Ngilgi Cave

Spelunking lightshow

Enjoy climbing up and down stairs, through caverns and chambers. Walk underground paths and view unspoilt cave formations enhanced by gentle lighting. Take your time and stop where you like, as Ngilgi is self-guided.

See huge formations as well as miniature, delicate crystals. Truly mesmerising.

If you are visiting during peak season, in other words, spring and summer, we recommend you book tickets in advance. You can also book tickets from Margaret River or Busselton Visitor Centres, as well as at the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. The staff are all very friendly, and the visitor centre is well laid out with toilet facilities, water, ice creams, and souvenirs.

Our Favourite Cave!

When writing a website commentary, it's always good to be impartial. But in this case, I can not resist. This is by far our favourite cave. The variation of experiences is what we liked most! There are many, many interconnected caverns that make up Ngilgi Cave. This includes large caverns with the ceiling covered with stalactites, as well as small crawlspaces, which you must slither through in order to reach the other side (these are optional). The ascent and descent along staircases between platforms are almost completely surrounded by formations, stalactites, stalagmites, straws, and columns.

There is also an amazing selection of shawls, some almost as big as a person, and many small shawls covering the ceilings in places. The walking paths throughout the caves are excellent, though mind your head!

The walking paths throughout the caves are excellent, though mind your head!

So for the diversity of things that you can see, this cave is an outstanding example of many of the formations you find throughout the coast. But of course, other caves have features and formations that this one does not.

Nature's Lightshow

Throughout the caves the lights showcase the amazing formations.

The Great Spirit of the Ocean

When you are on your tour, your tour guide will give you an overview not only of the geological processes involved in creating the cave, but also the aboriginal history and beliefs surrounding this sacred place.

You will learn about a spirit living within the cave, the spirit Ngigli, the Great Spirit of the Ocean.

This is the oldest tour cave in WA and one of the largest. It was discovered in 1899, and Edward Dawson became the first tour guide. Fossils of the Tasmanian Tiger have been found in Ngilgi, as well as other familiar creatures such as kangaroos, possums and bats. The caves date back half a million years.

Details:

There is a playground and walking trails so you can spend some time relaxing above ground too! Ngilgi Cave is located off Caves Road just before Yallingup if you are travelling from Busselton and Dunsborough. You can also walk through the forest along the brook from Yallingup town, a 20 minute walk from the car park at Yallingup Beach along the Wardanup Trail

Wardanup Trail

Wardanup Trail wanders throughout Yallingup to Ngili Cave and Lookout. It heads around the town site and back to the carpark at the surf break. If you take the entire path you will be covering much varied terrain so be prepared. The trail through the park at the base of Caves House is lovely for a stroll. Visit Wardanup Trail