Discover the beauty of the caves in the desert of Bend, Oregon on this half-day tour. Explore these caves with a naturalist guide who will help you to navigate these lava-formed caverns.

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Journey into subterranean cave’s in Bend’s pine-studded high desert on this half-day tour. Follow your naturalist guide as they highlight features of these cool caverns for you.

Meet your guide and board a comfortable vehicle. After a short ride, venture underground into the longest discovered lava tube cave in Oregon, led by an award-winning Naturalist Guide and outfitted with a helmet at headlamp.

Learn about the region’s geology as your guide explains how massive volcanoes created these caverns. Uncover the role that the caves play in the wider eco-system. Admire the stunning features in these caverns.

** Updated Tour Details for Summer 2025: Due to Forest Service closures impacting the area where our usual caves are located, we will be guiding in Lava River Cave for the summer of 2025. The cave is open to the general public (via ticket, in an un-guided fashion) each week, Friday – Monday. If you join us on a tour during these days, it is very likely you will see other people exploring in the cave as well. For tours booked Tuesday – Thursday, the cave is not open to the public but is open to educational experiences such as school groups so it is still possible there will be others in the cave. The cave is considered a wild cave. During the tour, we will encounter uneven, rocky terrain, rock features that will involve stepping up and over, etc. We rate the cave as easy to moderate in difficulty but also understand that everyone has different ability and comfort levels. If you have questions about the cave’s difficulty, it is best to contact us directly!

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Highlights
Feel the excitement of immersing yourself in an underground environment
Navigate through caves that don’t have any man-made walkways or lighting
Uncover how volcanic activity shaped these stunning underground landscapes
Stop to marvel at some breathtaking underground geological formations
Venture through the longest discovered Lava Tube Cave in Oregon

Includes
Guide
Helmet
Headlamp
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Tips

 

 

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