Bend: Half-Day Lava Tube Cave Tour

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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.

About this activity

  • Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

  • Duration

    4 hour

Experience

  • 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
  • Full description
    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...  more
  • Includes
    • Guide
      Helmet
      Headlamp
  • Exclude
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
      Food and drinks
      Tips
From US$ 140 per person
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