Yes and No, but you can do self tour after entering the cave. No dedicated tour guide walk with you all time, just couple spots have them waiting there and talking. So you could have you own peace. You can explore the cave yourself without going on a tour, but you need to purchase the tour tickets to get in.
The expensive tour is required but seeing the caves once in your lifetime is worth it, IMO.
You have to do a tour unfortunately
Have to do a tour, but its great.
Yeah, you have to get a tour ticket, bcoz there is no free entry.
Yes you need to take ticket to enter the cavern. Also it is commercial so they need to make money. I agree with others its worth the money spent. It is longest cavern in US so be prepared to walk and high humidity.
I agree with all these other answers. But I would add, these are some of the best caves you will ever see. It's surprised my wife and I because we had never heard of them before.
We went on 2 tours - one guided and the other self-guide.
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