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oldcat1
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Jan 12, 2016

Kartchner Cavern Tours

They offer two different tours, a Big Room and a Rotunda/Throne. We only want to do one. Anyone taken both tours? Is one any better than the other?

Thanks and safe travels.

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  • Kartchner cavern tour is totally worth it. Very interesting. As best I remember we took one tour and went through the throne room and big room in one tour. They have very strict rules and enforce them. As you enter you are sprayed with a fine mist and warned that to touch anything other than the path you are standing on is not allowed. Also we were told no flash photos. Either offense would result in being taken off the tour and escorted out. Sure enough a 12 year old girl snapped a picture. She and mother were out immediately, some kind of incident report was written and they were taken back to the visitor center. There are reasons for the rules and that is just part of the whole interesting story about the cave
  • We took them both the same day - can't say one is better than the other. They only allow flash photography certain times of year if that makes a difference to you. I'd do both.

    Bill