Natural Bridge Caverns, Texas, United States

4ttiottn1 5:00 PM May 4, 2022

Discovery tour worth a visit; Recommend
We purchased tickets weeks in advance for the Discover tour so paid $24.25 each (w/o taxes/fees) for the 1 hour tour. At that price it gets 4 stars. We went on a Tuesday at 1pm and once the 2 bus loads of middle school students left around 12:30pm, the place was not crowded at all. We had about 20 people in our tour and our guide Luke did a good job. The pictures on the website give you a great idea of what you will see but it is more spectacular in person. They do a great job of making it a bit of a “show” with the lighting. The Discovery tour is easy to navigate if you do NOT have mobility problems. The path is paved with traction but it can get a bit steep for those not used to walking up stairs/hills. Wear good walking shoes with rubber soles; don’t recommend sandals or flip flops. You can bring your own food to eat outside the building/tour on picnic tables and we recommend it. The food there is way over priced ($23 for 2 sub-par sandwiches & 1 order of fries) and we had to wait 20 min for our food.

4Kimberly D 5:00 PM Oct 30, 2022

Beautiful sites, but dress appropriately and be careful!
This is a nice place to visit on a weekend with your family. Couple of recommendations though, if you're military you can get a discount, but only when buying tickets on site. Also, it's HOT in the caverns and it's challenging walking. Wear good gripping shoes, and if it's cold outside, dress in layers. You want to be in t-shirts and shorts for this workout. We were so hot and sweaty by the end of it that we drank two bottles of water instantly and could've kept going! The price for this is kind of high considering you are doing an awful lot of work yourself to see the inside. There's a path but after a good rain it's got water nonstop running down it and it becomes very slippery. You are encouraged to use the hand rails but there's not one hand sanitizer station anywhere. If you aren't in great shape, this is not the type of activity you want to be doing anyway. Also, kids just run all over and it seems their parents just let them even though they are tripping adults who are trying to hang on to keep from slipping. This may be an assessment on parenting these days, but it is a real concern especially for those with mobility issues and no employee tells the parents to make their kids stop so they are basically a constant tripping hazard. This would be an awesome experience if they had installed electric train cars to pull people through while we listened to the guide. Worrying about where you're walking when it's slick and dark doesn't leave a lot of opportunities to look around at the amazing formations in this cave. This would also prevent the kids from running around under elderly people's feet. There's plenty more to do outside after viewing the caverns and for that reason I think this was definitely worth it. The gift shops are extremely overpriced but it's nice to look at some of the unique things they have. They have good and snacks and playgrounds for kids. There's also fall type activities going on there now. Overall, it was a great experience and the cavern is obviously taken great care of. Just watch out for those little kids underfoot!