossils
A study in Blanche Cave provides the first fossil pollen record from the Naracoorte Caves and points to the potential for other fossil deposits within the Naracoorte Caves to yield materials that may provide direct indicators of local and regional environments throughout the Pleistocene.
Teacher and student notes
It is important that your students know the appropriate behaviour when they are visiting caves.
Experiences at Naracoorte
Naracoorte Caves is a destination for all seasons. Use the information on this page to decide which experience would be best for you.
Opening hours & getting here
Located just outside the town of Naracoorte, we’re open every day (except Christmas Day and Good Friday).