Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs
Natural Attractions attractions
Hastings
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| 754 Hastings Caves Road |
| Hastings, Tasmania 7109 |
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Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs are natural springs 90 minutes’ drive south of Hobart.
Formed some 40 million years ago, these great dolomite caves were discovered in 1917 by timber workers. You can join a Parks and Wildlife guide on a 45-minute daily tour through the large cavern. You’ll discover spectacular subterranean formations including flowstone, stalactites, columns, shawls, straws, stalagmites and the unusual helictites. The Cave is spacious and well-lit and there are no narrow passages.
Tours operate hourly beginning at 10am (from September through April) and from 11am from the end of April to September (please phone for confirmation). Please purchase your tickets 20 minutes prior to the cave tour time as there is a five kilometre drive plus a five minute walk to get to the cave entrance.
Just five kilometres from the Cave entrance is the Hastings Cave Visitor Centre and Thermal Springs Pool. You can swim in the thermal pools, fed by a natural spring at around 28 degrees Celsius, surrounded by forest and ferns with a large picnic area and equipped with change rooms, showers and toilets.
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Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs (Attraction)