Beginner's Challenge

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The Beginner’s Adventure

This package is great for beginning cavers. No experience necessary!

The Crawl Simulator, our one-way, man-made cave, kicks it off. Then it’s on to the real thing! You’ll suit up with helmets and headlamps and venture on to conquer The Masher.

On your way you’ll see breath-taking formations on the 1.3 miles of Marengo Cave’s developed section, encompassing the Dripstone Trail and the Crystal Palace walking tours.

Available:  September - May

Group Size:  12 or more

Required Age:  7 and up

Hours Needed:  3+

Price:  $21 / $19 (Winter)

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Included Activities

It's all out fun with this lineup.

  • Crystal Palace

    Wind your way through formation-filled rooms and past huge flowstone deposits.

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  • Dripstone Trail

    Retrace the underground stream that helped carve out the cave’s trunk passage.

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  • The Crawl

    Crawl to the left, twist to the right, and squeeze your way through…

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  • The Masher

    Get ready to turn your head sideways and and slither through one of our tightest crawls


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Add-On Extras

Enhance your trip with any of these.

Add-On Price
Gemstone Mining
$4
The Crawl
$2
Camping
$3
Cabins
$9

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Video Footage

Never a dull moment. Catch the excitement.