The easiest of all our show cave tours, the Imperial Cave follows an ancient river passage, and is mostly level. It is the best cave for visitors who are less mobile.

You may find it the easiest cave to photograph, as the formations are so close.

Features include The Sinkhole, Ridleys Shortcut (with a story on how it got its name), Lot's Wife (a 2 metre stalagmite, tall and slim), the Alabaster Column (creamy white calcite) and the Crystal Cities, looking like an ancient fortification. And as its name suggests, the Shawl Cave is filled with delightful shawls.

When the floor of the Imperial Cave was excavated in 1975, bones were discovered. On display in the Imperial Cave are the bones of a Tasmanian devil (long extinct on the mainland) and a Wallaby. As you walk through the cave, you can also see many marine fossils embedded in the limestone roof and walls.

Optional - a 66 step spiral staircase down to the northern Jenolan Underground River.

Average inspection time: 1 hour

• Length: 1070 metres
• Number of stair steps: 358
• Fitness level: easiest

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