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This Summer,
so much is happening at Jenolan Caves!
DECEMBER,
2011
Dec 31, 2011 - Celebrate the New Year at Jenolan
Caves House, the perfect setting for romance!
This year the theme is 'A Night on the
Titanic'. Just for fun (if you feel like it)
come in the costume of 1912, or wear a ball gown or dinner jacket
with a lifejacket!
JANUARY
2012
Jan 9-29, 2012 - Kids eat, sleep
and tour caves for FREE .
Dec 29 to Jan 24 - most Saturday, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings from 5:45 pm to 7 pm, you can attend a FREE lecture - fun and
fascinating. There are many topics, such as 'The Dangerous World of
Cave Diving' and 'Paranormal Jenolan - Ghosts & Orbs'.
Jan 7, 2012 - Music of the
World - 'Horse and
Wood' - Renowned Mongolian throat singer, Bukhchulluun Gangburged
(Bukhu) and Middle Eastern groove specialists Oud Vibrations
join forces, deep underground.
Jan 14, 2012 - True Enigmas
- Apparitions captured on camera, whistling, songs from empty
caverns and sudden blasts of ice cold air. We will host a day
devoted to exploring a wide range of phenomena, with a panel of
three speakers, experts in their fields.
Jan 21, 2012 - Georg Mertens
- The haunting sound of the solo cello, deep underground.
Jan 28, 2012 - The Paganini
Duo - sensual guitar and sizzling violin, deep
underground in the famous Cathedral Chamber.
FEBRUARY,
2012
February 4, 2012 - Simon Watts
& Glenn Skarratt - Deep underground, this
dynamic duo will bring the exuberant sounds of violin, guitar,
mandolin and bodhran (handheld Irish drum) to the award-winning
Jenolan Caves.
February 10, 2012 - classic cars
and Australia Fair Travelling Organ
Feb 11, 2012 - David Scheel -
'Don't Shoot Me, I'm the Piano Player!' - A
runaway success in the West End, at successive Edinburgh Festivals
and right across the USA, this is a hilarious send-up of classical
music, which has established Australian pianist, David Scheel, as
the successor to the legendary Victor Borge.
February 17 & 18, 2012 - Underground Opera Company
presents Opera in the
Caves, one of our major annual events - You don't
need to be an opera buff to be totally seduced by Opera in the Grand Arch and
Opera in the
Cathedral.
Feb 18, 2012 - Georg Mertens
- The haunting sound of the solo cello, deep underground.
Feb 25, 2012 - The Paganini
Duo - sensual guitar and sizzling violin, fiery
gypsy music deep underground in the famous Cathedral Chamber.
Jenolan Caves Blitzes Awards Night
Best
Tourist Attraction in NSW!
In case you
have not heard, on Nov 17, at a glittering awards night, NSW
Tourism bestowed 4 prestigious accolades on Jenolan Caves: gold in
the ‘Tourist Attraction’ category (best attraction in NSW); gold in
the ‘Culture & Heritage’ category and 2 silvers - for
‘Ecotourism’ and Adventure Tourism’.
As well, Jenolan’s restaurant, Chisolm’s was a finalist in ‘Tourism
Restaurants & Catering Services’ category. This is the 2nd
year that Jenolan Caves has won gold at state level.
Record number of visitors
We are delighted to report that we are having an excellent holiday
season so far. We had 10,003 cave visits in the 5 days from
December 25th to 29th.
The 29th in particular set a new record for a single day in the
Christmas period with 2,804 cave visits.
Contact
For
all general enquiries, phone 1300 76 33
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