Jenolan Caves is a three-hour drive from Sydney along a winding road. Tours to the Caves are available from the Blue Mountains, or you even attempt the three-day walk to the Caves via the Six Foot Track, utilising the services of the Megalong Valley Shuttle.
The historic Jenolan Caves House is one of the icons of the Blue Mountains, built in in the spacious, gracious Federation style of the time. The historic ambience is heightened by period furniture, creaky floors — and some say a resident ghost or two! You can also book modern motel-style accommodation at the Mountain Lodge. Accommodation Events Activities. All rights reserved. Small group enjoying a tour through a cave system at Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains.
Home destinations blue mountains oberon area Jenolan Caves. Jenolan Caves are the oldest known open cave system in the world, and is a special place for the Wiradjuri, Pejar and Gundungurra Aboriginal people. Exposed at the Caves is upper Silurian limestone rocks, dating from million years old, when the area was submerged under the sea. The limestone deposit is composed of the skeletal remains of marine organisms such as shells and corals. The extensive cave system has at least entrances, and an abundance of stalactites, stalagmites and dripstone formations.
The soil derived from the surrounding limestone rock supports a special part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
The Reserve is also the home of many different native bird and animal life, including echidnas, kangaroos, wallabies and platypus. There is so much for visitors to enjoy while in the Jenolan Karst area.
As well as of course exploring the amazing 11 show caves, including adventure caving, go for a bushwalk on one of the scenic bush tracks, including around the beautiful Blue Lake. Enjoy bird watching and picnicking. No matter where you are in the Oberon area, whether strolling one of our tree-lined streets in the middle of town or out in the depths of the national parks, you will always encounter some lovely native wildlife.
Our area is the home of many different varieties of birds and it is very common to see large flocks of white cockatoos sweeping across the sky, a family of choughs waddling together or the friendly laughter of kookaburras in the branches of gum trees. Wherever you are in the area you can see parrots, magpies, kookaburras, wrens, eagles, ducks, thrush and owls. The Gang-gang Cockatoo is a distinctive bird in the area. The Gang-gang likes the alpine bushland of the Oberon area, and is mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping.
The male has a red head and crest and the female has a small fluffy grey crest. Unlike most other cockatoos, Gang-gangs nest in young solid trees and the female use their strong beaks to excavate nesting cavities. The Gang-gangs are most distinctive for their unusual call, which has been described as being like a creaky gate. There are many insects in the Oberon area, from dragonflies, spiders, moths and butterflies, but the most famous is the rare Purple Copper Butterfly. This butterfly is a tiny multi-coloured butterfly which is only found in the Bathurst, Oberon and Hartley areas.
The butterfly has a wingspan of only 2 to 3 centimetres and is very unique as the upper sides of their wings are copper-coloured and display a purple, blue, and green iridescence when sunning. The butterfly only lives in areas with an altitude greater than metres above sea level, and lives only in the plant Bursaria spinosa.
It also only lives where there is the presence on the attendant ant Anonychomyrma itinerans. Eucalypt forests are a feature of the Oberon area, and there are many kinds of native trees in the area, from large towering gums to native shrubs and vines. One very common tree in the area is the Snow Gum. The Snow Gum is a very pretty tree which can grow up to 20 metres in height, with smooth generally light-coloured bark which sheds in patches.
The Snow Gum is very unique to its alpine climate as it adapts to the weight of the snow by slowly bending its branches over time so that the branches grow to extend vertically down so it can shed the snow from its leaves. There are many native plants in the area, including Sundews, several varieties of banksias, Conesticks, Flannel Flowers, and Sweet Sarsparilla. Some have very beautiful flowers, and one of the most stunning is the Silver Banksia. Most Saturday afternoons, visitors can enjoy an underground concert.
After spending the day exploring amazing caves, treat yourself to dinner and overnight stay in atmospheric hotel, Jenolan Caves House. You can choose from a range of accommodation - grand historic guesthouse, modern Mountain Lodge rooms, budget Gate House backpacker rooms or self-contained cottages.
Upstairs, relax at Jeremiah's Bar and dine at award-winning Chisolms Restaurant. Downstairs, the bistro offers al fresco dining throughout the day.
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