点评:Wow.. We really weren't expecting this. We knew the walk was self guided and thought it would be a "walk in the park" (I mean walk in the cave). When the person who took our money started using phrases like "point of no return" and use the chains we wondered what we had gotten ourselves into. So off we went (2 Adults, 2 Kids - 16 and 10) and down into the cave we went.
Down down down and still more down. It's just kept going and then it was quiet and peaceful. We followed the "boardwalk" for a while and then got to the first ladder (the point of no return). It was quite challenging for the wife (claustrophobic and a bad knee) and the 10 year old (not as tall as everyone else). It's a "tightish" fit up there through the hole and then another 3 rung ladder at an odd angle, followed by a boulder hop (and chain hold) to get back onto the path. I helped them all across the boulder with an extra hand hold. Some more ladder climbs and then an amazing column. You can see the water vapour hanging in the air literally in front of your eyes (it's absolutely incredible) and if you turn your torches off by the column you can't see your hands in front of your face it's so dark..
Continuing along we found the white reflectors and then it was mainly a "scramble" up the rocks to get to the exit. Everyone made it. The wife conquered her fears. The oldest one who didn't enjoy it, said it was fun afterwards. We all had a great time and I highly recommend it, but come prepared to get a good sweaty workout in the caves.
You end up about 600m from the start and walk back through a basic forest to the starting point. There is ample parking and the cost is very reasonable for a family of 4.
翻译:哇……我们真没料到会这样。我们知道这是一条自助导游路线,原以为会像“信步闲游”一样轻松(其实就是在洞穴里散步啦)。不过,当收钱的工作人员开始说起“无法回头的临界点”这类话,还用上了链条作为辅助工具时,我们才开始担心自己究竟踏入了怎样的境地。于是我们出发了——两位成人,两个孩子,分别16岁和10岁——一起走进了洞穴。
越走越深,没完没了地往下走。一路上都是如此,直到最后四周变得安静又祥和。我们沿着“木栈道”走了一会儿,随后就遇到了第一个梯子(也就是不可回头的点)。这对我的妻子来说相当艰难——她有幽闭恐惧症,膝盖也不太好;10岁的孩子个头又比其他人都矮。从那个洞口爬上去空间相当狭窄,之后还要爬一个角度很奇怪的、只有3个梯级的梯子,最后还得跳过一块巨石才能重新回到小径上。我提供了额外的把手来帮助他们三人顺利越过那块巨石。再爬几段梯子后,便看到了一根惊人的石柱。你能亲眼看到水蒸汽悬浮在空气中(真的太不可思议了);如果在石柱附近关掉手电筒,周围就会黑得连自己面前的手都看不见。
接着前行,我们发现了白色的反光标记,之后主要就是沿着岩石艰难攀爬以到达出口。所有人都成功了。妻子也克服了内心的恐惧。唯独年纪最大的一位并不喜欢这种体验。事后他说感觉很有趣。我们都玩得很开心,我强烈推荐这个地方,不过要准备好在洞穴里出一身汗哦。
最终你会到达距离起点约600米的地方,然后再穿过一片普通的森林走回起点。那里有充足的停车位,对于四口之家来说费用也相当合理。