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THE JENOLAN

The Jenolan Caves are limestone caves in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, 175 kilometres west of Sydney.
They are the most visited of several similar groups in the limestone of the country, and the oldest discovered open caves in the world.
Since 2008, Jenolan Caves has won many tourism awards, including 'Best Tourist Attraction' from Tourism Australia, in 2011.
They have many Silurian marine fossils. The calcite formations are sometimes pure white and are know for being very beautiful.
The cave network is very large, with over 40 km of multi-level passages, and the complex is still undergoing active exploration.
Several kilometres of the caves have been rendered accessible to paying visitors and are well lit
They are deep in a valley on the far side of the Great Dividing Range and are 793 metres above sea level.
The drive to the Caves includes one of the most dramatic and unusual stretches of road in New South Wales. After winding down a hill the road reaches a river with an incredibly blue pond and there, in front of the traveller, is the Grand Arch.
The Grand Arch is the largest open cave in Australia. It is 24 metres high, 55 metres wide and 127 metres long. It is an extraordinary introduction to the whole experience of the Jenolan Caves.