Wombeyan Caves Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

This short walk (45mins) from Wombeyan Caves Information Centre leads you to Mares Creek where you can swim (take a wet suit) between the gorgeous rock walls. You climb between sections to reach long stretches of water. Such a fantastic place!
This short walk (45mins) from Wombeyan Caves Information Centre leads you to Mares Creek where you can swim (take a wet suit) between the gorgeous rock walls. You climb between sections to reach long stretches of water. Such a fantastic place!
One of the spectacular formations inside the Figtree Cave at Wombeyan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve. Although it's not as adventurous as the various nearby wild cave systems such as those at Tuglow and Bungonia, it's a top spot for camping, wildlife watching and for learning about the geology and history of these remote and magnificent caves. The caves had been a special place to the local Gundungurra people for hundreds of generations, but there is little evidence they used the caves themselves for shelter. Europeans first discovered Wombeyan Caves in 1828 when explorer John Oxley and pioneering grazier John Macarthur explored the areas between Berrima and Oberon looking for grazing land. They stumbled upon the massive entrance to the Figtree Cave, the Victoria Arch, at the end of a cleared box canyon. In 1868 the area was set aside by the colonial NSW government as a reserve and was staffed by a caretaker, Mr Charles Chalker. Chalker explored the area extensively and discovered many of the dozens of caves in the Wombeyan system. The area became very popular with tourists and geologists alike, and in 1900 a road was opened, linking Wombeyan Caves to Mittagong in the east. An account of this newly-pushed-through road is found in one of my favourite books, "Landlopers" by John Le Gay Brereton, published in 1899. I have read newspaper letters to the editor from the 1910s where the writers bitterly whinge about the state of the Wombeyan Caves Road between the Caves and Mittagong. Over 100 years later, people are still whingeing about it haha. I call it The Road Of Doom and it's a picturesque drive which is even a little adventurous at times. The Wombeyan Caves themselves were popular throughout the first half of the 20th Century and the Figtree Cave in the photo was opened to the public as a guided show cave in 1968 and it's been inspiring visitors ever since.

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Berrima Bakehouse Motel

Berrima Bakehouse Motel

3.5 out of 5
19 Old Hume Highway Berrima NSW
The price is NZ$208 per night from 17 Feb to 18 Feb
NZ$208
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Crabapple Cottage -Lovely self contained cottage on Heritage property

Crabapple Cottage -Lovely self contained cottage on Heritage property

Berrima NSW
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9.8/10 Exceptional! (199 reviews)
Great little spot perfect for 2 people whoo just want to get away from the bustling city life

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Farmstay at Fleece, Flock & Fibre an historic railway station in Taralga

Farmstay at Fleece, Flock & Fibre an historic railway station in Taralga

Taralga NSW
The price is NZ$200 per night from 17 Feb to 18 Feb
NZ$200
17 Feb - 18 Feb
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Stay at this cottage in Taralga. Enjoy laundry facilities, air conditioning and a living plant wall.
10/10 Exceptional! (55 reviews)
Everything about this stay was just right for me. I like sheep and I like exploring abandoned railway lines so what could be more suitable than a sheep farm on the grounds of a former railway station. The hosts were welcoming and more than happy to share the story of their place and to introduce ...

Reviewed on 11 Feb 2026

Farmstay at Fleece, Flock & Fibre an historic railway station in Taralga
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Farmstay at Fleece, Flock & Fibre an historic railway station in Taralga

Farmstay at Fleece, Flock & Fibre an historic railway station in Taralga

Taralga NSW
Stay at this cottage in Taralga. Enjoy laundry facilities, air conditioning and a living plant wall.
10/10 Exceptional! (55 reviews)
Everything about this stay was just right for me. I like sheep and I like exploring abandoned railway lines so what could be more suitable than a sheep farm on the grounds of a former railway station. The hosts were welcoming and more than happy to share the story of their place and to introduce ...

Reviewed on 11 Feb 2026

Farmstay at Fleece, Flock & Fibre an historic railway station in Taralga
Daphne cottage - Heritage two storey 2 bedroom cottage in Historical Berrima

Daphne cottage - Heritage two storey 2 bedroom cottage in Historical Berrima

Berrima NSW
Stay at this holiday home in Bowral. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, balconies and an in-room coffee maker. Popular attractions Berrima District Historical & Family History ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (71 reviews)
Location is excellent for walking to restaurants and winery in Berrima. Phil and Annie very friendly and welcoming, including putting up t he sun umbrella and outdoor chair cushions so we could enjoy a board game in the lovely backyard. Lots of birds to watch too.

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Daphne cottage - Heritage two storey 2 bedroom cottage in Historical Berrima
Crabapple Cottage -Lovely self contained cottage on Heritage property

Crabapple Cottage -Lovely self contained cottage on Heritage property

Berrima NSW
Stay at this cottage in Bowral. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a garden and patios. Popular attractions Berrima District Historical & Family History Society Museum and Berrima ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (199 reviews)
Great little spot perfect for 2 people whoo just want to get away from the bustling city life

Reviewed on 27 Jan 2026

Crabapple Cottage -Lovely self contained cottage on Heritage property
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Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve

Explore the great outdoors at Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve, a lovely green space in Wombeyan Caves.

Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve

Mares Forest National Park

Explore the great outdoors at Mares Forest National Park, a lovely green space in Wombeyan Caves.

Mares Forest National Park

Activities

Wombeyan Caves: Fig Tree Cave Tour

Wombeyan Caves: Fig Tree Cave Tour

NZ$23
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Wombeyan Caves: Fig Tree Cave Tour
Wombeyan Caves: Wollondilly Cave Guided Tour

Wombeyan Caves: Wollondilly Cave Guided Tour

NZ$28
per adult
Wombeyan Caves: Wollondilly Cave Guided Tour
Wombeyan Caves: Kooringa Cave Guided Tour

Wombeyan Caves: Kooringa Cave Guided Tour

NZ$28
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Wombeyan Caves: Kooringa Cave Guided Tour
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