Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Around Margaret River
West of the Margaret River township, the coastline provides spectacular surfing and
walks.
Prevelly
is the main settlement, with a few places to sleep and eat. Most of the sights
are on Caves Rd or just off it.
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Sights & Activities
CaveWorks & Lake Cave
OFFLINE MAP
CAVE
(
www.margaretriver.com
;
Conto Rd; single adult/child $22/10; 9am-5pm, Lake Cave tours hourly 9.30am-3.30pm)
Acting as the main ticket office for three of the region's most impressive caves (Lake,
Mammoth and Jewel), CaveWorks also has excellent displays about caves, cave conserva-
tion and local fossil discoveries. There's also an authentic model cave and a 'cave crawl'
experience.
Behind the centre is Lake Cave, the prettiest of them all, where limestone formations
are reflected in an underground stream. The vegetated entrance to this cave is spectacular
and includes a karri tree with a girth of 7m. Lake Cave is the deepest of all the caves open
to the public. There are more than 300 steps down (a 62m drop) to the entrance.
Single cave tickets include entry to CaveWorks. The Grand Pass (adult/child $50/22),
covering CaveWorks and all three caves, is valid for seven days, while the Ultimate Pass
(adult/child $65/27) also includes Cape Leeuwin lighthouse.
CaveWorks is 20km south of Margaret River, off Caves Rd.
Mammoth Cave
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.margaretriver.com
;
Caves Rd; adult/child $22/10; 9am-4pm)
Mammoth Cave boasts a fossilised
jawbone of
Zygomaturus trilobus,
a giant wombat-like creature, as well as other fossil re-
mains and the impressive Mammoth Shawl formation. Visits are self-guided; an MP3 au-
dio player is provided.
CAVE
Calgardup & Giants Caves
CAVES
